How to Create a Group in Facebook

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How to Create a New Facebook Group

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Have you just joined Facebook and discovered the wonder that is a personalized group? Follow these easy steps to create your own piece of Facebook reality.

Steps

1. Come up with an original idea for a group.
   
2. Login to Facebook or create an account if you don't have one yet.
   
3. Type some key words for your group idea in the "Search" box in the left hand column. You'll want to see whether or not you've actually had an original idea before you create your group.
   
4. Click Profile at the top.
   
5. Click Info from your profile.
   
6. Scroll to the bottom and to the right of Groups, click See All.
   
7. Click "Create a group" at the top of that page.
   
8. Give your group a name.
   
9. Choose a network.
   
   • Will your group be accessible only to those in your region or school? If so, choose the region or school from the drop down list of networks to which you belong.
     
   • Will your group be accessible to everyone on Facebook? If so, choose "Global."
     
   
   
10. Describe your group in the "Description" area. Be specific, as keyword searches will match anything you have written in this text box.
    
11. Choose a category and sub-category. Once again, be specific, as those who are browsing will find your group only if it is in the correct category.
    
12. Fill out the contact information such as a street address, country and website.
    
13. Choose your privacy settings.
    
14. Click "Create group".
    
15. Click "Browse" to upload a group image. Keep copyright rules in mind when doing this.
    
16. Click "Upload picture" or "Skip this step" if you prefer to add a photo later.
    
17. Invite your friends by selecting them from your current friend list or typing their name into the box that is provided.
    

Tips

• Be original, invite your friends, and have fun !!!!
  
• Inviting friends to a group is okay once in a while. Beware of "spam-viting"--that is, creating many groups a day and inviting every friend to each one. Instead, take your time and think about who might actually want to join your group before you send them an invitation.
  
• Only fill out personal information if you are SURE you want the group to see personal information - like your street address.
  

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North by Northwest

I met with Tom Fulmer of Space Coast Entrepreneurs this morning to record a podcast for his show, "Extra Mile Radio". It was a really great time with a lot of good insights and information. We discussed social media, its role in the modern marketing mindset, and the affect it is having on the new way we do business. He asked me an interesting question, "What do you feel is the greatest need of small business owners in today's economy?"

The answer, to my way of thinking, is simple.

Direction.

Our world is full of ideas. I find that most business-people I come into contact with are doing everything they can just to keep their head above water in the deluge on information, technology, and applications. They have all the tools, many times without even knowing what they are for. They just have them because someone has told them that they ought to.

But what they need, what will really allow them the freedom and security and confidence to plunge ahead with their new-found armament is direction. When my wife and I got married we took our honeymoon in the mountains of Tennessee. For a beach boy like me and an L.A.-born city girl like my wife, the winding roads and rolling hills of that beautiful state were fairly daunting! Fortunately, my parents were nice enough to loan us their Garmin for our trip, and we found our way. That little gadget, with its monotone, female voice and brightly-lit LCD screen, gave us something that, without it, would have made our trip just terrible. It gave us direction. It guided us through unfamiliar territory, taking the pressure of left and right turns off of our shoulders and allowing us to focus on enjoyable things like where to eat and what shows to see!

It today's technological wilderness, we often need a Garmin to guide us. What so few people realize, however, is that often they have it within themselves to find that direction and guidance. Proper planning and goal-setting coupled with a little education on how new technologies are being used will help clear the smoke and allow you to find your path. If you already know where you want to end up, and the achievements you want to make along the way, you simply need to learn how those goals and plans sync with the tools you have aquired, and suddenly you will find that all of this "Internet stuff" isn't as hard as you thought!

The Socialosophy

Ever hear of a paradigm? Stephen Covey's book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People covers the paradigm principle in wonderful detail, and in that book, Mr. Covey relates the concept of a paradigm shift. A fundamental change, due to circumstances or previously unknown information, in the way we look at the world. It is a phenomenon that occurs every single day in each of our lives.Have you ever driven past a fast food establishment with no intention of a purchase, until you noticed the marquee that advertised 2 for 1 of your favorite snack? Suddenly, you're hungry and ready to eat! Your perspective has been completely altered, and you make a choice based on that persepctive.

In most cases, these shifts in our views happen involuntarily and with no thought or planning. They sneak up on us, take us by surprise, and force us to adjust our thinking and decision-making accordingly. However, the prepared and intelligent individual takes stock of the world around him or her, sees the trends that are growing, and self-adjusts his world paradigm to match the situation he will find himself in. In this way, he is ready for the challenges that will come his way and is able to meet them head on.

The world we live in has changed fundamentally. It is not changing. It is not going to change. It has already happened. People in today's economy work, act, react, and think differently than they ever have before. Before the introduction of the printing press, the concept of widely disseminated information was myth and dream. Mr. Gutnberg, however, could never have imagined the speeds at which we communicate today, nor the volume of information we pass along to one another.

This video, by Socialnomics.com really illustrates the effect that today's method communication, social media specifically, has affected our mindsets:




Times have changed. This sensation is not going to go away. It is not a fad. It is the way the world now works. You have the opportunity to fundamentally change your philosophy of communication, or you will have it changed for you.

The Socialosophy is a mindset, a paradigm for communication, marketing, networking, and building relationships. It is embracing the revolution of social media and making it work for you. I want to help you do that. I want to show you how to not just make money or increase revenue, but how to communicate effectively across a medium that is largely new and untested. If you're willing to jump in now, you will be miles ahead of the pack when the rest of the boys and girls finally realize there is a party going on.

So, here's the question: Are you ready to embrace The Socialosophy?