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Celebrate USENET 30th Anniversary And Win!
October 1st, 2009
So far, the online world has had a tremendous year. We’ve been introduced and have embraced a range of new technologies and a face lift of old favorites. It also marks the year in which the USENET, the first online social network outlet, celebrates it’s 30th Birthday.
In recognition of the tremendous resources, solutions and communities the USENET newsgroups put forth and continues to deliver over the last 30 years, NewsDemon.com Newsgroups will be hosting a series of events, including an interview with Tom Truscott, one of the founders of the USENET as well as other pioneers and entrepreneurs.
As the theme of USENET has been about bringing together online communities, we’re inviting you to be part of it.
Have you ever had a question about the USENET you thought that no one could answer? Did you ever wonder how a newsgroup or the USENET came to be? Now is your chance to find out.
As further incentive, we’re giving you the opportunity to win a free year of unlimited USENET access if your question is chosen by our panel of USENET experts.
Simply fill out our USENET Anniversary Questionnaire, and if you’re question is used in any of our interviews, we’ll give you a full year of USENET access.
We’ve set up a panel to review all submitted questions received by October 15th. NewsDemon.com Newsgroups will then use selected questions in our interviews. The user who submits the question that was best rated by our panel will then receive ONE FULL YEAR FREE OF UNLIMITED USENET ACCESS. You may also submit multiple questions to be considered.
Hurry, as questions must be submitted by October 15th, 2009! You don’t have to be a member to enter and any current member that may win also qualifies.
Here’s your chance to find out all the answers to all your USENET questions and possibly win a free year of unlimited USENET access in the process!
NewsDemon.com Newsgroups Announces New Website Redesign
June 29th, 2009
NewsDemon.com Newsgroups is pleased to announce the unveiling of the new website design. The URL remains the same, however, www.newsdemon.com has literally a new face in the world with the introduction of the NewsDemon.com Newsgroups mascot.
Alongside the addition of the new mascot, the re-designed website allows both members and visitors to more easily navigate and find information faster.
The website navigation was simplified and content was reorganized to better meet the needs of our customers. The changes to the website are the result of comments and suggestions from all of our members and visitors. The site is an effort to take NewsDemon.com Newsgroups to the the next level in terms of technology and functionality.
NewsDemon.com Newsgroups new website design is part of the overall collective movement to bring awareness on the valuable resources USENET is able to provide to its community. As a leading provider of USENET access, NewsDemon.com Newsgroups provides premium services to its members to thousands of uncesored newsgroups.
NewsDemon Announces Retrocative 11,000 Day Retention On All Newsgroups
April 1st, 2009
NewsDemon has announced today that it will soon be able to offer 11,000 days of retention as well as allow an unprecedented 150 simultaneous connections for all NewsDemon.com members. This increase in retention is retroactive, meaning that members will be able to access articles since the very first post on Usenet, almost 30 years ago! The retention will also span and cover all BBS posts made throughout time as well.
“By utilizing new technology, we’ve been able to use thousands of 500 Terabyte hard drives in a facility that’s about the size of Wisconsin. We hope that with the new Octuplet Quad Dual Sedecuplet 40Ghz Processors with each running 85GB of DDR4 memory a piece we’ve included in these machines, it will continue to drive the same consistent service that NewsDemon.com members have relied on.” said Marty McFly, Operations Director for NewsDemon.
The largest obstacle faced has been power and HVAC for all of these machines to remain green. Luckily, with the help of solar panels and windmills, NewsDemon.com is able to power the 260,000 machines for approximately 2 years with as little of a carbon footprint as possible.
In order for members to access the now available tecbillion of messages on Usenet, NewsDemon bandwidth has been increased to support multiple OC12 connections. This will give users the ability to download messages at an astounding 622Mbit/s with each connection!
The new service utilizes cutting edge technology and will grow the Usenet community to new bounds as community members posts of questions from the early 80’s are finally expected to receive a response.
“This is all new to the world of Usenet. And to bring back all of the posts that have been thought to be lost and now available at your fingertips is the result of incredible new advanced technologies” said Lead Engineer, Dr. Emmett Brown.
NewsDemon is already working on other projects to save the entirety of the Internet in much the same fashion.
READ MORE ABOUT THE 11K RETENTION SCHEDULE
Newsdemon.com Free T-Shirts to arrive for US Members
November 8th, 2008
Newsdemon.com members who signed up and qualified for their free t-shirts will be arriving at their doorsteps soon. For the month of October, Newsdemon.com gave away a free t-shirt for new members who had signed up for the unlimited plan.
On Thursday, November 6th, Newsdemon.com has sent all US qualified members their t-shirt. Delivery should be between 3-5 days with most shirts.
Canada and EU qualified members will be sent out shortly as well. Updates will follow on this blog on the status of delivery.
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who partook in this event as well as our existing members as we look forward to providing all of our members continued excellence in service and support.
Stay tuned as Newsdemon.com has other promotions and giveaways in the works for the near future.
For those who will be receiving these t-shirts, we hope you enjoy and wear them often and thank you for choosing Newsdemon.com as your Usenet and Newsgroups provider.
Newsdemon.com Usenet Trivia Contest August 18th, 2008
August 18th, 2008
Here is today’s usenet trivia question: What year did spamming become an issue on Usenet?
The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The winner will receive a free month of Newsdemon.com Usenet Access! Only the FIRST CORRECT email we receive at trivia@newsdemon.com with the user’s real information will be considered. We will announce the winner within 24 hours of posting the Trivia Question. If you submit an answer and do not hear back from us, then you are not the winner. We will post the winners first name, last initial, city, and country on the blog after we have emailed the winner. If you are not the winner, check back tomorrow, we may post another Usenet Trivia question tomorrow!
Newsdemon.com Usenet Trivia Contest August 7th, 2008
August 7th, 2008
Here is today’s usenet trivia question: When was the first mention of Microsoft made on Usenet?
The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The winner will receive a free month of Newsdemon.com Usenet Access! Only the FIRST CORRECT email we receive at trivia@newsdemon.com with the user’s real information will be considered. We will announce the winner within 24 hours of posting the Trivia Question. If you submit an answer and do not hear back from us, then you are not the winner. We will post the winners first name, last initial, city, and country on the blog after we have emailed the winner. If you are not the winner, check back tomorrow, we may post another Usenet Trivia question tomorrow!
Newsdemon.com Usenet Trivia Contest July 31st, 2008
July 31st, 2008
Here is today’s usenet trivia question: Today, we’re going to do an anagram. Decipher the correct word using the following group of letters. First one to respond correctly receives a FREE MONTH of Newsdemon Newsgroups Service.
TNESUE
The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The winner will receive a free month of Newsdemon.com Usenet Access! Only the FIRST CORRECT email we receive at trivia@newsdemon.com with the user’s real information will be considered. We will announce the winner within 24 hours of posting the Trivia Question. If you submit an answer and do not hear back from us, then you are not the winner. We will post the winners first name, last initial, city, and country on the blog after we have emailed the winner. If you are not the winner, check back tomorrow, we may post another Usenet Trivia question tomorrow!
Newsdemon.com Usenet Trivia Contest July 24th, 2008
July 24th, 2008
Here is today’s usenet trivia question: When Did UUCPNET become the common name for the Usenet online network ?
The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The winner will receive a free month of Newsdemon.com Usenet Access! Only the FIRST CORRECT email we receive at trivia@newsdemon.com with the user’s real information will be considered. We will announce the winner within 24 hours of posting the Trivia Question. If you submit an answer and do not hear back from us, then you are not the winner. We will post the winners first name, last initial, city, and country on the blog after we have emailed the winner. If you are not the winner, check back tomorrow, we may post another Usenet Trivia question tomorrow!
Newsdemon.com Usenet Trivia Contest July 16th, 2008
July 16th, 2008
Here is today’s usenet trivia question: This one is a bit tricky….The USENIX Association is an umbrella of what Association?
The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The winner will receive a free month of Newsdemon.com Usenet Access! Only the FIRST CORRECT email we receive at trivia@newsdemon.com with the user’s real information will be considered. We will announce the winner within 24 hours of posting the Trivia Question. If you submit an answer and do not hear back from us, then you are not the winner. We will post the winners first name, last initial, city, and country on the blog after we have emailed the winner. If you are not the winner, check back tomorrow, we may post another Usenet Trivia question tomorrow!
Newsdemon.com Usenet Trivia Contest July 10th, 2008
July 10th, 2008
Here is today’s usenet trivia question: What does ARPANET stand for?
The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The winner will receive a free month of Newsdemon.com Usenet Access! Only the FIRST CORRECT email we receive at trivia@newsdemon.com with the user’s real information will be considered. We will announce the winner within 24 hours of posting the Trivia Question. If you submit an answer and do not hear back from us, then you are not the winner. We will post the winners first name, last initial, city, and country on the blog after we have emailed the winner. If you are not the winner, check back tomorrow, we may post another Usenet Trivia question tomorrow!
