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Reply With QuoteI like it so far.
I'm glad Google is finally making some community stuff.
Google Groups 2 Beta was launched around May 12.
It features mailing list support and allows users to create their own mailing lists, just like Yahoo Groups.
The site's URL is GoogleGroups.com; compare to YahooGroups.com.
Google's description:
* Group creation: Users can easily create, join, and search email-based mailing lists; administrative interface enables customized access controls to designate a group as public or restricted
* Dynamic conversations: Postings appear within 10 seconds and are indexed within 10 minutes
* Enhanced user interface: Users can track and mark favorite topics using the "My Groups" feature and view postings in a variety of ways including by message summary, title, or conversation view
I like it so far.
I'm glad Google is finally making some community stuff.
Yeah, I think they're trying to be more "sticky". Search, for example, isn't sticky - it's easy to switch to another provider.
Even though there's almost no ads there, it's features aren't as good as Yahoo! Groups... Google Groups need more improvements first...
Maybe that's why it's in "beta"
Yep, but I expected "beta" as in Gmail "beta"... hehe...Originally Posted by intelliot
Maybe that's why it's in "beta"
Your not lying, I prefer Yahoo Groups alot more even though I hate Yahoo(sad being google does their searches).
as of now, I think Google Groups v.2 beta's interface should be improved... it's a bit hard to navigate and quite messy... very un-Googlish. I'm looking forward to something more like Gmail's interface before I get it going with them...
just went to visit the Google Groups 2 beta now and I noticed they added the Star feature - the same as the one they have on Gmail. nice touch, I guess, since Yahoo! groups doesn't seem to have this.
btw, it would be nice if they could provide a forum-like interface. this is one of the reasons I personally don't like using groups because it's hard to navigate around it and stuff...
yeah, I just checked it out, and it defineately needs a warmer interface, Right now it doesn't feel very inviting.
for GC$ he he
the intial reaction ot Groups beta is that you remind me of yahoo. can it not be in different style?
Yeah i agree with you. I does remind me of yahoo. And that is one thing they should not do. Try to keep away from yahoo as much as possible. They need create their own image if they want to be suscessful. One thing for sure is that they need to put more work into it. I expect it to since they are in beta mode. Otherwise i dont know. But i like the idea, like one person said, about getting groups in google.
i think i'll wait for it to get out of the beta mode before i switch over to it. even then i'm not a big fan of groups. they just don't make much since to me. i'll just stick to my bulletin boards. oh well. i could always use the GC.
nice community
nice thinking
I have been managing a mailing list (aka Group) for the last 6 years. I started in listbot, until Microsoft bought it, then we went to eGroups, but Yahoo! bought it and it became so slow, it rejected people, lost messages... so we went to elistas.net, a Spanish similar service, but it's becoming as messy as Yahoo! was.
GoogleGroups is great news for me. I have already registered our group there and I'm just waiting for a few changes to be implemented, specially Spanish language interface.
As an anecdote, just let me tell you, last week there wasn't "Delete this group" option. So I e-mailed them to ask them what should I do in case I didn't want the group any more? And I got a reply saying that was a good suggestion. Yesterday I saw the "Delete this group" link placed in the "Manage" section.
That's what's great about Google: users count!
Alberto
gg2 has come a long way. i've been using it for about 6 months. it does however need more work (still). i think google has done a good job thus far, though. :]
I'm excited about google groups 2, I've been wanting to phase out more of my Yahoo experience on the web. I too , started out using egroups way back when and loved my experience there. At the time I didn't have any perspective, but I quickly gained it when Yahoo bought them out. It seems that they amass huge data bases and neglect to upgrade their servers/services as they go. I've been turned off by yahoo groups ever since. They do have nice intergration making it very easy to toggle around within their portal, but it has always felt impersonal and clunky to me.
i have joined the group gmailgeneration.!
Well you guys, I'm no longer a member of any 'google groups 2', lack of subject matter and participation were the big reasons. I'll try again later down the road when it seems more appealing. I don't like the interface either, IMO, they need a new look with better functionality.
What do you all use *groups.com for? The whole Blog scene is still kinda phresh to me. I like forums but bloogs are a little confuseing. Should i just keep pokeing around with them or what? Ok Ok i seem to be rambling on now. Bai!
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