Facebook Groups
which to chose and why?
NPO teaching group Dec 2008

Lots of kinds
• Groups
• Organization FAN pages
• Events

Additional Applications
• Change.org
• Causes

Group page
• Officers / moderators • limited customization
but manual
• can message to INBOX
• Findable Categories but limit of 5 K emails
• Members listing • can have separate Events
• Wall makes discussion • Activities in Feed
more informal
• No Apps
• Video, Photos, Links

Fan Page
• Similar to a Person’s info • Can send Unlimited
page messages direct to fans
but not to INBOX
• minifeed
• the limit is people can’t
• Events Invite friends
• Video, Photos, links • usually doesn’t show in
personal feeds
• Indexed on google
• No moderation
• Unlimited # of fans
• can use apps

Fan page types
• Places • Organizations
• Products • Politicians
• Services • Non-Profits
• Stores • TV Shows
• Restaurants • Films
• Bars and Clubs • Games

Event
• RSVP • links
• Description • photos
• Wall • videos
• other invitees • can be owned by a
group
• can invite others from
your list
• moderators

Causes
• feed of what others are
doing
• Impact $ donated
• Featured Causes
• Links
• Videos
• Photos

Individual Profile Page
• Like your personal page...
• Don’t do it
• if they find it will convert to Fan page - if
lucky

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references
http://www.theslblog.org/2008/12/facebook-page-o.html