Facebook adds private groups for families

As if having your mom on Facebook weren't awkward enough, Facebook has rolled out special groups for families, aimed at getting everyone in your family to join the site. The groups are private, so none of your family activity should end up in your friends' streams, and family members who didn't want to join Facebook might feel comfortable joining for this. Other than the privacy aspect, and the ability to send invitations to non-Facebook family members, family groups operate just like regular groups.

This feature is definitely targeted more at new users who have been reluctant to join Facebook for privacy reasons, or because they didn't see the point of sharing so much information. It doesn't really add anything if you're an existing user, especially if you're already exchanging wall posts with your dad, and making fan pages for your pets. If your family members aren't already on Facebook, and you'd rather keep it that way, it might be best not to mention this new feature.

[via ReadWriteWeb]

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