Chndru - 1:38 pm on May 13, 2004 (gmt 0)

>I'm really surprised this hasn't gotten more commentary here

Yeah. Google Groups is no more just an usenet archive. Right on line, against Yahoo Groups and with an easier and faster interface. whoa!

Google plans to replace the current Google Groups, which is based entirely on Usenet, with the new service, said Marissa Mayer, Google's director of consumer Web products. She declined to pinpoint when the switch-over would occur, saying it would depend on user feedback. "We've always envisioned taking Usenet as the base and adding new forums," she said of Google Groups. "We're finally making that vision a reality today."

[eweek.com...]