Posts Tagged with ‘genealogy’

I have received an announcement from MyHeritage today about the acquisition of a social networking site for families Kindo. The acquisition amount is not disclosed but the goal is quite ambitios: MyHeritage aims to become a “Facebook for families” where family members will be able to research history of their families and stay connected to each other as well.
As you may know, MyHeritage is one of the most popular websites for family-based communications and has a very strong offering, especially [...]

If you thought FaceBook's Beacon and web sites like Plaxo's life streams and content aggregators were intrusive, wait until you see the next phase of Web 2.0 social networking: Genebase. The premise behind GeneBase is DNA based social interaction. I can only hope that this a social network that is doomed to fail.
Why would I want it to fail? Aside from the obvious reason that it is incredibly invasive, even for someone volunteering that information, it isn't free. [...]

Newcomer Kincafe.comis a new social network for families, allowing relatives to share pictures, genealogy, scrapbooks, photos, and blogs. Using a family tree structure, Kincafe.com allows users to change settings for privacy on each of the content features.
Kincafe.com is more than a genealogy site; it lets you track contact information, birthdays and anniversaries, share stories, and functions almost like a small networking site for your family within a larger one. The site is currently in beta release, with plans for increased [...]