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Re: *pressure Google to put Groups back on main page...*

From: Paul <paul_at_see.my.sig.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:02:24 +0100
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"Ed Prochak" <edprochak_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> > Seriously, who the hell cares about 'Videos' - there must be millions
> > of usenet group users - can we club together and force them to put
> > Groups back on the Google home page - 2 clicks per visit is starting to
> > bug me...
 

> Actually, I was wondering when groups might go away. My impression is
> many groups are dead or dying. With blogs and other dynamic web
> content, the days of newsgroups may be numbered.

I certainly hope not!

A newsreader is *_WAY_* more efficient at collating info than a browser - topics, threads - *_WAY_* better than the web.

Paul...  

> Ed

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