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J12t@lemmy.worldM to Press coverage of the Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

ZDNet: The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be

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ZDNet: The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be

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J12t@lemmy.worldM to Press coverage of the Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be
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With Google dropping support for the oldest of social networks, Usenet is now left without another major entry gate.
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  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Doomed to disappear? Uh, no. With Google abandoning it, it’s free to nuzzle back into the warm embrace of the internet underground.

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      Yep, agree. Usenet is now the best method available for locating and retrieving Linux Distro images. Stronger than ever if you ask me.

  • ֆᎮ⊰◜◟⋎◞◝⊱ֆᎮ@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Umm excuse me, Cadia still stands.

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