OPEN GROUPS
Directory information for online communities

Open Groups will help people search, locate, evaluate, and join ongoing online public groups across the Internet through the development of group directory information open standards.

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• About Open Groups
• Join the Open Groups Team
• Support Open Groups
• Preliminary Drafts - Official Release December 2001
• Draft Metadata Fields - April 2000
• Resource Links

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Online Communities Featured by Pew Internet Study - According to Steven Clift, Open Groups founder, this report demonstrates the need for improved access to public online groups based on many evaluative factors including geography

Online Community Report features Open Groups - March 2000
 

For announcements on this proposed effort, join our one-way announcement list by typing your e-mail address here: 

Or send an e-mail to:  open-groups-announce-subscribe@egroups.com

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For more information contact Steven Clift, Open Groups founder.

Draft 2.3, November 1, 2001