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Reference on Newsgroup and Mailing List
In last two issues, we discussed
basics of Newsgroups and Mailing Lists and how
to use them for effective business promotion.
This week, we look at various resources for locating
right newsgroup/mailing list for your requirement.
For Newsgroups, the mother of all
resource sites is the Google Groups at http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/deja_announcement.html
It follows traditional hierarchical
order of Newsgroups in following categories. You
can browse or search the categories
alt. : (alternative) True anarchy
where any conceivable topic may appear. You will
be better off using the search function than browse.
However, this category contains some of the best
newsgroups in export import business like:
alt.business.import-export.* (9
groups) alt.business.import.export alt.business.*
(25 groups) alt.internet.commerce
biz. : (business) Business products,
services, reviews...
comp. : (computers) : Hardware,
software, consumer info...
humanities. : (humanities) Fine
art, literature, philosophy...
misc. : (miscellaneous) Group addressing
themes not easily classified into any of the other
headings or which incorporate themes from multiple
categories. Subjects include fitness, job-hunting,
law, investments, employment, health etc.
news. : (news) Info about Usenet
news...
rec. : (recreation) Groups oriented
towards hobbies and recreational activities.
sci. : (science) Applied science,
social science...
soc. : (society) Groups primarily
addressing social issues and socializing. Included
are discussions related to many different world
cultures. A few newsgroups on India are:
soc.culture.indian.* (8 groups)
soc.culture.pakistan.* (6 groups) soc.culture.usa
soc.culture.china
talk. : (talk) Groups largely debate-oriented
and tending to feature long discussions without
resolution and without appreciable amounts of
generally useful information.
Mailing
Lists
Unlike Newsgroups, there is no
single source for all mailing lists. Following
are some of the well known sites that host comprehensive
directories of mailing lists:
http://ezine-universe.com/
Hosts information about hundreds
of Mailing Lists on various categories. Provides
Browse and search functions. Provides information
on : Description, Frequency, How to subscribe
and URL of the site.
http://www.topica.com
Topica is a well-known Free Mailing
List service. The site contains directory of all
mailing lists hosted by topica. Topica has very
rich content, examples of a few mailing lists
on India are:
focus northeast discussion: This
is a mail list for the members of FOCUS(Forum
for Construction, Understanding and Study) North
east, a group involved in the northeastern part
of India
Our India: To
discuss the problems faced by Indians in India
mainly in public services and suggest remedies.
India Finance :
Herbalife Mailing List:
etc.
http://groups.yahoo.com/
Yahoo eGroups:
Like Topica, eGroups offers free
Mailing List services. Following its acquisition
by Yahoo, eGroups has grown rapidly and contains
hundreds of popular mailing lists on technology,
entrepreneurship, society, culture etc.
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