1983–1993 [ edit ] Usenet was the primary serial medium included in the original definition of the Internet. [ citation needed ] It features the moderated newsgroup which allowed all posting in a newsgroup to be under the control of an individual or small group. Most such newsgroups were simply moderated discussion forums, however, in late 1983, [4] mod. ber was created, named after,,,,, and managed by Brian E. Redman; he, and a few associates regularly posted summaries of interesting postings and threads taking place elsewhere on the net. [4] Another moderated newsgroup, rec. humor.funny (rec.humor.funny via Google Groups), started on August 7, 1987. [4] The group still exists; but is inactive, as no joke has been posted for over five years. In the early 1990s, when Tim Berners-Lee coined the term " World Wide Web " and defined the first standards for HTML and URLs , the specifications included "USENET newsgroups for serial publishing and discussions." [