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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > new media > networks and networking > newsgroups
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group decision making > group structure > social networks > social networking communities > newsgroups
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > judgment and decision making > group decision making > group structure > social networks > social networking communities > newsgroups
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group structure > social networks > social networking communities > newsgroups
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group performance and problem solving > group structure > social networks > social networking communities > newsgroups
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > intragroup relations > group structure > social networks > social networking communities > newsgroups
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > organizations > group structure > social networks > social networking communities > newsgroups
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > social networks > social networking communities > newsgroups

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newsgroups  

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  • Newsgroups could be thought of as the secret society of the Internet, at least until Google unveiled them in 2001 through Google Groups, after buying the Usenet archive from . Newsgroups are, in reality, the mother of all social Websites, the dinosaur of social networking. They came out before the Web existed and at the point when the Internet was used exclusively by scientists and the military. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Networks; Newsgroups]

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