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What is Google Groups?
Google Groups is a Google product with both individual and business uses. Businesses can use Google Groups to collaborate and communicate across their organization. Individuals can use Google Groups as a discussion forum, and to search, read, and interact with information originally posted on Usenet.
Usenet is a collection of forums known as “newsgroups” that was created in the early days of the internet. Google Groups is just one way to access Usenet newsgroups. For more great options, see our detailed guide to the best Usenet providers.
What does Google Groups do?
Google Groups behaves slightly differently depending on if it’s used in a business setting as part of Google Workplace, or if it’s used by individuals.
Google Groups for individuals
For individuals, Google Groups is mostly used as a research and discussion forum, based on an old internet system called Usenet, an early internet technology launched in 1980.
Usenet is made up of a hierarchy of newsgroups, with each newsgroup dedicated to discussions around particular niches and topics like politics, sports, entertainment, or news. Multiple people can create and contribute to conversations around specific topics. Group members can choose to receive emails for each reply to conversations within the group, or as a daily digest.
Newsgroups and their posts are still visible and usable through Google Groups. Although Usenet is an old technology, some Usenet newsgroups...
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