[Fwd: Important eGroups Member News]

[Guest guest]

...... And here's a message from our sponsors

~Georgina

The Team wrote:

>

> Dear eGroups Member,

>

> We have exciting news to share with you. We want you to be among the

> first to know that eGroups and Clubs will be merging. The new

> service will be called . We expect the service to launch

> early in the new year.

>

> WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH EGROUPS?

>

> Don't worry, all eGroups email and web addresses will continue to

> work, all data and event ownership will be maintained, and your

> entire group membership will carry over.

>

> Everything you love about eGroups will still be around.

> will continue to be a free service, and all the main features you use

> now will continue to be a part of the new Groups service. We'll begin

> to internationalize after we've launched the service in

> the United States. In the interim, you will be able to use the

> international versions of eGroups.

>

> WHAT'S NEW?

>

> will have lots of new features and even better

> customization. Upon launch, you will be able to:

>

> * Chat with other group members using our improved Chat.

> * Add a splash of color to your group, or a main page photo, all

> without knowing HTML.

> * See when group members are online and communicate with them in real

> time using Messenger.

> * Reach a larger audience. You will have the entire Network at

> your doorstep.

>

> And much, much more to come!

>

> The best part -- you won't have to do anything to convert your group.

> This will happen automatically. All you have to do to access the

> wide array of web functionality is merge your current eGroups

> account with a ID when the new service launches. You don't

> need to do anything now and there will be a very easy-to-use wizard

> to help you do this when the time comes. NOTE: email-only users will

> not need a ID.

>

> For a detailed FAQ on merger topics, please visit:

>

> http://help./help/us/groups/info

>

> On behalf of everyone here at , thanks for being a member

> of our service.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> The team