Joining a Group

You can join up to 300 groups on Facebook, so don’t feel limited to just a few. After you find a group that interests you, ask to join it and become a member. Checking out the group page first is a good idea just to see whether it’s something you really want to participate in, as shown in Figure 11.3. Group pages can include features found on regular profile pages, including a profile picture, a news feed wall, posted links, photos and videos, and a listing of members.

Figure 11.3 A typical group page.

You can view the various postings to get an idea of how the group operates. You should also check to see whether the group has active postings based on dates. If the last posting was six months ago, the group probably isn’t, uh, thriving.