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Online Dating Site Includes Background Screening

Long before the explosion of internet dating sites, USENET newsgroups had long been a home of “single and looking” individuals that had been looking for a love connection on their dial up connection. The hit or miss ratio not only...

April 25, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Virgin To Offer 1.5GB Connections

Virgin Media plans to start trialling broadband cable connections of up to 1.5Gbps with four businesses in the area of east London known as Silicon Roundabout allowing for one of the fastest access to USENET. The company said it planned...

April 21, 2011

Technology Usenet

USENET Freedom Highest in US and UK

Cyber attacks, politically motivated censorship and government control are among the threats to internet freedom, according to a study found on USENET newsgroups. The “Freedom on the Net 2011: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media” study was released...

April 19, 2011

Technology Uncategorized Usenet

Twitter Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary

Today in 2006, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent off the very first tweet, an unimpressive message that read “just setting up my twttr.” It was not until much later when it hit USENET newsgroup subscribers and the web that it...

March 22, 2011

General Member News Promotions Uncategorized Usenet

ThunderNews Reaches 910 Days of Article Retention

ThunderNews.com now offers 910 days of retention on binaries, providing better service to members without any increase in price. In yet another upgrade to the lightning fast, feature-rich premium Usenet access that ThunderNews provides, all customers will now receive additional...

March 11, 2011

General Newsgroups Usenet

National Day of Unplugging on USENET Starts Tonight

Starting Friday March 4 at sundown, many on USENET will turn off their computers and other tech gizmos for the weekend, taking a break from the cyber world into reality. Such is the lofty goal of National Day of Unplugging...

March 4, 2011

Newsgroups Specials Usenet

ThunderNews: 860+ Day Article Retention Increase On Newsgroups

Always striving to offer customers a superior USENET service experience, premium USENET access provider ThunderNews.com now has now reached 860 days of retention and continues to expand.

February 21, 2011

Technology Usenet

National Broadband Map Released

The Commerce Department on Thursday unveiled a national broadband inventory map, which will allow the public to see where high-speed Internet is available throughout the country. Also today, the agency released stats from an Internet Usage Survey of 54,000 households,...

February 18, 2011

General Newsgroups Technology Uncategorized Usenet

Windows Newsgroups Uncover God Mode

Windows related USENET newsgroups has posted up an interesting hidden feature in Windows 7 and Vista operating systems. ThunderNews.com Newsgroups has set up the following instructions to access the Windows "God Mode" below that will allow you to shortcut most...

February 9, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Egypt Experience Usenet Blackout

Political unrest in Cairo has been attributed to bringing down the Online world in Egypt, amid ongoing protests against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Newsgroup reports suggest organizers fed the conflict through posts on USENET newsgroups on other online...

January 31, 2011