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Website Blackouts In Protest of SOPA

Many leading internet companies chose Jan. 18 to register their opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, known as SOPA in the House of Representatives and PIPA in the Senate. Both pieces of legislation are...

January 18, 2012

General Technology

Global USENET Access Speeds On The Rise

Did you know that Bulgaria has the highest level of broadband adoption at 96 percent? Or that average connection speed in South Korea is 16.7 megabits per second (Mbps) versus the global average connection speed of 2.7 Mbps? These are...

January 12, 2012

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Facebook Tops Search According to USENET

The social network topped the search charts in the US, accounting for just over three per cent of all searches, which was a 46 per cent rise on the year according to USENET newsgroup posts. The newsgroup post credits online...

December 22, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Osama Bin Laden Death Most Popular USENET Post

In the past year, on USENET, were you a cheesehead who had to rave about your team’s big win, an avid follower of world news, or a pop culture junkie whose newsgroup posts revolved around royal weddings and celebrity train...

December 8, 2011

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Top 25 Bad Passwords for USENET Newsgroups

These days there are so many sites and accounts you need to log into that it is hard to think of new, unique passwords. So often, when it comes down to creating a new password people either use the same...

November 28, 2011

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Some Tips for Choosing a Usenet Provider

For more than 30 years Usenet has been a resource for people all over the globe to share ideas, debates, and files. It preceded the Internet, and some even consider it a precursor to social media. Premium providers such as...

November 7, 2011

General Science Usenet

Police Field-Testing New Software Stopping Crimes Before They Happen

The new software doesn’t predict who is going to commit the crime, as was the case in the movie Minority Report, but it attempts to predict where the crime will be committed. USENET newsgroup subscribers are currently discussing George Mohler,...

October 18, 2011

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Usenet On the Go?

These days everything is available on the go. You can bring your home office, home theater and just about anything else with you anywhere. Smart phones made the internet available anywhere and everywhere, while tablet computers continue to grow in...

October 12, 2011

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Fight Over Net Neutrality Continues

The on-going fight over the new net neutrality rules continue as it was announced that the Washington DC Circuit Court will hear the challenges to the rules. The net neutrality rules prevent internet providers from slowing or interfering with their...

October 7, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Verizon Looking to Stop Net Neutrality Rule

Verizon announced USENET Newsgroups plans to file an appeal to overturn the FCC’s net neutrality rules, noting they believe the laws to be illegal because they change Verizon’s spectrum licenses without their approval. The company filed suit in January, but...

October 3, 2011