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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.
Related Links:
Source: FAIDA
- Newsletter on Business Opportunties from India and Abroad
Vol II, Issue 15; September 12' 2001
Author :
Dr. Amit K. Chatterjee
(Amit worked in blue-chip Indian and MNCs for 15 years in various
capacities like Research and Information Analysis, Market Development,
MIS, R&D Information Systems etc. before starting his e-commerce
venture in 1997. The views expressed in this columns are of
his own. He may be reached at amit@infobanc.com
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