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At the risk of being a troll... I don't know why that should cause confusion -- use MSU Listserv for MSU groups, and reserve Google Groups, Facebook Groups, etc. for groups that go beyond campus. E.g., the one Google Group that I still belong to using my MSU e-mail is an international Group just for people using a specialized software platform for behavioral research. Joining the group means that I can get new posts automatically by e-mail (instead of having to manually go out to the web), I can post questions, and I can post answers for others. As a direct result of my participation in that Group, I have become the world's leading public authority for that specialized platform, my department has now parlayed that into making money through an online course based on my expertise, and I continue to promote the course through the Group. That would not have happened without my having access, through my MSU e-mail, to Google Groups. Now we have another specialized platform for me to learn. That platform has two Google Groups, one for general users, another for developers of the platform itself. Lack of access to Google Groups through my MSU e-mail seriously impedes my work at MSU. I wouldn't mind if campus has a general blockage of Google Groups, with an override provision on a case-by-case basis (faculty has already written an exemption case for me, without my asking), but we do not seem to have even that much. To repeat, have folks use MSU Listserve for MSU groups, and allow Google Groups and the like specifically for wider groups. Problem solved. -- dkm Leo Sell wrote: > Sorry, I can't elaborate. I can only provide info, LOL. > > I know we've been very very conservative about the addition of new > "features" or services with googleapps.msu.edu. One small concern I have > about allowing Google Groups is whether it would result in confusion > about when to use MSU Listserv and when it's OK/appropriate to use groups. > > /L > > > On 10/24/12 11:08 AM, David McFarlane wrote: >> That's great. I am aware of pros for allowing access to Google >> Groups, but no cons. Any chance you could elaborate? Maybe I just >> don't understand Google Groups "for Business". >> >> Thanks, >> -- dkm >> >> >> Leo Sell wrote: >>> We've initiated an assessment of the pros/cons of adding Google >>> Groups for Business. /Leo >>> >>> >>> On 10/23/12 3:32 PM, David McFarlane wrote: >>>> I just learned that full access to Google Groups from MSU accounts >>>> are not allowed (this came as a surprise because I do have access to >>>> one Group that was grandfathered in, but don't tell anyone!). >>>> Why??!! I need to join two specific Google Groups as part of my >>>> job. How does the university expect me to do that? >>>> >>>> -- dkm