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Twitter Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary

Today in 2006, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent off the very first tweet, an unimpressive message that read “just setting up my twttr.” It was not until much later when it hit USENET newsgroup subscribers and the web that it...

March 22, 2011

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ThunderNews Reaches 910 Days of Article Retention

ThunderNews.com now offers 910 days of retention on binaries, providing better service to members without any increase in price. In yet another upgrade to the lightning fast, feature-rich premium Usenet access that ThunderNews provides, all customers will now receive additional...

March 11, 2011

General Newsgroups Usenet

National Day of Unplugging on USENET Starts Tonight

Starting Friday March 4 at sundown, many on USENET will turn off their computers and other tech gizmos for the weekend, taking a break from the cyber world into reality. Such is the lofty goal of National Day of Unplugging...

March 4, 2011

Newsgroups Specials Usenet

ThunderNews: 860+ Day Article Retention Increase On Newsgroups

Always striving to offer customers a superior USENET service experience, premium USENET access provider ThunderNews.com now has now reached 860 days of retention and continues to expand.

February 21, 2011

Technology Usenet

National Broadband Map Released

The Commerce Department on Thursday unveiled a national broadband inventory map, which will allow the public to see where high-speed Internet is available throughout the country. Also today, the agency released stats from an Internet Usage Survey of 54,000 households,...

February 18, 2011

General Uncategorized

Newsgroups Uncover Valentine Kiss

What is it that makes us want to press our lips against someone else’s? Newsgroups have posted a report from Shirley Kirshenbaum, a researcher from University of Texas who was more than just curious about kissing.

February 14, 2011

General Newsgroups Technology Uncategorized Usenet

Windows Newsgroups Uncover God Mode

Windows related USENET newsgroups has posted up an interesting hidden feature in Windows 7 and Vista operating systems. ThunderNews.com Newsgroups has set up the following instructions to access the Windows "God Mode" below that will allow you to shortcut most...

February 9, 2011

General Newsgroups

USENET Newsgroups Back In Egypt

Late last week, Egypt took a remarkable step to squelch protests that were being coordinated online through USENET newsgroups, social networking and microblogging services like Facebook and Twitter: they took the entire country offline.

February 2, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Egypt Experience Usenet Blackout

Political unrest in Cairo has been attributed to bringing down the Online world in Egypt, amid ongoing protests against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Newsgroup reports suggest organizers fed the conflict through posts on USENET newsgroups on other online...

January 31, 2011