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I've been using eGroups for a few years now - they were called something else before, but for the life of me I can't remember what they were called. Currently I moderate about 9 different groups - some are fairly large with hundreds of members (subscribers) like the international discussion group for Drama education called DramaWest, or the Regional Association for Student Centred Learning, and others are very small, like the committee of the Drama teachers' association. It's quite a challenge to work out where to start praising eGroups so I'll ramble on and give some commentary. TYPES OF ... more

** UPDATED -** e-groups is a great way to stay in touch with others by way of a free e-mail group service whereby you can have your own unique group’s page and link.. why I started an e-groups? The idea of starting a group on e-groups occurred to me whilst on a visit to USA. This summer whilst in USA I met up with a large number of family members whom I hadn’t seen in a long time. As there were so many of us from different States we decided that the e-groups forum would be a quick and easy way to stay in touch. There are about 20 of us in the family Group. I had attended 3 Weddings ... more

Prompted by davidbuttery's comment on this op I am obliged to point out that egroups.com is now no more, since the rebranding/integration into Yahoo's groups is now done. RIP Egroups, and welcome to Yahoo Groups. A comment on the fallout will follow. Mike .....original op..... I heard about a Ciao-UK egroup being set up and so I thought I'd take a lot at it, have been part of ecircles.com for a while and wanting to see how the competition sized up in comparison. The novelty value is perhaps still there for some, but for others it quickly wanes. I was signed up to two groups, and one of them ... more

If you have a special interest or hobby that you want to share with others, then www.egroups.com is the place for you. It lists literally thousands of email communities set up by people like you who share a love of just about any subject, be it cycling, teddy bears, photography or whatever you choose. These are grouped under category headings on the home page but as there are so many thousands to choose from, you'd be best off using the search facility to find a group that matches your interests. So what exactly are these communities or groups actually about? Well, the idea is that you ... more

I have subscribed to my first eGroup - I've signed up to the eGroup that I saw advertised for keen Ciao users, and thought it might be a useful way to spread/gain ideas and air some more views. The principle of the eGroup is quite simple - one or more users acts as a moderator and effectively "owns" the group. You then apply to join the group, and the moderator signs you up (or tells you to get lost). Once you are in the group, you can post messages to a message board, send emails direct to other users, post attachments, such as photos and take part in user-maintained polls. There seems to be ... more