E- groups

E-groups – also known as online or web

communities, are groups of people who
use Internet services such as e-mail,
chat systems, discussion boards, and
social networking sites to communicate
and collaborate with one another. It is a
convinient way to share messages,
photos, and ideas and keep people with
same interests stay connected.
Rewards and Challenges
of e-groups
Rewards
• Sharing ideas among the group.
Members can share their ideas and
contribute about the pros and cons of
the task or project to be accomplished.
This collaboration can bring better
results for the project or task.
• Improving work and increasing efficiency.
Work is done faster and may project better
product results.
• Cost-saving for the company. It allows to
accomplish more and allows the group to
meet team goals more quickly without having
to travel.
• Showcasing individual strengths and creating
an improved workforce. Individual ideas are
directly contributed. E-groups urge everyone
to share ideas and promote limitless
discussions.
• Offering better relationships. People
learn to reach out, share ideas and
problems encountered, and develop
camaraderie. Since e-group members
share similar interests, they support
each other and motivate a better
community.
Challenges
• Overloading of information. Long message
threads may make the sequence of
conversations hard to be understood.
Messages may be overlooked too.
• Occurrence of time intervals.
Conversations sometimes get delayed
because members may not log on the
same time. Messages may take longer to
be received and worse, no reply is
received at all.
• Having uncooperative members. Some
members may not cooperate as they
prefer to work alone.
• Directionless. E-group discussions
without mediators may result to a
directionless conversation.
Assessment:
Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is
not.

___1. An e-group can improve work and

increase efficiency. Work is done
faster and a better product results.
___2. Using e-group is expensive for a
company because it allows a group to
meet team goals quickly without
having to travel.
___3. E-groups is also known as online
or web communities.
___4. We can use e-group for
educational purposes and also for
business aspects.
___5. A person can use e-groups without
internet.
Assignment:

List down additional benefits of using

E-groups.
Reference: Home 6 Economics and
Livelihood Education 6, pages 41-43