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Church v. Google: How the Church of Scientology is Forcing Google to Censor its Critics
Long article on the popular search engine Google, attempts of webmasters to boost ratings, Scientology's use of copyright law to muzzle critics. Questions raised by Scientology's using the DMCA to remove critics from search engine database. [Microcontent News]
www.microcontentnews.com/

The Write News: Google Provides Access to Full Usenet Archives
Google, a provider of search technology, announced that it has integrated the full Usenet archive formerly maintained by Deja.com with recent posts to provide complete access to Usenet data since 1995.
writenews.com/

Wired News: Google's Gaggle of Discussions
"Geek-beloved search site Google has fully recovered from last year's public relations gaffe by giving Internet historians exactly what they wanted and more: the most comprehensive collection of Usenet posts available on the Internet."
www.wired.com/

NewsBreaks: Google Seeks to Restore Deja Functionality
Richard W. Wiggins' article: "Since the February acquisition, Google has restored some of the lost searching functionality, and the company also says that by mid-May users of the Google Usenet index will have the ability to post new messages."
www.infotoday.com/

New York Times: Privacy Concerns for Google Archive
Susan Stellin's article: "Being able to search archived postings online raises questions about the implications of increasingly sophisticated search technology."
www.nytimes.com/

CNet: Deja.com Struggles After Google Buyout
Stefanie Olsen's article: "Deja.com, a popular newsgroup search service, has been hit with glitches after its buyout this week by Web search provider Google, ruffling the feathers of some longtime customers."
news.com.com/

Google Groups Simplifier
Simplifies Google Groups' URLs for easier inclusion in e-mails/posts/web pages. With bookmarklet.
www.bleb.org/

Silicon Alley News: Deja Usenet Archives Restored on Google
"To the delight (and possible consternation) of old-school Usenet fans, Web search site Google has restored more than 650 million individual messages dating back to 1995 that were acquired from New York-based Deja.com."
www.atnewyork.com/

NewsFactor: Google Puts Blast from Internet's Past Online
Jay Lyman's article: "The Google Groups Usenet archive takes surfers on a two-decades-long ride through the early history of the Internet - before there was a World Wide Web."
www.newsfactor.com/

Panida: Google Groups Opens Up for Posting Usenet Messages
Finally, you can post Usenet messages at Google.
www.pandia.com/