Latest Happenings from the Usenet Newsgroups World
Jan
24
One of most best kept secrets of online network resources is the Alexandrian Library of genealogy newsgroups.
Everything from African to Icelandic blood lines are discussed and described in some form in the newsgroup postings. We’re talking 500 megabytes a day of information being exchanged and more...
January 24, 2010 in Fun Stuff
Dec
21
Hop in your Delorean, set the clock to 2004, charge up the flux capacitor, and zip back in time. The usenet world has changed dramatically in the last 5 years. Here’s a quick rundown of how much the usenet industry has evolved in the last 5 years.
In 2004 the industry standard for retention was...
December 21, 2009 in Fun Stuff
Dec
16
Follow us on Twitter (@newsgroupdirect) to see our Interesting Newsgroup of the Day. Every day we will choose an interesting text discussion group and bring it to the world’s attention. There are so many wonderful conversations going on that we feel it is our duty to help spread the word.
December 16, 2009 in Fun Stuff
Dec
11
Hold on to your hats kids… NewsgroupDirect is going to give away a free unlimited usenet account today. All you have to do to enter is tag a tweet with the hashtag #newsgroupdirect. You can enter multiple times, so every time you tweet the hashtag #newsgroupdirect you will be entered in the drawing.
The...
December 11, 2009 in Fun Stuff, Promotions
Dec
05
If you aren’t following us on Twitter at @newsgroupdirect, then what are you waiting for? We use our Twitter account for everything from announcing blog articles to customer support. Or you can just hit us up and start a conversation, we love talking with our users.
December 05, 2009 in Fun Stuff, News
Dec
03
We’ve just launched a new feature on our website, our Usenet Guide for Mac Users. This guide gives Mac users everything they need to know to get started with usenet. Be sure to check it out and let us know if you have any other tips to add to it.
December 03, 2009 in Fun Stuff, News, Tutorials
Sep
23
Most of us remember Legos as the little plastic blocks that turned our younger siblings into human wrecking balls. Need a trip back in time? Watch this video. I’ll wait for you.
Ciara destroys lego
Strike a chord? It certainly does with me. While I may not play with Legos anymore, there’s...
September 23, 2009 in Fun Stuff
Sep
09
Remember the good old days? Back then, you could head to the mall or the nearest skating rink, slide a few quarters into an arcade machine and play the classics as they were meant to be played – with pizza-greased hands, surrounded by all your friends.
Arcades may be disappearing but their artifacts...
September 09, 2009 in Fun Stuff
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