Web 2.0 for building family trees

    With the advent of Web 2.0, genealogy tree compilers were given the opportunity to express themselves not only on paper, but also on the Internet. And David Sacks, the former operational director of the notorious PayPal payment system, provided them with such an opportunity.

    If there are social networks for communication between colleagues and classmates, then why not create a network in which relatives find each other? No sooner said than done. The Geni.com project, launched in January of this year, unites grandparents with grandchildren, uncles and aunts - with nephews. And it’s completely free (but with annoying banners). A larger (but paid and ad-free) alternative to the resource - Ancestry.com- It has been popular with online genealogy lovers for several years and has more than 2.5 million of the most diverse trees.

    via Business Week

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