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Entertainment Sep 16, 2011 2 min read

Large Reward to Define Large Internet

Google wonders, 'how expansive is the world wide web?' They're giving a $1 million grant to a group to answer just that question. Founded by Tim Berners-Lee, who actually created the Internet and first announced it on...

General Sep 11, 2011 1 min read

eBook Inventor Passes Away, Remembered on USENET

Michael Hart, who invented the eBook in 1971, passed away on Tuesday, September 6 at the age of 64. You've probably heard of Amazon's Kindle, or Apple's iPad. Those products got their idea from Hart's idea, which he...

General Sep 02, 2011 1 min read

Microsoft Windows 8 Explorer to Include Ribbons

According to reports on Microsoft related newsgroups, Windows Explorer in Windows 8, will utilize the Ribbons interface currently used in Microsoft Office 2007 and beyond. The decision has been met with hostility from...

General Aug 08, 2011 1 min read

World Wide Web Turns 20 On USENET

On Saturday, the World Wide Web celebrated its 20th anniversary on USENET, marking two decades of the openness of the internet to the public. Way back in 1991, Tim Berners-Lee, who has since been knighted, took to...

General Aug 01, 2011 1 min read

MTV Turns 30 Years Old Today

MTV turned 30 years old today, marking three decades of entertainment geared towards young people and music lovers—although the network hasn't exactly devoted much time to music lately. Born in the eighties, MTV began...

General Jul 28, 2011 2 min read

Hierarchies on Usenet

What appeals to many users of Usenet is that experts in various fields participate, collaborating their expertise and insight with others. Many experts in a variety of fields use Usenet to converse with other experts in...

General Jul 15, 2011 2 min read

NewsDemon.com Free USENET 5 Hour Special

UPDATE 9:30PM:We are working on all of the requests and have sent out more than a 1/3 of all the requests so far! Please bare with us as we are working diligently in getting your requests approved! UPDATE 8:00PM: The...

General Jul 14, 2011 1 min read

How To Add USENET Newsgroups

One question that many users have regarding Usenet is how to add new newsgroups. Depending on the kind of newsgroup you're looking to make, you may find the process ranges from quite simple to pretty challenging. The...

General Jun 15, 2011 1 min read

3 Months Unlimited Usenet For $21.00

For a limited time only, NewsDemon.com Newsgroups is offering 3 Months of UNLIMITED USENET access for only $21.00. Starting on June 15th, a limited number of new accounts are available which include uncensored, secure...

Gaming Jun 01, 2011 2 min read

Online Access Will Explode By 2015

Online usage, including USENET, is growing so rapidly that just its incremental, one-year growth between 2014 and 2015 will be equal to all the online traffic recorded worldwide last year. A report from Cisco predicts...

General May 19, 2011 2 min read

CDC Zombie Guide Takes Down Website

A Centers for Disease Control blog post mentioning a "zombie apocalypse" as a lighthearted way to get Americans to read about preparing for the hurricane season drove so much traffic that it crashed the website, the...

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