How To Join Groups On Facebook
If you know the name of a group, it's actually simple: on the top left is a search box. Just type in the name of the group there:
In this case, I'll be searching for the SupportSpace group, a Facebook group for people interested in SupportSpace, a very cool new venue for finding and offering tech assistance.
Press Enter or Return after you've enter the group name and it'll come up with one or more matches that provide you a variety of information:.
( if you desire to hack things, you can also produce a simple search question and include links to your own page or profile to let people discover groups on specific topics or related. The URL you need to use is exemplified by the following:.
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=supportspace.
just keep in mind to change "supportspace" with whatever word or words (separated by ~ ez_ldquo+ ez_rdquo ~, not area!) you 'd prefer).
At this moment you can see that there are two matching groups, however the first one looks like it wasn't totally set up and appears to have no members. The second is what we seek and you'll discover it currently has 12 members. More significantly, notification that appropriate groups have "officers" or other individuals who are designated as supervising: if you aren't sure about the authenticity of a specific group, that's where you ought to inspect.
Before I join, nevertheless, I'll click "View Group" to see if there's more information:.
Looks legitimate enough! I can either back up and click on "Join Group" on the previous page, or, on this page, just below the logo (not revealed in the screen capture above) is the link "Join This Group". Click on it and you'll get a confirmation dialog:.
Click "Join" and you remain in! Well, I remain in. You're welcome to join too, if you 'd like.
Prior to I wrap this up, I desire to highlight that on your house page on Facebook, rather of doing a search, you can likewise simply click "Groups" (see the first screen capture in this article) and dig around from there. Don't be shocked if, like MySpace, you discover a lot of matching groups for your search on Facebook. A look for "iPhone", for instance, produces over 500 matches. Sheesh!
If you 'd like to learn ways to develop your very own Facebook group, please do not miss my earlier tutorial ways to develop your very own facebook group and, typically, there's lots of Facebook Help here too.