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I feel like there should be an honorable mention for Google Groups/Dejanews. I mean, I guess usenet search is still there, but it's a shadow of its former usef
by IvyMike 8y ago
I feel like there should be an honorable mention for Google Groups/Dejanews. I mean, I guess usenet search is still there, but it's a shadow of its former usefulness.
- ajmurmann 8y agoPeople keep mentioning Google Groups. I've been using it at everywhere workplace I can think of, since many years. Most internal mailing lists get set up via it. Did it use to do more?
- livebsd 8y agoGoogle Groups is horrendous. The mailing list interface works, which is fine. However the web interface and search results are a true PITA. Waiting for the page to load just to jump to a random point in the page takes in the order of 5+ seconds on my system. I remember the first iteration of groups was almost pure html and insanely fast. Like with most google products, it has been bloated to death.
- IvyMike 8y agoPrior to usenet morphing into a primarily binary distribution channel, it was the primary internet discussion forum. There used to be a usenet search company called "DejaNews". It was awesome. Google bought them and repackaged it as Google Groups. They later added their own group stuff to it, and google group search became this weird mismash between the two. Searching usenet was easier and faster 10 years ago.