Newsgroups
Description
Newsgroups are like a collection of people’s thoughts on any subject, whether it is the news or an interest. Usenet is a newsgroup and has a lot of subjects where people can post their thoughts about. Newsgroups are also a worldwide service so there is no restriction in other countries. This means that people from around the world can put their thoughts on the subject in hand without any problems. There is also security so the website will filter out any abuse or anything explicit making newsgroups safer. There are currently well over 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, but only 20,000 or so of those are active. Newsgroups vary in popularity, with some newsgroups only getting a few posts a month while others get several hundred or even more messages a day.
Newsgroups are like a collection of people’s thoughts on any subject, whether it is the news or an interest. Usenet is a newsgroup and has a lot of subjects where people can post their thoughts about. Newsgroups are also a worldwide service so there is no restriction in other countries. This means that people from around the world can put their thoughts on the subject in hand without any problems. There is also security so the website will filter out any abuse or anything explicit making newsgroups safer. There are currently well over 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, but only 20,000 or so of those are active. Newsgroups vary in popularity, with some newsgroups only getting a few posts a month while others get several hundred or even more messages a day.
Non-internet alternatives
- Group meetings in any social environment. - Community schools - Auditorium. - Churches or Chambers of commerce. Target audience The target audience for newsgroups in general would be people from the ages of around 17-50 that are seeking information on a particular subject. Newsgroups can be based around any topic. |