Groupie or Fan President?

I'm in the process of creating a Facebook presence for a local DC Band that I help manage - The Fed. I've been trying to choose which Facebook format I should go with - A Group or individual Fan page.

One (Fan pages) is available to unregistered users which allow you to be found, while the other (groups) can be accessed by all members of the group...making it easier to 'bulk invite' users to the page.

Here are some other things to consider:

I've decided after careful consideration that the best bet for a band is an individual Fan Page. It's a better tool for keeping users active.

Don't Be Obnoxious...Or Else

Facebook spammer ordered to pay $711 million
(cnnmoney.com)

The social networking site wins damages against noted spammer Sanford Wallace for bombarding its users with junk mail.

Wallace, who has also been called the "Spam King," accessed Facebook members' accounts without their permission and sent out "phony" Wall posts and messages, the company said.

"Most notably, the judge referred Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's Office with a request that Wallace be prosecuted for criminal contempt, which means that in addition to the judgment, he now faces possible jail time," read the Facebook statement. "We will continue to pursue damages against other spammers."

This isn't the first time that Sanford was successfully sued by an online company. In May, 2008, MySpace won a $230 million judgment against Wallace for sending junk messages. Wallace was also fined $4 million by the Federal Trade Commission in 2006 for his excessive pop-up ads

http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/technology/facebook_spammer/index.htm?postversion=2009103017