Re: But is UseNet "Social Media"??
Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:59:00 +0200
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.linux |
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| Organization | Khanya Publications |
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 12:45:57 +0100, "Carlos E.R." <[email protected]> wrote: >On 2026-02-02 05:36, Steve Hayes wrote: >> On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 22:54:39 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 2/1/2026 9:33 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> "Usenet, conceived by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis in 1979 at the >>>> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, was >>>> the first open social media app, established in 1980." >>>> >>>> So I guess that settles it once and for all! :-) >>> >>> >>> "social media app"? Usenet was an "app"? I think it's a mistake. :) >> >> A newsreader is an app (app is an abbreviation for "application >> program"). >> >> Windows 11 will have one set of apps to a\ccess Usenet, and Linux >> another. >> >> But Usenet itself is not an app. What is it? > >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet A long but not very useful answer. Perhaps I should reword my question: Usenet can't be called an "app", so what DO you call it? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk