Monthly Archives: August 2008

Reminder – Groups 101 Workshop Today from 4-5pm PT

Just a quick reminder to join us today from 4-5 pm PT (time zone converter ) for the Groups 101 Workshop. This Workshop will be a great opportunity to get the basics of starting and setting up a new group. … Continue reading

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Recent Change to Group Activity Logs

In response to reports from owners and moderators of large Groups who have been experiencing slow response time when searching their group activity logs, we’ve implemented a timeout setting. This new setting will limit the initial search, significantly improving performance … Continue reading

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Meet the Groups Design Team

Last week when I introduced the Groups PM Team , I briefly mentioned the User Experience team, whose members work to make sure Yahoo! Groups look good and are easy to use. It would have been more appropriate for me … Continue reading

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Yahoo! Groups 101 Workshop

Are you a member of a group looking to start your very own group? Have you recently started a group but have a question on how to improve your group description or moderating options? Do you want tips on how … Continue reading

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Meet the Groups PM Team

As I promised in a previous post , I’d like to introduce you to the Yahoo! Groups Product Management Team and highlight the role it plays in the larger Yahoo! Groups team. What do Groups Product Managers do? Groups Product … Continue reading

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Delays with Groups Mail Processing

Update: 8/11 12:41 PM PT – This issue has been fully resolved. Messages sent while we were experiencing the issue are now being pushed through (and no messages should have been lost). Thank you for your patience! We are currently … Continue reading

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Word of Mouth Marketing follow up

In my blog post from last Wednesday, Using Word of Mouth Marketing to get new members to your groups , I had indicated that I would randomly select 5 people who shared their WOM tactics in the comments area to … Continue reading

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The Groups team takes a break to dance…

In order to maintain sanity at work, one must take a break on occasion to let off some steam. What better way than by partaking in a little dance? I think Matt Harding might agree me on this. If you’ve … Continue reading

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Yahoo! Groups News: Increased File Size!

Just a heads up that the maximum file size that can be attached to a message has been increased from 1.5 megabytes to 15 megabytes. Have a great weekend! Best, Jami Groups Community Manager

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