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Anyone looking to create a new social network should certainly take cues from Usenet - of course, it was eventually over taken by forums on the web. Visiting U
by halfbrite 4y ago
Anyone looking to create a new social network should certainly take cues from Usenet - of course, it was eventually over taken by forums on the web.
Visiting Usenet today though will only lead to sadness, unless you're looking for something you shouldn't be or enjoy endless spam.
- pacman128 4y agoI just recently started looking back at one of the groups I frequently read years ago and found that there was a small community still using it. Even recognized a few of them. The trolls and spammers were gone.
- jhallenworld 4y agoSome are still going.. https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/sci.electronics.design https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/sci.electronics.design https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/comp.arch https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/comp.arch https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/rec.arts.sf.written https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/rec.arts.sf.written https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/rec.radio.amateur.misc https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/rec.radio.amateur.misc https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/comp.compilers https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/comp.compilers
- jjav 4y agoUsenet is alive, just very low traffic these days. I still read it every week. The spammers have mostly left since it's not an interesting target anymore.