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Google Groups 2 Beta Hits the Web
Posted by Paul Krevs on 03 Dec 13 comments
Google has swapped out its main Groups service with a beta of Google Groups 2 which the search giant has been testing since last May Users who click the Groups link on the Google homepage will be redirected to the beta offering that promises enhanced features and focuses on community building
In fashion with s Communities and Yahoos Groups Google Groups 2 allows users to design their own group Web sites mailing lists and newsletters...
Google Enhances Discussion Groups
The Mountain Viewbased company began tinkering with the changes in May but waited until Thursday to promote its new discussion group features with a link located above its heavily trafficked search engine
Google has offered discussion groups since when the company bought the Usenet archives but the previous features were more limited and more difficult to navigate
With the upgrade Googles discussion group more closely mirrors a service already offered by Yahoo Inc continuing the two rivals penchant for shadowing each others movements...
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Google Inc is improving on the discussions its popular Web site hosts hoping the upgrades will spur more online banter and make its marketleading search engine a richer destination
The Mountain Viewbased company began tinkering with the changes in May but waited until Thursday to promote its new discussion group features with a link located above its heavily trafficked search engine
Google has offered discussion groups since when the company bought the Usenet archives but the previous features were more limited and more difficult to navigate...