There are Yahoo Groups for seniors, religion, politics (don't join a political Group if you are easily offended), and if you don't find a Group for the subject you are looking for, well you can create a Group for that subject.
Yahoo Groups have so much to offer folks. If you have a hobby, there is probably a Yahoo Group for that hobby. You can join the Group and converse with people who have the same hobby.
There is a large number of computer help Yahoo Groups. If you have a computer problem of almost any kind, there are members who can help you solve your problem. All of this help is available to members totally free of charge. You can 'lurk', (meaning you don't post) and learn lots of stuff about computers, or you can post questions if you have a specific problem. Sometimes it takes awhile to get the answer you need, but usually you will get the answer fairly soon.
Now for my warning. When you join a Group, check to see if it is public or private. If you want to contirbute to the Group by posting messages, DON'T join a public Group. Why not? Because everything you post could end up on a very public blog or website. This includes your email address, all nicely displayed for (gasp) spam harvesters! In case you don't know about spam harvesters, it is a program that scans the web for email addresses to add to spammer lists.
I don't know about you, but I don't need any more spam!
Martha
1 comment:
You're right Martha! Especially avoiding your email adress to be written on any pages is a good thing. Good post! :)
LK
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