Google Groups

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• Computers: Companies: Google, Inc.  (17)
• Computers: Usenet: Web Based  (21)

Google Groups - - Enables users to search and browse the Usenet archives which consist of over 700 million messages, and post new comments.

Google Groups Simplifier - - Simplifies Google Groups' URLs for easier inclusion in e-mails/posts/web pages. With bookmarklet.

BBC News: Digital History Saved - - "Millions of messages posted on electronic bulletin boards over the past 20 years have been saved from digital oblivion." (December 14, 2001)

NewsFactor: Google Puts Blast from Internet's Past Online - - Jay Lyman's article: "The Google Groups Usenet archive takes surfers on a two-decades-long ride through the early history of the Internet - before there was a World Wide Web." (December 13, 2001)

Panida: Google Groups Opens Up for Posting Usenet Messages - - Finally, you can post Usenet messages at Google. (May 22, 2001)

NewsBreaks: Google Seeks to Restore Deja Functionality - - Richard W. Wiggins' article: "Since the February acquisition, Google has restored some of the lost searching functionality, and the company also says that by mid-May users of the Google Usenet index will have the ability to post new messages." (May 14, 2001)

The Write News: Google Provides Access to Full Usenet Archives - - Google, a provider of search technology, announced that it has integrated the full Usenet archive formerly maintained by Deja.com with recent posts to provide complete access to Usenet data since 1995. (May 4, 2001)

Silicon Alley News: Deja Usenet Archives Restored on Google - - "To the delight (and possible consternation) of old-school Usenet fans, Web search site Google has restored more than 650 million individual messages dating back to 1995 that were acquired from New York-based Deja.com." (April 30, 2001)

New York Times: Privacy Concerns for Google Archive - - Susan Stellin's article: "Being able to search archived postings online raises questions about the implications of increasingly sophisticated search technology." (April 7, 2001)

CNet: Deja.com Struggles After Google Buyout - - Stefanie Olsen's article: "Deja.com, a popular newsgroup search service, has been hit with glitches after its buyout this week by Web search provider Google, ruffling the feathers of some longtime customers." (February 15, 2001)