Difference Between Facebook Profiles, Pages, and Groups
Facebook Profile:
- Share Your Information
- Post Status & Express Feeling
- Connect with Friends
- Control Over Your Privacy
Facebook Pages:
- Business Place
- Visible to Everyone
- Become a Fan
With a Facebook Page, you can:
- Have people connect with you by Liking the Page.
- Share posts that your Followers will see.
- Comment on posts on your own page.
- Respond to messages sent to your Page.
- Run advertising campaigns.
Facebook Groups:
- Common Interests
- Come together for Common Cause
- Control over Privacy
Use a Facebook Profile for:
- Connect with friends and family
- Share personal updates and opinions
- Join Facebook groups to comment and discuss
Use a Facebook Page for
- Make announcements and updates about your organization
- Primarily produce your own content and post updates
- Establish an official, public presence for your organization
- You want to advertise
Use a Group For:
- Have discussions about a particular topic
- Learn something and help other people learn it too
- Build closer relationships with other users through shared interests