Usenet news can generally be thought of as public e-mail as that is generally the way it behaves. In reality, it is implemented by different software and is often accessed by different programs. Different newsgroups adhere to different topics, and some are "moderated", meaning that humans will try to manually remove off-topic posts, especially spam. Most established newsgroups have a FAQ, and people are strongly encouraged to read the FAQ prior to posting.

News is a system for exchanging related public messages across the Internet. News is organized into topic-related newsgroups. When a URL points to a location that starts with news://, the URL is pointing to a newsgroup. Note that not all br owsers support a news interface.

an interesting read with a good mix of topics

Net shorthand for Usenet News, a huge network of discussion groups.

Issues concerning USENET

Software that allows the posting and reading of "articles" to and from a central area under a specific topic, just like placing and reading ads in a newspaper. The articles are read with a news reader (such as rn ), and maintained with a news server (such as NNTP ). The overall, shared Internet newsgroups and the system that maintains and updates them is referred to as Usenet . General Usenet newsgroups are shared and updated between Internet sites.

a type of Knowledge Object submitted to the News gateway by a registered member or added and uploaded by the topic editor or chief editor.

Generic term for information transported on the Internet using the NNTP (Network News Transport Protocol). Often used to distinguish news from mail.

(or Usenet news): a collection of threaded discussion groups, organized by topic.

Another name for newsgroups. Also "Netnews," "USENET," or "Usenet."

Speakeasy uses this term to refer to Usenet service. Usenet is a collection of user-submitted notes or messages on various subjects that are posted to servers on a worldwide network. Each subject collection of posted notes is known as a newsgroup. There are thousands of newsgroups and it is possible for you to form a new one. Most newsgroups are hosted on Internet-connected servers, but they can also be hosted from servers that are not part of the Internet. Usenet's original protocol was UNIX-to-UNIX Copy (UUCP), but today the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) is used.

Usenet / newsgroup / netnews This method is used for the bulletin board kind of service originally called Usenet, but nowadays commonly referred to as Newsgroups. News runs on the NNTP protocol.

The generic name for the Usenet.

A type of Usenet newsgroup that contains discussions about newsgroups themselves, such as news.announce.newusers (announcements of interest to new users). Also used to refer to the Usenet itself.

See Usenet.

Usenet groups of news. Newsrc Abbreviation used in a URL for Newsgroup

A term often used to denote USENET news, a popular forum for discussion on the Internet.

Another way of referring to servers that provide the NNTP service. News is a free-form discussion forum on a multitude of topics.

Synonymous with Usenet news, or sometimes just Usenet.

A function allowing a user to view news, via an RSS feed. An RSS feed is a specially formatted list of news articles, updated automatically from an external web site. Site owners can set up a site to display news by entering the URL to an RSS news feed. More... | | | | | | | J | K | L | | | | | | | | | | X | Y | Z

News looks a lot like text chat, however the messages sent to the news window are persistent. Even if you log out of the conference room and then log back in the news messages are still there. Please note, this is not a RSS type new feed. It is simply a place where you can post persistent messages of interest to your conference participants.

(Items) Articles written and released for publication in the popular press.

Commonly, web sites will have a news section either in the form of a News Ticker or a web page with frequently updated news articles.

A news reader or a news ticker

The content produced by news media.

new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

a monthly email detailing current events, ideas and inspiration

A news page is common on sites that have regular events, product launches, product reviews or pricing changes.

breaking news -- immediate media coverage as the events occur

Factual reporting based on current events - answers the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how.

The purpose of this type of website is to provide information about current events. The Internet address often ends with .com ( example).

The process of interpreting, qualifying and reporting of current events. The popularization and simplification of events or knowledge.

Celebrity Gossip Health Media Appearances Politics Science and Health Space/Astrology Technology News Television Weird News Wireless News World

News is any new information or current events. The reporting of news falls into the field of journalism. News is often reported by a variety of sources, such as newspapers, television and radio programs, wire services, and web sites.

a monthly publication of the Tompkins County Bar Association

a publication of SGA (Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits) and appears twice a year

a publication of the Maryland Classified Employees Association, an independent public employee labor organization representing Maryland's state employees

a regular publication highlighting work done throughout the Network on a given issue area

The Goodtime Girl In contemplating the Sonics' plight, Margarita Prentice wants you to think about all the beer we're selling. By Mike Seely Reverb Our Music/Nightlife blog Merry Cinemas Dreamgirls: Good, even with cheese Posted yesterday by Aja Pecknold The Daily Weekly Our News and Arts blog The Greening of Ballard Ballard named one of America's 10 best "eco-neighborhoods." Posted today by Mike Seely Voracious Our Food blog The Curse of Grand Central Bakery Is it built on an ancient Indian burial ground? Posted today by Mark Fefer Buzzer Beater Our Sports blog Supes Nip Athletes in Action Is there such a thing as a bad win? Posted today by Mike Seely

a timely update of our progress reports and new initiatives

The news tool is the quickest and most effective method of communicating with class participants. It is the first page users will see when they enter their course. It is a great way to update information such as course requirements, room changes, and new data.

a service of Company Magazine

a mailing list for new age recordings and concerts by Narada recording artists