New Facebook “Groups” feature: boom or bust?

Shane Wade Opinion Editor

This month, Facebook released a new feature that reminds us of the original use of the social-media site – not pointless games, not gaudy photo albums, not ostentatious statuses that journal of the lives of uneventful people.

Facebook’s new “Groups for Schools” feature seeks to connect college students for both scholarly and extracurricular pursuits in a more organized and concrete way than the current group/fan page setup allows.

But I predict “Groups for Schools” will ultimately end up as an unused, haggardly option that amounts to the Google Plus of new Facebook features.

The ability to network is one of the most alluring options about Facebook. While simultaneously playing Farmville, you can read the latest reviews on businesses, catch up on what new events or meetings your student organization will be holding and find out about a variety of events in your area.

While the new feature expands this option for collegiate organizations, it doesn’t fix or address the problems that currently plague social networking sites,