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GUBA makes Usenet search easy as Google

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bandwidth-hogs dept.

ChipGuy writes "Despite the growing popularity of p2p networks,Usenet is the real treasure trove of multimedia content including vintage cartoons, westerns and popular television shows. Nearly two terabytes of data is added everyday to Usenet. GUBA, a seven year old San Francisco company is making it easier to find the information on Usenet through the browser. Its like " Google for Usenet," says this report."

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  1. Google for usenet? by selfabuse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So.. they've invented deja/google groups?

  2. How does this differ from other UseNet Archives? by ewanrg · · Score: 4, Insightful

    At $14.95 a month I don't really see how this place is any different than Easynews or UseNext. Doesn't seem like all that new an idea, and certainly the price doesn't lead me to believe I'm any better off than these other services.

    Is there something that reading the article and checking out the site didn't make obvious?

  3. Outfuckingstanding by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So much for flying under the [RI|MP]AA's radar. I just can't wait until they start issuing subpenas and crapflooding the MP3 and multimedia groups.

    --
    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  4. Worst. Advert. Ever. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    GUBA is a commercial porn site that masquerades as a Usenet archive. It's been around for years, and certainly isn't as comprehensive as Google Groups. The linked "report" is just a blog post.

    Any particular reason why this got posted? Did the editor get free membership in return?

  5. Mod parent down: "Not Newsworthy" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's just one of many commercial USENET-binary services.

    Yawn.

    Mod main story down: Not newsworthy

  6. WTF?! Easynews has 100TB and a better search by mrgodzilla · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's up with this ad for GUBA??

    Easynews kicks the crap out of GUBA and is cheaper. We have
    a better global search, carry over 100TB, bigger/faster gigE
    pipes, even unrar and thumbnail your svcd's!!

    So I ask, what's up with this ad?

    -- godzilla

  7. Re:How does this differ from other UseNet Archives by randomErr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The ONLY differences between Guba and any other service is that it has a slightly better categorization system and a better looking design. Nothing to see here, move along.

    --
    You say things that offend me and I can deal with it. Can you?
  8. And that's OK. by bashibazouk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Bittorent only works well if the content is popular. Try to download something old or obscure sometime. 5 megs, one seed and no leachers, and I supposed to wait 10 hours for the download? Now that's silly and wildly inefficient.