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Yahoo! Groups Moderator News - January 2001

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> Yahoo! Groups Moderator News

> January 2001

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> Dear Yahoo! Groups Moderator,

>

> We'd like to officially welcome you to Yahoo! Groups, the new service

> that incorporates eGroups technology. If you haven't done so, please

> check out the new website:

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> http://groups.yahoo.com

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> GETTING STARTED - SIGNING IN:

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> All you have to do to access your groups on the web site is to link

> your current eGroups account(s) to a Yahoo! ID using our wizard. (If

> you don't use the web site, you won't need to link your accounts.)

>

> The process is simple:

>

> 1. Go to the wizard:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/convwiz

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> 2. Tell us the eGroups account you'd like to link to a Yahoo! ID.

> (Your account is the email address you've used to sign in to the

> eGroups service.)

>

> 3. Tell us the Yahoo! ID you'd like to link your account to. If you

> don't have a Yahoo! ID, you can register for one at that time.

>

> 4. If you have multiple eGroups accounts, you need to go through the

> wizard more than once. You can link up to 5 accounts per Yahoo! ID.

>

> IMPORTANT NOTES:

> * Please remember that your groups have not moved. They are still

> here! All you are doing is establishing a Yahoo! ID log-in to access

> them via the web site.

> * Old URLs and email addresses will continue to work.

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> WHAT'S NEW / WHAT'S STILL THE SAME

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> All the features you know and love about eGroups are now part of

> Yahoo! Groups. In addition, we've added some new functionality that we

> hope you'll enjoy.

>

> WHAT'S NEW:

>

> Yahoo! Groups has lots of new features and even better customization.

> You can:

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

>

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

> without knowing HTML.

>

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

> time using Yahoo! Messenger.

>

> * Reach a larger audience. You will have the entire Yahoo! network of

> communications and communities services at your doorstep.

>

> And much, much more to come!

>

> WHAT'S STILL THE SAME:

>

> * All eGroups email and web addresses will continue to work. You can

> still send email to <groupname>@, <groupname>@onelist.com

> as well as <groupname>

> (Your members will receive all mail from <groupname> )

>

> * All of your group information including messages, calendar events,

> and your entire membership have been maintained.

>

> * Yahoo! Groups remains a free service

>

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> WHAT'S NEXT?

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> * International sites: We'll soon begin to internationalize Yahoo!

> Groups. In the interim, you can continue to use the international

> versions of eGroups.

>

> * Clubs integration: We plan to integrate Yahoo! Clubs into Yahoo!

> Groups later this year. The service will offer all of the previous

> Clubs features, as well as other enhancements.

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> MORE RESOURCES

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> Below are some places to stay informed and to communicate with others

> about the service:

>

> * Yahoo! Groups Chat Event: Chat with a member of the Yahoo! Groups

> team on Thursday, February 1, 2001 at 4:00 PM EST. Log in on

> Thursday to participate:

> http://chat.yahoo.com/

>

> * Yahoo! Groups Help Center: detailed FAQs regarding the service.

> http://help.yahoo.com/help/groups/

>

> * Discussion Groups:

>

> EmailList-Managers: for anybody who has ever moderated a list

> whether on Yahoo! Groups or on other services.

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EmailList-Managers

>

> egroups-discuss-managers: a group for discussion and questions

> concerning the eGroups service, primarily oriented towards

> moderators. The group is moderated and monitored by Yahoo! Groups

> Staff.

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/egroups-discuss-managers

>

> ListHelp: a friendly place to find help and hints for managing,

> owning, promoting your group/email list

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ListHelp

>

> Merger: read about previous merger discussions and participate

> in new ones in our moderated merger discussion group:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Merger

>

> * Merger FAQ: for detailed questions and answers about the merger,

> please visit:

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

>

> ***

>

> On behalf of everyone here at Yahoo! Groups, thanks for being a

> group moderator on our service.

>

>

> Sincerely,

>

> The Yahoo! Groups team

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