Once you have found others with similar interests - or perhaps you are part of a research groups or a course/class - you may want to have a more structured setting to share content and discuss ideas. This is where Elgg's powerful group building can be used.

• You can create and moderate as many groups as you like
• You can keep all group activity private to the group or you can use the 'make public' option to disseminate work to the wider public.
• Each group produces granular RSS feeds, so it is easy to follow group developments
• Each group has its own URL and profile
• Each group comes with a file repository, forum, pages and messageboard