 Short name | Group | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Website | facebook.com/... | facebook.com/... |
| Audience | small | big |
| Privacy | Open, closed, secret | Open |
| Visibilitity | Not indexed by search engine. The user need to search once connected | Indexed |
| Joining | Permission from a group member is needed. A member can be added by an existing member of the group (if administrator allowed it). | Anyone |
| Messaging | Yes | Yes |
| Chat | Yes | No |
| Publish as... | Yourself | Page (your name does not appear) |
| Post goes... | On the group wall | On the wall and on fans feed |
| Restrictions | Yes Peut décider si les membres peuvent publier dans le groupe. | Yes Can choose whether fans can post on the wall |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Documents | Yes Members can create and collaborate on documents | No |
| Customization | Yes | Yes Using development tools |
| Applications | No | Yes Can make the content restricted to fans (need to like the page to see the content/application) |
| Custom URL | No but an email for the group | Yes with 25 likes |
| Notification for new post(s) | Yes by email (default) | Yes on the feed |
| Visitors statistics | Yes Jusqu'à 250 membres, on a le nombre de vues des messages. | Yes |
| Link for creation | facebook.com/... then click on "create group" | facebook.com/... |
| Recommendation | For a teacher who wants to communicate with its students, I recommend using one or several secret facebook groups. | The page being public, I recommend for all schools. It's a simple and fast way to communicate officially with parents and students. This tool should however be used in conjunction with a website. |