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About a month ago I commenced getting truly annoyed by the fresh Facebook Groups function as I was being added to virtually all kinds of e-mail lists, thus getting my inbox fully crammed with different messages from “friends” and other people who had determined I should join.

I truly hated this fresh feature that Facebook described as a entirely fresh Groups product. I must say, I was entirely wrong. If you set your privacy settings the correct way you can actually manage your groups indeed neatly and they work a lot greater than Google groups and other such e-mail lists I have found.

So what are Facebook Groups?

Facebook Groups is a fresh product from Facebook where they permit you to bundle friends into packs. You get to form your own communications networks and you are able to collaborate and communicate more effectively as a result. It is like a normal e-mail send list but with more social functionality. Sort of like the way a Skype group works, but with e-mail as well.

So what kind of Facebook Groups are there?

Well, there are virtually three types of Facebook Groups. Closed (default setting), meaning only the people invited by the group members can join. Secret, meaning no one but the people in the group can see it and ultimately Open, in which case anyone feeling like it can join the group and embark posting.

You can switch the setting of a group from either one of the three so if you commence out as a secret group you can fairly lightly budge it to become an open or a closed one. This is a fine fresh feature which did not exist in the previous Groups package.

How do I create a Facebook Group?

You begin out by going to the Facebook group landing (http://facebook.com/groups) page or navigate from your left palm navigation bar of your Facebook home page after login. In the photo below you can see the yellow icon and the “Create Group” text next to it.

You click the “Create group” option and a pop up display is shown to you. You select a name for the group and add the participants to it. You also select whether or not the group should be Open, Closed or Secret.

1. Choose a name

Two. Invite some friends

Trio. Set your privacy level

Your group is now created and you will be able to access it from the left mitt navigation of your Facebook home page after login.

What can I do in a Facebook Group?

You can do virtually anything you could do in the previous version of the Facebook Groups, but now you have your e-mail connected to it in a much neater way and you also have the Facebook Group Talk connected to the members which means you can talk with everyone available in the group at once. Much like a Skype group talk.

You navigate your deeds and activities from the top of the group and you join or setup a group talk from the right palm side of the group page.

The only problem I find with the last feature is that the talk window is indeed too puny and if you are a duo of people able to type considerably quick, it creates a problem to keep up. I wish one could adjust the talk window height better than is possible today.

How do I edit my Facebook Group settings?

In the very top right corner of your group you have two options. Edit Group or Edit Settings. By clicking either one of these options you can edit the general settings of your Facebook Group as well as edit group members and name. The main difference inbetween the two is that Edit Group is general to the entire group whilst Edit Settings are individual and for you only.

1. Edit Group

Two. Edit settings

Are there any risks with using Facebook Groups?

Yes and no. You should always stay cautious towards fresh things on Facebook. Usually they have some kind of security bug at very first. But with the help of fine developers and a flow of users, it usually sorts itself out after a while. Please read up on what some other bloggers have said about the risks.

What are the benefits of using Facebook Groups?

Well the benefits are many if you can treat the privacy settings correctly. If you’re working with link building you can create co-ordination groups to lightly treat link trade, if you’re working with news and gossip you can lightly reach out with your PR messages swift and furious, and if you’re just having joy you can have more joy in a group than by yourself. (yes I too used to think that it was the opposite.. but please… attempt sharing the joy and I promise you’ll wont be disappointed).

No earnestly. For a business you might not want your employees talking about what they do at the company through Facebook more than what is allocated to your Facebook Page. However, if you have a big organization that needs to share online content with each other than a FB group might do the trick.

Let’s say you’re in a position where you are launching a fresh product that you want the local teams to promote for you. Well then use a group. It is a much better place for a resource than the e-mail inbox. As long as it’s not confidential, go ahead and share it and let other users detect it whilst you solve a co-ordination problem.

For the gaming industry I find it very useful as well. If you play any game where you need to keep track of old scores or of screenplays or tactics, a group is the place to store it.

What can I say… it is a GROUP… haha… nothing more nothing less. However, the talk functionality as well as the e-mail lists truly bring these groups to another level.

Any question I haven’t answered I’ll gladly response it in the comments.

Facebook Groups – a finish Guide – Jesper Åström – Ideas worth keeping to yourself

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About a month ago I commenced getting indeed annoyed by the fresh Facebook Groups function as I was being added to virtually all kinds of e-mail lists, thus getting my inbox downright crammed with different messages from “friends” and other people who had determined I should join.

I truly hated this fresh feature that Facebook described as a downright fresh Groups product. I must say, I was downright wrong. If you set your privacy settings the correct way you can actually manage your groups indeed neatly and they work a lot greater than Google groups and other such e-mail lists I have found.

So what are Facebook Groups?

Facebook Groups is a fresh product from Facebook where they permit you to bundle friends into packs. You get to form your own communications networks and you are able to collaborate and communicate more effectively as a result. It is like a normal e-mail send list but with more social functionality. Sort of like the way a Skype group works, but with e-mail as well.

So what kind of Facebook Groups are there?

Well, there are virtually three types of Facebook Groups. Closed (default setting), meaning only the people invited by the group members can join. Secret, meaning no one but the people in the group can see it and eventually Open, in which case anyone feeling like it can join the group and begin posting.

You can switch the setting of a group from either one of the three so if you commence out as a secret group you can fairly lightly stir it to become an open or a closed one. This is a superb fresh feature which did not exist in the previous Groups package.

How do I create a Facebook Group?

You embark out by going to the Facebook group landing (http://facebook.com/groups) page or navigate from your left mitt navigation bar of your Facebook home page after login. In the pic below you can see the yellow icon and the “Create Group” text next to it.

You click the “Create group” option and a pop up display is shown to you. You select a name for the group and add the participants to it. You also select whether or not the group should be Open, Closed or Secret.

1. Choose a name

Two. Invite some friends

Trio. Set your privacy level

Your group is now created and you will be able to access it from the left arm navigation of your Facebook home page after login.

What can I do in a Facebook Group?

You can do virtually anything you could do in the previous version of the Facebook Groups, but now you have your e-mail connected to it in a much neater way and you also have the Facebook Group Talk connected to the members which means you can talk with everyone available in the group at once. Much like a Skype group talk.

You navigate your deeds and activities from the top of the group and you join or setup a group talk from the right arm side of the group page.

The only problem I find with the last feature is that the talk window is truly too petite and if you are a duo of people able to type considerably prompt, it creates a problem to keep up. I wish one could adjust the talk window height better than is possible today.

How do I edit my Facebook Group settings?

In the very top right corner of your group you have two options. Edit Group or Edit Settings. By clicking either one of these options you can edit the general settings of your Facebook Group as well as edit group members and name. The main difference inbetween the two is that Edit Group is general to the entire group whilst Edit Settings are individual and for you only.

1. Edit Group

Two. Edit settings

Are there any risks with using Facebook Groups?

Yes and no. You should always stay cautious towards fresh things on Facebook. Usually they have some kind of security bug at very first. But with the help of excellent developers and a stream of users, it usually sorts itself out after a while. Please read up on what some other bloggers have said about the risks.

What are the benefits of using Facebook Groups?

Well the benefits are many if you can treat the privacy settings correctly. If you’re working with link building you can create co-ordination groups to lightly treat link trade, if you’re working with news and gossip you can lightly reach out with your PR messages quick and furious, and if you’re just having joy you can have more joy in a group than by yourself. (yes I too used to think that it was the opposite.. but please… attempt sharing the joy and I promise you’ll wont be disappointed).

No earnestly. For a business you might not want your employees talking about what they do at the company through Facebook more than what is allocated to your Facebook Page. However, if you have a big organization that needs to share online content with each other than a FB group might do the trick.

Let’s say you’re in a position where you are launching a fresh product that you want the local teams to promote for you. Well then use a group. It is a much better place for a resource than the e-mail inbox. As long as it’s not confidential, go ahead and share it and let other users detect it whilst you solve a co-ordination problem.

For the gaming industry I find it very useful as well. If you play any game where you need to keep track of old scores or of scripts or tactics, a group is the place to store it.

What can I say… it is a GROUP… haha… nothing more nothing less. However, the talk functionality as well as the e-mail lists indeed bring these groups to another level.

Any question I haven’t answered I’ll gladly response it in the comments.

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