tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4885284769864621418..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: What is the Value of Genealogy 2.0 Technology?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-45901994692164761642009-03-14T22:35:00.000-07:002009-03-14T22:35:00.000-07:00Great article Randy. Well summarized. FYI, the N...Great article Randy. Well summarized. FYI, the New FamilySearch database structure is largely based on the wiki idea.Janet Hovorkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853681979949785348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-5722351601696977042009-03-14T09:49:00.000-07:002009-03-14T09:49:00.000-07:00Thanks, Randy, great article! Facebook is also gre...Thanks, Randy, great article! Facebook is also great for finding distant living relatives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474617347597498088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-58585656718993180222009-03-14T08:28:00.000-07:002009-03-14T08:28:00.000-07:00As someone who is just getting started in genealog...As someone who is just getting started in genealogy, I am not familiar with many of the things you mentioned. I really appreciate your article letting me know what's available out there. I will check them out and see how they fit into my work. I have been on Facebook for a few months - I agree, you have to be really disciplined, or it can just eat up your time. I also liked that you told how you schedule your time to fit things in - that's something I'm trying to work on. Thanks for this great article - and your terrific blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-60287926847773100382009-03-14T07:43:00.000-07:002009-03-14T07:43:00.000-07:00On your recommendation I've just joined WeRelate, ...On your recommendation I've just joined WeRelate, so I have yet to see how it works, but it sounds interesting. <BR/><BR/>I started a Wiki for our family at <A HREF="http://hayesgreene.wikispaces.com" REL="nofollow">http://hayesgreene.wikispaces.com</A>, but there hasn't been much collaboration yet. As you say, one needs a critical mass. I also have a genealogy blog, for family news and a kind of research diary.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-40537500187014970652009-03-14T06:32:00.000-07:002009-03-14T06:32:00.000-07:00Good morning Randy,I may put up my own thoughts on...Good morning Randy,<BR/><BR/>I may put up my own thoughts on this later, I didn't have Chris' feed so thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>In #2 Wiki you state "However, the collaboration aspect on Ancestry is not available." You can invite others to be "editors" on your tree so you can work together on one tree but only with those you give permission to. I'm attempting this with my Graham line.<BR/><BR/>I still think WeRelate is the way to go but so far I have had terrible luck getting cousins to join me there. Maybe we need a geneabloggers challenge to get more people to sign up and become familar with the site.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-43494985118677554172009-03-13T21:05:00.000-07:002009-03-13T21:05:00.000-07:00Hi Randy - Good to e-meet you! I agree wholehearte...Hi Randy - <BR/><BR/>Good to e-meet you! I agree wholeheartedly with the ideas here. I sat down to write a response about my own thoughts about some of them and quickly found it growing out of control. I think there is all kinds of potential for greater use in a number of these areas -- especially the use of wikis.<BR/><BR/>Not a fan of any of the online tree programs, but I don't know that I've given them enough of a chance. It seems there is way too much room for error and propagation of misinformation when everyone starts uploading everything in their database. I know I was guilty, guilty, guilty of that in the early days of Ancestry, and I still can't get them to get rid of my tree!<BR/><BR/>I was intrigued by the collaborative genealogy group idea. I looked at the Unclaimed Persons site when it first came out, but had completely forgotten about it. I am tossing around a few ideas, but they're not quite formed yet. <BR/><BR/>Again - thank you for that great response. It was exactly the sort of thing I hoped someone would post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-85928818616568548722009-03-13T19:06:00.000-07:002009-03-13T19:06:00.000-07:00Thanks for a very good summary of where we are wit...Thanks for a very good summary of where we are with on-line genealogy. It is almost impossible to keep up with everything, but you do a pretty good job.James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-51993286800376282742009-03-13T15:26:00.000-07:002009-03-13T15:26:00.000-07:00Randy, Loved your reply. I think you really nailed...Randy, <BR/><BR/>Loved your reply. I think you really nailed it here. As a newcomer to Geneablogger and many of these other Geneaoly groups, I am finding more "friends" with everyone being kind and interested in what I do. I do agree that if traveling I would feel safe asking for assistance or even to have dinner with one of these friends. I also agree that we probably do waste time on the computer with many of these sites, but like you said we have to limit ourselves (I am guilty of not doing this, yet). As always, I look forward to reading more from Genea-Musings regularly!Terri O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571535485003397959noreply@blogger.com