Tag archive: Usenet

There's nothing like a good infographic to teach us something too boring for simple text. This lengthy graphic chronicles the “history of social networking,” from the very first email sent in 1971 to several of the social networking sites that dominate the Web today. Along the way we meet several ill-fated sites and services like Usenet, Geocities, TheGlobe, SixDegrees, and Friendster. Did you know that the first version of… Read More

The Recording Industry Association of America has won a summary judgement against Usenet access provider Usenet.com on a wealth of copyright infringement charges, including direct and vicarious copyright infringement, as well as inducement of infringement. Although the judgement is hardly a surprise, Usenet.com had been using every means at its disposal to forestall the inevitable, including sending employees out of the country to make them… Read More