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Giganews at SXSW: The Take Back Your Internet Party

Hey Gigafolks,

We’re happy to say you’ll be able to catch us at SXSW in Austin, TX this year via Golden Frog’s 3rd annual “Take Back Your Internet” panel discussion and networking party. It’s Monday, March 16 at 6pm and the fun goes late into the night. Stop by and talk net neutrality and the open internet, enjoy free drinks and music, and meet some great folks who care about the same things you do. The event is free and no badge is needed, but it will sell out, so be sure to RSVP early.

Panel Topic: Is Net Neutrality Really Open Internet?

Panelist:

  • Marvin Ammori, Ammori Group
  • Chip Pickering, CEO of Comptel
  • Edward Henigin, CTO of Data Foundry
  • Gigi Sohn, Special Council for External Affairs, FCC
  • James Waterworth, Vice President of CCIA Europe.

We hope you’re as excited about it as we are. Learn more and RSVP here!

Event Information:
WHAT: Take Back Your Internet Party – 2015
WHEN: Monday, March 16, 6pm -12am
WHERE: The Palm Door, 508 East 6th Street, Austin, TX

SCHEDULE:
6pm-7pm: Doors Open and Networking
7pm-830pm: Expert Panel on Open Internet
830pm-12am: Music, Party, Networking

Happy Valentine’s Day, From Giganews

Happy Valentine’s day! Today’s the perfect day to share your love of Giganews with friends and family. When you refer a friend that sticks around Giganews for a month or more, we’ll give you up to a free month of Usenet – whatever the value of that account is. Everybody wins!

Just log into your control panel here to email, tweet, or Facebook out to the ones you love most, anytime.

The Giganews Team

History of Giganews and Data Privacy

Happy Data Privacy Day! Data Privacy Day (DPD) is an international effort centered on Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust. We’re very excited to be a Data Privacy Day Champion and we have had a long history of working to protect Giganews member’s data online.

2006: Giganews Becomes the First to Encrypt Usenet
ISPs began throttling, shaping and inspecting NNTP Usenet traffic. So in November of 2006, we provided encrypted 256 bit SSL to Giganews accounts. We were the first Usenet provider to do so. We even showed that SSL could increase your Usenet access speed.

2010: Giganews Becomes the First to Bundle VPN
On March 10, 2010, we launched our partnership with Golden Frog to offer VyprVPN to Giganews members. Not only could members encrypt their Usenet connection with SSL, but now they could encrypt their entire internet connection end-to-end for greater privacy and security across the board.

2011: Giganews Becomes the First to Bundle Encrypted Storage
Continuing our partnership with Golden Frog, we included Dump Truck – Secure Online Encrypted Storage free for all members. We wanted to ensure our members had a safe place to store their files online.

The Future
As the market leader in Usenet, we have a responsibility to continue supporting your privacy on the web, and we have no intention of stopping now. All of our accounts include 256 bit SSL, encrypted Dump Truck storage and our Platinum and Diamond accounts include VyprVPN for free.

Giganews Reaches 1,500 Days of Usenet Retention!

We reached another Usenet milestone today! We are the first Usenet provider in the world to offer 1,500 days of binary Usenet retention. This translates to over 4 years of binary retention and over 8.5 years of text retention. Don’t worry – we aren’t stopping at 1,500 days and will continue to grow Usenet retention everyday.

Unlike other Usenet providers, we deliver the same speed and article completion across every day of Usenet retention across all 110,000 newsgroups. Our high quality newsgroup retention is a testament to the strength of our redundant infrastructure and our team’s dedication to the Giganews service and its members.

We would also like to thank all of the Giganews members that have supported us over the years. We would not be able to grow our Usenet retention without you! Thank you for your support.

We continue to provide more than Usenet service. Over the past two years, we have worked hard to deliver an impressive set of additional software and services to complement our Usenet service, including:

We also recently launched the Giganews Control Panel App for iOS and Android. The Giganews Control Panel App allows members to manage their account usage, disconnect VyprVPN connections and stay informed on Giganews updates on their iPhone, iPad or Android device.

We have more exciting services and tools coming to Giganews this fall, so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy our world leading Usenet retention.

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Enter Giganews 1000 Days Prize Giveaway to win Drobo FS, iPad 2, and more!

We recently became the first Usenet provider in the world to provide 900 days of newsgroups retention and we haven’t stopped growing our retention. Today, we currently provide 957 days retention. While some might try to match our retention, no Usenet provider matches our speed or reliability.

As the worldwide leader in Usenet retention over the past decade, we remain dedicated to supporting the NNTP protocol and providing the best service possible to our customers.

On May 2nd, we will become the first Usenet provider to store 1000 days of binary Usenet retention. To celebrate this milestone, we are pleased to announce the Giganews 1000 Days Prize Giveaway. Enter the Prize Giveaway to be eligible to win the following prizes:

Grand Prize:

Other Prizes:

  • iPad 2
  • PS3
  • Xbox 360
  • Twenty five (25) Giganews T-shirts

All existing Giganews customers are automatically entered into the 1000 Days Prize Giveaway based upon their account level and length of Giganews membership. Diamond customers receive two entries for each month of Diamond membership. Non-Diamond customers receive one entry per month of membership. For example, if you have been a Diamond for 5 years, you will automatically receive 120 entries. No entry required!

Non-Diamond members can automatically double their number of entries by upgrading to Diamond before we hit 1000 days of retention. If non-Diamond customers upgrade to Diamond on or before March 31st, you can also lock-in the $29.99 Diamond price.

Earn additional entries by following the instructions on the 1000 Days Prize Giveaway page.

Enter to Win!

When we hit 1000 days of newsgroups retention, we will draw names for the prizes and announce the winners on our blog. So check back here on May 2nd to see if you’ve won!

Lock-in $29.99 Diamond price before March 31st

Diamond membership is increasing from $29.99 to $34.99 after March 31st, but only for new Diamond accounts. That means if you come back, upgrade or create a new Diamond account on or before March 31st, you will lock-in the $29.99 price!

Please note that for current Diamond customers, your price will NOT increase. Whether you have been a customer for 10 years or one month, if you are a Diamond customer on or before March 31st, 2011 your Diamond price will remain $29.99.

The Giganews Diamond account is the most feature-rich Usenet account in the world. Not only does it come with unlimited downloads, unlimited speed, the highest completion rates and longest retention in the world, it also includes the Mimo Usenet Browser + Search and VyprVPN at no additional cost.

Due to overwhelming response to the $29.99 lock in price, we postponed the price increase for three additional months on January 1st, 2011, but we just can’t extend it any further. During the past three months, we were hard at work making the world’s best Usenet plan even better:

We are very excited about these improvements and hope everyone takes advantage of the special $29.99 lock-in price before March 31st, 2011, by signing up or logging into the control panel to upgrade now.

Again, current Diamond customers’ price will NOT increase. Your price will remain $29.99 if you are a Diamond customer on or before March 31st, 2011.

We’ve extended the Diamond lock-in pricing until March 31st, 2011

Due to overwhelming response, we’re pleased to announce that we are extending the special $29.99 lock-in price for Diamond accounts until March 31st, 2011! After March 31st, the price of the Diamond account will increase to $34.99.

For existing Diamond customers, your price will NOT be raised. Whether you have been a customer for 10 years or one month, if you are a Diamond customer on or before March 31st, 2010 your Diamond price will remain $29.99.

Every Diamond account bundles the Mimo Usenet Browser + Search at no additional cost. By extending the Diamond lock-in pricing, we wanted to allow people time to experience some major improvements to Mimo over the next four months. The Golden Frog Dev team has planned the following updates to Mimo:

  • Significant functional and stability improvements to Mimo’s engine
  • Major User Interface upgrades – a complete overhaul is planned for 2011
  • Advanced download queue prioritization and management
  • Much, much more

We are very excited about these improvements and hope everyone takes advantage of the special $29.99 lock-in price before March 31st, 2011, by signing up or logging into the control panel to upgrade now.

Again, current Diamond customers’ price will NOT be raised if you are a Diamond customer on or before March 31st, 2010.