Thursday, October 9, 2008

Facebook Groups

The social networking site of Facebook involves a large number of groups with ranging topic from sports and recreation, entertainment, arts, organisations, common interest, Internet and technology, student groups and just for fun.

Members will join these groups for fun, out of morel or to help be connected and informed on the topic concerned. I will look in depth at a group i find interesting and assess the reasons and benefits for joining that group.

Group: Formula 1 (automotive and racing)
Members: 3,402
Content: F1 race results, discussion board (e.g. podium predictions), event times and dates, posted links, related contacts.
Purpose: for fun, to discus the sport of F1 as the season progresses and to inform members on results and up and coming races/events they may not aware of.
Reason for me joining: Mainly as I am a big fan of F1 and wish to be part of the network of other big fans who can share similar with me interest. It is also hand to have constant access and reminders of events/results/races that occur, while on the Facebook site.
Stengths: Evert thing an F1 fan needs - discussion, results, reviews, events and contacts/links.
Weaknesses: There are few, but you must have a Facebook account first to access the group, which requires a registration process. It is not a quick process to get onto the group as you must first log onto Facebook.

Overall still an extremely useful and practical site to use and access while I'm on Facebook. The various group on Facebook fulfil a range of useful and entertaining purposes.

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