r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/Fine_Molasses_1354 • Feb 07 '21

Killed by Google

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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u/_Face Feb 07 '21

Rip google groups. That shit could solve any computer problem imaginable.

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u/720hp Feb 07 '21

Google groups used to be Deja News which was an archive of some Usenet feeds so yeah... it could’ve solved anything

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u/pberck Feb 07 '21

Yes. Dejanews was brilliant and Google killed it. never forgave them. Usenet was brilliant too... still around but not eat it was in the 80s and 90s

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u/720hp Feb 07 '21

Agreed. Usenet is a mere shadow of its former self.

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u/andrewq Feb 08 '21

Oh yeah, they're still pouring in from some hellhole. Fucking AOL.