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Google Groups
Enables users to search and browse the Usenet archives which consist of over 700 million messages, and post new comments.
http://groups.google.com/

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

BBC News: Digital History Saved
"Millions of messages posted on electronic bulletin boards over the past 20 years have been saved from digital oblivion." (December 14, 2001)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1709527.stm

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." (December 13, 2001)
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/15280.html

Panida: Google Groups Opens Up for Posting Usenet Messages
Finally, you can post Usenet messages at Google. (May 22, 2001)
http://www.pandia.com/searchworld/2001-30-usenet.html

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." (May 14, 2001)
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=17594

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. (May 4, 2001)
http://writenews.com/2001/050401_dejanews_archives.htm

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." (April 30, 2001)
http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/8471_755181

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." (April 7, 2001)
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/technology/07NECO.html

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." (February 15, 2001)
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-252701.html