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by Izkata 36 days ago
"Groups" is New Facebook, the replacement for the Network pages.

Used to be there was a whole section of the site meant for connecting with people at the same college/university as you, that you were automatically included in based on your email domain. It had a calendar and events and was geared towards real-world interaction.
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thaumasiotes 36 days ago
> "Groups" is New Facebook, the replacement for the Network pages.

"Groups" is 2004. Their domain was still "thefacebook.com".

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Izkata 35 days ago
You're thinking of something else, Groups didn't exist until 2010 (though I thought it was a bit earlier, like 2008 - I thought they came out about the same time the Network pages went away, while I was still in college): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/07/facebook-...

I do remember Friend Lists were much earlier though.

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thaumasiotes 35 days ago
> You're thinking of something else, Groups didn't exist until 2010

No, I'm not thinking of something else. You are assuming that when I say "groups", I'm thinking of the feature called "Facebook Groups" in your link, which is a stupid thing for you to assume.

Here's a preserved screenshot of a 2005 page: https://www.shareaholic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/...

See the link in the left-hand sidebar saying "My Groups"?

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