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Via The Temple News - Many of our posts at Facebook Observer have reflected the exponential levels of popularity that Facebook has gained among college & school students.

Jessica Taylor’s recent article in The Temple News is another evidence of that. From what we understand, Facebook is just going up and up when it comes to usage and popularity. Jessica has listed 10 most popular Facebook groups amongst Temple University students in reverse order.

Rank 1: You Know You Go To Temple If…: 3,523 members
This group was created in September 2006 by sophomore Jewish studies, criminal justice and Hebrew triple major Jon Desantis. It highlights the likes and dislikes of Temple students.

Rank 2: Temple University: 3,468 members
It was created by management major Jordan Hinsch in September 2004 and started growing in the fall of 2005 session. According to Hinsch, “People post questions and forums about things such as housing, classes, lost and found, etc.”

Rank 3: Wawa Lovers Club of TU: 2,046 members
This group was created by marketing major Bradley Schleyer when he desided a Wawa hoagie. According to Schleyer, “When I arrived on campus freshman year, I found 7-Eleven without any problem”.”Sure enough, there was no Wawa. I made the group to unite other students who were feeling the same way I was.”

All in all Jessica’s article include 10 groups. Do check em” out here.

Here is Facebook Observer’s collection of top Facebook groups for Marketing & Public Relations. Enjoy! and don’t forget to subscribe to our feeds

Affiliate Marketing - How many internet companies have affiliate marketing programs? 3 bazillion? These people hang out in this group.

Brand Marketing - This is an open forum … for all those who are interested, remotely interested or potentially interested in Brand Marketing.

Buzz Marketing - Learn the tips, tricks and the strategy of learning buzz marketing.

Facebook Marketing - How do you leverage Facebook for marketing? Get insights on that via this buzzing group.

Internet Marketers - Helping fellow internet marketers network and share their knowledge and ideas.

Marketing 2.0 - Top stuff you talk about Web2.0, you talk about Tech2.0 this is Marketing 2.0 group for you.

Marketing News - News, round-ups and industry experts discussions on Marketing.

Search Engine Marketing - SEM is hot and this group is leading the way in Facebook groups.

100% Juice Media Marketing - Talk about jobs, getting your job done and stuff like that.

Start-up marketing community - It is about marketing tips, deals and advices between sucessful entrepreneurs and founders.

Unleashed on Marketing Podcast & Group - A popular facebook group for marketing, advertising, media, PR and internet marketers. It is a place to discuss or follow up on the issues raised in the “Unleashed on marketing” blog and podcast.

Viral Marketing - If you work in the viral marketing / advertising industry join the group and start networking.

Web Strategy Group - A group for Web Decision Makers who are responsible for the long term planning of a website spheres: Community, Business, and Technology.

Website Marketing & Internet Marketing - It is all about driving more traffic to website, increasing leads and getting more customers.

Word of Mouth Marketing Association - Word of Mouth Marketing is for everybody and WOMMA is an association driving it to keep it honest, ethical and pure.

The Public Library of Science (PLoS, pronounced to rhyme with ‘floss’) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making science and medical literature freely available to the world. The group rightly assumed that this offer would appeal to the college crowd — after all, it has the word ‘free’ in it — and started a Facebook group.

In addition to offering free access to top scientific and medical studies, the group allows users to submit their own work: a great opportunity for grad students who believe in open access and have papers they’d like to see published. You retain your copyright under a Creative Commons license.

ThePLoS group offers more than free reading materials. It also offers users tangible ways to get involved in the political side of science (for actual political science you’ll have to go elsewhere). Regular updates urge users to contact local and national politicians about a number of issues, ranging from the proposed NiH bill (which would give taxpayers access to all publicly-funded NiH research, a no-brainer if you ask me) to boycotting the Association of American Publishers for their condemnation of open access programs.

The group also monitors open access news and progress for its readers. Did you know there’s a revolution happening in the publishing world? Newspapers especially are having a tough time adapting to the internet age. The PLoS knew, and they’ve got links to articles discussing new models for print media, debating the benefits of online subscription access versus larger revenues from ad traffic on free access sites, and more.

If all this sounds boring, you’re not paying attention. Remember the recent revelation that hormone therapy (often used to “treat” menopause) probably causes breast cancer? How many women in your family had to go through chemo because their doctors recommended a carcinogenic drug? Imagine if you had access to every health study you pay for.

The PLoS is also hosting an event, complete with Facebook page: the 2nd North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. The event is, of course, free and open to the public.

And, of course, the PLoS offers that all-important staple of any good internet group: the blog debate, open to anyone with a keyboard and a will to rant. Which basically means everyone.

via Mashable - Lookabee is an ‘in beta’ application for Facebook - that makes so much sense it is sure to be a hit. The basic idea behind the application is to provide a platform for teachers to keep in touch with their students by posting shared files, feedback on assignments, homework, extra help etc.

This will not only provide students and teachers an alternative and easy way to collaborate, but it will also solve the age old problem of letting parents know exactly what is going on in the classroom, areas they can help when needed and a facility to check up on progress.

These types of collaborative solutions have been implemented at many schools (are are standard in most private academic settings) but there has never really been a facility to bring this level of communication to the overall public school system. Facebook seems like a perfect platform for it - and with the announcement that Facebook is soon to allow contact grouping and privacy controls per group, the students will be more likely to use a tool like Lookabee, having not to worry about those ‘compromising’ party pictures being available to there homeroom teacher.

If you are a high school or university teacher in North American and want to participate in the beta program, you can sign up here.

We have been sharing thoughts, insights and news at Facebook Observer on happenings from the world of Facebook.

Here’s our take on some of the recommended blogs which address news from the world of Facebook & other social networking platform. Visit these blogs, add them to your blogroll and don’t forget to link & visit us at Facebook Observer. Feel free to add more in comments.

Facebook Blogroll

AllFacebook.com - A fantastic blog about Facebook application reviews, news and more.

Best of Facebook - It is a site to find out and share best content from Facebook. Its special features include monthly competition for best groups and applications.

Facebookblogged.com - A young Belgian’s blog on Facebook and related news.

FacebookEffect.com - Based out of Ontario, Canada FacebookEffect.com was founded by Colin Pape to anaylse the growing effects of Facebook.

Facebooking101.com - The unofficial guide to Facebook Layouts, Profile Layout Codes and Facebook News.

Facebookism.com - A relatively new blog developed with the sole aim of sharing news and updates on Facebook.

FacebookNinja.com - A nice collection of Facebook tutorials for non-geeks to demonstrate use of Facebook. It features podcasts and tutorial screencasts.

Facebooknotes.info - The philsopohy behind this site is to provide a platform for sharing Facebook resources.

Facebook Profile - A dedicated social networking site for Facebook discussions, news, plugins, hacks and developers.

FacebookSOURCE - Apps,News, Codes and tricks for Facebook.

Facebookstatus.blogspot.com - A collection of funny Facebook status updates.

Facebooktalk.com - Primarily dedicated to Facebook hacks, tips, tricks and not to forget apps.

Facebook.co.za - An unofficial fanclub of Facebook.

Facebump.com - A digg like social bookmarking site for Facebook news.

Faceosphere.com - It is a news aggregator site for Facebook.

FaceReviews.com - Published by Rodney Rumford, as the name suggests it is an excellent blog dedicated to Facebook apps & widget review and news.

FBChicks.com - A site dedicated to hot chicks on Facebook.

Funny Facebook status generator - Not exactly a site, this application allows users to generate funny Facebook messages.

Inside Facebook - Keep a watch on latest Facebook news stories and apps.

Mashable.com - World’s largest social networking blog features latest on Facebook news and apps.

Techcrunch.com - Techcrunch is a popular blog profiling internet products and services. It has a dedicated section/focus towards Facebook.

The Facebook Blog - The one and only official Facebook blog.

Others

Karen Blakman’s Blog - Karen’s blog on internet resources and tools with special focus on Facebook.

News Challenge Blog - The goal is to spur innovation in the delivery of information and news using digital media.

Non-Profit Tech Blog - Experiences and Wisdom section on Facebook in non-profit sector.

Social Networking Blog - Maintained by Linda and other bloggers it features special focus on Facebook.

Read/Write Web - Read/Write web is a popular weblog that provides Web Technology news, reviews and analysis.

Robin Good’s Social Networking - Robin good’s blog addresses issues of trust, reputation and privacy in social networks.

Smoothspan.wordpress.com - A good blog for tracking web2.0 products and services.

Socialmedian.com - Jason’s social media blog with coverage space for Facebook.

Social Networking Watch - Keeping a special eye on social networking news and articles.

techno.blog - A blog about life, the universe, and everything related to technology.

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Retailer Has Set-up Facebook Group to Promote Back to School

Walmart does not always do everything right, but you have to admire their willingness to try out bleeding edge marketing initiatives to drive sales. With the launch of their Roommate Style Match group on Facebook, Walmart is hoping to leverage the legions of college aged Facebook users to drive sales during the back to school season.

The premise behind the Facebook group is simple; members of the group can take a quiz that will give them their decorating style and get a list of recommend products based that will flow well with their style and that of their roommate. From there they can print out a list of products to buy at a local Walmart. Short, simple, and potentially financially sweet.

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