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Who Let The Trolls Out? - Auburn Journal

18-Jul-09

Auburn Journal
Who Let The Trolls Out?
Auburn Journal
Behavior: The Common Blog Troll most likely evolved from the Common Usenet Troll. Like its annoying predecessor, the Common Blog Troll's primary source of

The Network Before the Internet - Gizmodo.com

18-Jul-09
The Network Before the Internet
Gizmodo.com
USENET established. USENET was invented as a means for providing mail and file transfers using a communications standard known as UUCP.

Newshosting Announces 60 Connections - Slyck

16-Jul-09
Newshosting Announces 60 Connections
Slyck
And if they choose to stay out of it, that might be an indicator of just how important the Usenet community feels about connections.

Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time - Mashable

15-Jul-09

Mashable
Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time
Mashable
For hundreds of years, humans have been playing elaborate tricks on each other, but the advent of social tools — from Usenet and email right on up to

There Are Rules? - Daily Kos

15-Jul-09
There Are Rules?
Daily Kos
It used to be a regular occurrence on USENET, which is one of the more "free" areas of the Internet. Every September without fail, college freshmen would

Timeline: The evolution of online communities - Computerworld

15-Jul-09
Timeline: The evolution of online communities
Computerworld
E-mail discussion lists, chat rooms, BBSs, Usenet groups and more all played a role in the development of online communities as we know them today.
CompuServe, Prodigy et al.: What Web 2.0 can learn from Online 1.0PCWorld Norge

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Microsoft Office 2010 can be downloaded right now (if that's your … - CrunchGear

13-Jul-09

CrunchGear
Microsoft Office 2010 can be downloaded right now (if that's your
CrunchGear
Or, if you use Usenet, you can find the file on your favorite NZB download site. Direct links, of course, are out of the question. It's already probably in

OSU takes gold in 2009 ecocar challenge - Test & Measurement World

13-Jul-09
OSU takes gold in 2009 ecocar challenge
Test & Measurement World
Read More Social networks such as linkedin and Facebook are now many people's window to the world, replacing e-mail and Usenet Newsgroups as means of

Giganews boosts connections - p2pnet.net

11-Jul-09

p2pnet.net
Giganews boosts connections
p2pnet.net
“With this change, Giganews is ensuring the number of connections is no longer a barrier to unlimited Usenet speed for any of our members.

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Is Deceptively Getting People To Spam Their Friends Identity Theft? - Techdirt

10-Jul-09
Is Deceptively Getting People To Spam Their Friends Identity Theft?
Techdirt
2009 @ 2:11am Still though, compared to Cuomo's rants against Usenet and the like, this is almost sane. by Anonymous Coward - Jul 10th, 2009 @ 2:27am

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