Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Social Media - latest Facebook updates

We manage several Facebook communities. Today we received the following notice from Facebook regarding groups:

"At F8 we announced that we're introducing more unique features for different types of groups. As part of these changes, we are simplifying the types that are available for Facebook Groups. We will soon be adding a new type called General, and retiring 13 of the old types. This update to group types will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

What's changing?

1. We're adding three new group types.

General: The standard set of tools available to all groups. Most groups will soon be General groups.
Jobs: Announced at F8, the new Jobs type will include tools likea new post type for members to share job openings and an easy way for job seekers to filter posts and apply on Facebook.
Health Support: Announced at F8, Health Support groups will include tools like the ability for members to ask the group's admins to post on their behalf, which allows a member to make a sensitive post without revealing their identity to everyone else in the group.
2. Retiring 13 existing group types and updating them to General type.

Groups that are currently one of the types listed below will become General groups. This update will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

Close Friends
Club
Events and Plans
Family
Neighbors
Parents
Project
School or Class
Study Group
Support
Team
Travel
Custom
All group types have the tools and features available to General groups. The difference is that types such as Buy and Sell or Video Games also include extra tools to meet those groups' unique needs.

3. Groups with no type selected will be updated to General groups.

Groups that had no type selected will become General groups. This will not change the experience for the admins and members of the group. This will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use...

The full information is at: https://www.facebook.com/community/education/blog/changes-group-types?fb_dtsg_ag=AQyB74M2TYxfAC_1zJRDjSZjoxhM9v1hIEn8BjXkrJEYVQ%3AAQyA_y8OPkzDuIhx8BEmPQ38EWZ4gL3GTCxm5X64R_n7Fg&jazoest=27738

Do you have facebook group? Are you doing any changes to it?

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