How Do You Join Facebook Groups
If you know the name of a group, it's actually easy: on the leading left is a search box. Simply enter the name of the group there:
In this case, I'll be looking for the SupportSpace group, a Facebook group for individuals interested in SupportSpace, a really cool brand-new place for finding and offering tech assistance.
Press Go Into or Return after you have actually enter the group name and it'll develop several matches that provide you a variety of details:.
( if you wish to hack things, you can likewise create an easy search inquiry and include links to your own page or profile to let people discover groups on particular subjects or associated. The URL you need to utilize is exhibited by the following:.
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=supportspace.
simply remember to replace "supportspace" with whatever word or words (separated by ~ ez_ldquo+ ez_rdquo ~, not space!) you 'd prefer).
At this moment you can see that there are 2 matching groups, but the very first one looks like it wasn't completely set up and appears to have no members. The second is what we look for and you'll notice it currently has 12 members. More notably, notice that proper groups have "officers" or other individuals who are designated as being in charge: if you aren't sure about the authenticity of a specific group, that's where you should examine.
Prior to I join, however, 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 design (disappointed in the screen capture above) is the link "Join This Group". Click on it and you'll get a verification dialog:.
Click "Join" and you remain in! Well, I'm in. You're welcome to sign up with too, if you 'd like.
Before I cover this up, I want to highlight that on your house page on Facebook, rather of doing a search, you can likewise merely click "Groups" (see the very first screen capture in this article) and dig around from there. Do not be amazed if, like MySpace, you discover a load of matching groups for your search on Facebook. A look for "iPhone", for example, produces over 500 matches. Sheesh!
If you 'd like to discover how to develop your own Facebook group, please don't miss my earlier tutorial the best ways to develop your very own facebook group and, typically, there's lots of Facebook Help here too.