Difference between a profile, Page and group.

This short post tends to stress the difference between a Profile, a page, and a group just in case you are getting a bit confused about these terms or their functions, as well as how far you can go with each of them.
Difference between a profile, Page and group.

Profiles

A profile is a place on Facebook where you can share information about yourself, such as your interests, photos, videos, current city, and hometown. To see your profile, click or tap your name or profile picture at the top of Facebook.

Pages

You must have a profile to create a Page or help manage one. Pages are places on Facebook where artists, public figures, businesses, brands, organizations, and nonprofits can connect with their fans or customers. 
When someone likes or follows a Page on Facebook, they can start seeing updates from that Page in their News Feed.
To see an example of a Page, see the screenshot below.
Difference between a profile, Page and group.

Groups

You must have a profile to create a group or help manage one. Groups are a place to communicate about shared interests with certain people. 
You can create a group for anything — your family reunion, your after-work sports team, your book club — and customize the group’s privacy settings depending on who you want to be able to join and see the group. 
When you join a group on Facebook, you starting seeing content from that group in your News Feed.
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