It's difficult to say, for I don't know for sure how the features
work. I may be enabling them on another group I control, so that
would give me some experience with them. But the group profile could
be fun, especially if we direct the questions to be Tracey-related.

Roger

On Dec 7, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Laurie La Badie wrote:

> I am not really sure if those features are a good Idea we will have
> to discuss that. What do you feel about it? And members please post
> opinions.
> Laurie
>
> --- On Thu, 12/4/08, Roger Reini <roger@...> wrote:
>
> From: Roger Reini <roger@...>
> Subject: [Totally Tracey Ullman Club] New features for Yahoo Groups
> To: totallytraceyullmanclub@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 7:55 PM
>
> Yahoo is testing applications for its Yahoo Groups. I'm debating
> whether or not to enable these applications for our group. Here's
> what is available (taken directly from the website):
>
> Address Book
>
> Create a dynamic, online address book so your group can stay in touch.
> You control what fields are part of the address book.
>
> Birthdays
>
> An easy way to create a birthday list for your group.
>
> Favorites
>
> Enable your group to build a list of their favorite things. You can
> choose one of our default list types (favorite posts, movies, music,
> books, or TV) or create your own custom favorites type.
>
> For Sale
>
> Create an easy way for people to buy and sell from each other. You can
> choose to customize the application to make it about a specific type
> of item (e.g. bicycles or tickets or ) or leave it open to anything.
>
> Give Away
>
> Whether you're a Freecycling or Freesharing group that is dedicated to
> giving stuff away or you're a group that is about something else
> entirely but just wants to make exchanges possible among group
> members, this application makes it easier for folks to give stuff
> away.
>
> Group Profile
>
> Allow your members to create an online profile that is just for this
> group with questions that you decide.
>
> Jobs
>
> An easy way to enable job postings to the group.
>
> People Map
>
> The People Map provides an easy way for group members to share where
> they're from and can also be used to create a dynamic address book for
> the group or to create group specific profiles.
>
> Places Map
> A great way for group members to share information about places that
> are relevant to the group. You can customize the map to make it about
> a specific type of place (e.g. restaurants or dog parks or tourist
> attractions) or leave it open to anything.
>
> I have no idea how any of these work (and won't unless/until they're
> enabled). However, the descriptions give us a good idea of what they
> do. Are there any that stand out, that make you say "yes, we need
> this"?
>
> Roger
>
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