A. If you have searched through Groups and haven't found what you are looking for, then just create your own group. It is easy, just follow these instructions:
1. Click the Groups drop down menu at the top of the page.
2. Click Start a New Group link
3. A new window will pop-up and just start filling it out
- A Catchy Name
- Brief Description of what your group will be about
- Welcome Message to invite all of your friends
- Decide if you want this group to be open, moderated, invite only, or closed
- Picture-upload the image that best represents your group
* Don't worry you can upload a picture later or easily change the picture - Pick a Channel
- Hit Submit! Viola!
- Change your group name
- Change your description
- Change your welcome message
- Change if your group is open, moderated, invite only, closed
- Change your picture
- Change your channel
"Open" allows all users to immediately subscribe to the group
"Moderated" allows all users to request subscription but all invitations must be approved by the manager of the group
"Invite only" allows the manager to send invitation to their friends to join their group
"Closed" allows the manager to immediately add their friends with no invitation
B.Go to the homepage of your group to see all of your effort. On your homepage, you can change the look and invite all of your friends.
1. Add subscribers-just type your friends' user names in "list of users" and click submit. They will immediately be added in your group.
2. Edit group information
3. Setup group homepage-personalize what appears on your Group homepage
If you use an RSS feed, you can easily subscribed by clicking "RSS feed," so you will always be in the know about your group.
If you would like to receive an email every time something new posts, then click Email alerts and click enable.
Click Create & Share! to start writing blogs, polls, photos and everything else.
I *think* I get the difference between open, moderated, invite only, or closed but could you tell us the difference. thanks!