Retention Update – 480 Days

Our amazing retention growth continues! NewsgroupDirect retention is now at about 480 days for binary groups. Our retention has been growing daily for months, and we’re continuing to set new records daily.

Binary Retention Details:
480 Days available through message-id
300 Days available through header downloads
Varies by newsgroup

Text Retention:
Approximately 1400 days
Varies by newsgroup

The Free Account Giveaway Is Back!

We’re doing it again. We’re giving away a free unlimited usenet account. Our first free account giveaway was so successful that we decided to bring it back for an encore. This time we’re taking a slightly different approach – you can simply enter your information here and we’ll randomly draw a winner. So tell your friends, tell your family, tell nobody… just make sure you enter for a chance to win a free unlimited account.

The contest will begin at 12AM CST on Friday, Dec. 18 and end at 12AM CST on Saturday, Dec. 19. Current customers are not eligible for the giveaway. The free account will be for a term of 1 year. We will use random.org to select the winner on Saturday, Dec. 19. Only 1 entry per household.

Interesting Newsgroup of the Day

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.

Friday Twitter Giveaway

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 contest will end at 12AM EST on Friday, Dec. 11. Current customers are not eligible for the giveaway. The free account will be for a term of 1 year. We will use random.org to select the winner on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Follow Us on Twitter!

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.