Comments on: Poll: What’s Your Preferred Online Group? http://lineberry.org/blogs/2010/08/22/poll-whats-your-preferred-online-group/ News & Updates from Historic Rhamkatte Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Lisa Jeffries http://lineberry.org/blogs/2010/08/22/poll-whats-your-preferred-online-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 Lisa Jeffries Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:28:45 +0000 http://lineberry.org/blogs/?p=1221#comment-1467 Google Groups - HANDS down. I'm a Google user... don't make me go too many clicks away from gmail ;-) Google Groups – HANDS down. I’m a Google user… don’t make me go too many clicks away from gmail ;-)

]]> By: Mike Shumake http://lineberry.org/blogs/2010/08/22/poll-whats-your-preferred-online-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1458 Mike Shumake Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:25:37 +0000 http://lineberry.org/blogs/?p=1221#comment-1458 Google have completely revamped the Google Groups website and given it a more Web 2.0ish look-n-feel. In the process they have also added some new features some of which are even borrowed [inspired is a better word] from Yahoogroups. Like Yahoo discussion groups, Google group members can now upload files for sharing with other members of the group with the total storage limit set at 100 MB. The new UI has received a major facelift and GMail users would love it since it's more or less a clone of the GMail message view interface. In fact, there's a high probability that Google may be migrating all their apps to a standard UI as they have also done that for Google reader recently. Another useful feature in Googlegroups is the ability to create webpages associated with a particular discussion group. The Googlepages creator like WYSIWYG interface will help you publish the webpages and members will be able to leave comments on these pages. So you can post an interactive classified ad of your house or old TV within the group members easily. Googlegroups now color has themes to customize the look-n-feel of your groups. Plus the member profile section accepts picture thumbnails, short bio and even a personal quote. Yahoo! may have to deliver something new very soon. from: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-groups-vs-yahoo-groups-google.html Google have completely revamped the Google Groups website and given it a more Web 2.0ish look-n-feel. In the process they have also added some new features some of which are even borrowed [inspired is a better word] from Yahoogroups.

Like Yahoo discussion groups, Google group members can now upload files for sharing with other members of the group with the total storage limit set at 100 MB.

The new UI has received a major facelift and GMail users would love it since it’s more or less a clone of the GMail message view interface. In fact, there’s a high probability that Google may be migrating all their apps to a standard UI as they have also done that for Google reader recently.

Another useful feature in Googlegroups is the ability to create webpages associated with a particular discussion group. The Googlepages creator like WYSIWYG interface will help you publish the webpages and members will be able to leave comments on these pages. So you can post an interactive classified ad of your house or old TV within the group members easily.

Googlegroups now color has themes to customize the look-n-feel of your groups. Plus the member profile section accepts picture thumbnails, short bio and even a personal quote.

Yahoo! may have to deliver something new very soon.

from: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-groups-vs-yahoo-groups-google.html

]]> By: WENDELL GILLIAM http://lineberry.org/blogs/2010/08/22/poll-whats-your-preferred-online-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 WENDELL GILLIAM Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:20:02 +0000 http://lineberry.org/blogs/?p=1221#comment-1455 Jason: I am not sufficiently knowledgeable to have an opinion. I would say that whatever group suits you the most suits me the most. wendell Jason:

I am not sufficiently knowledgeable to have an opinion. I would say that whatever group suits you the most suits me the most.

wendell

]]> By: Jay Joiner http://lineberry.org/blogs/2010/08/22/poll-whats-your-preferred-online-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 Jay Joiner Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:19:52 +0000 http://lineberry.org/blogs/?p=1221#comment-1454 We tech writers try to act as interpreters between the technical people and the average "members of the public." Suggestion: Asking most people to choose between Yahoo Groups and Google Groups might not produce desired results, since I wonder if most average people know enough detail to differentiate between the services provided by those two groups. You might want to consider presenting a pros and cons list for each of the two organizations. J2 We tech writers try to act as interpreters between the technical people and the average “members of the public.” Suggestion: Asking most people to choose between Yahoo Groups and Google Groups might not produce desired results, since I wonder if most average people know enough detail to differentiate between the services provided by those two groups. You might want to consider presenting a pros and cons list for each of the two organizations.

J2

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