Los Angeles-based Geni rolled out a
number of enhancements to the site, plus told its users late Wednesday
evening that it will now allow all of its users a 14 day, free trial of
the firm's premium offering, Geni Pro. According to Geni, the new
features include a bookmark feature which allows users to bookmark any
information in the system, including profiles, photos and videos; plus
an additional tool which helps its users merge and find similar
profiles already added by others. Geni operates an online genealogy and
family networking site; the firm launched its premium offering in
March.
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socalTECH: Geni Adds Free Trial
10 Best Web Sites for Storing and Sharing
FamilyTree Magazine, June 17, 2009
Geni
A standout among family tree sharing sites with 45 million profiles,
Geni was singled out by Time magazine as one of the 50 best Web sites
in 2008 and honored on PC Magazine's list of Best Free Software. Who
are we to argue? Geni is free, although a new $5 monthly Pro plan
enhances relationship pathways, enables GEDCOM export of your tree and
all connected trees, and offers priority tech support.
socalTECH: Geni Widens Search
socalTECH.com, June 1, 2009
Los Angeles-based Geni, the online
family tree and social networking site, has enhanced the firm's search
features, telling its users that it is now allowing them to search any
profile on the site, regardless of whether those profiles are connected
into a user's family tree or not. According to the firm, the reason for
the shift is that the distinction between familes which are and are not
connected is becoming "less important," giving the example of 15
million profiles connected into the firm's largest Geni tree.
socalTECH: Geni Ehances Collaboration Tools
West Hollywood-based family tree site Geni
has rolled out a slew of updates for the service, saying today that it
has added features to help users collaborate with others, map out
locations, and see recent photos. Among the new features, the firm said
it will now allow users to collaborate with others when building a
family tree. The new collaboration feature--only available to paid,
"Pro" user on the service--makes it easier for different users to view
and edit profiles in the system, and merge duplicate profiles.
socalTECH: Geni Enhances Service
West Hollywood-based Geni said
this week that the firm has improved the firm's site, which allows
users to create family trees and network with family members. The firm
said that it has enhanced the ability to find duplicate profiles in the
service, with automatic advanced searches when users view a profile.
The service said that the new capability will help its users see how
many matches there are, whether or not those are connected or not
connected to a users. Geni's Web 2.0 site allows users to build their
own family trees; the new feature--which have been available, but
weren't run automatically--helps users find information on relatives
which might have already been entered by other people in the system.
Geni.com Launches Geni Facebook Application
eMediaWire.com, April 15, 2009
Leading family networking site Geni.com announced today the release of the Geni Facebook Application. Facebook users can now access the most popular Geni features within Facebook including building a collaborative family tree, getting family news and birthday reminders, and setting up a family profile.
The Geni Facebook Application uses the same database as the Geni website, so relatives already using Geni.com can interact with Facebook users and vice versa. The application provides a place to share family news and information without exposing it to the rest of your Facebook friends.
socalTECH: Geni Launches New Facebook App
Hollywood-based online family networking and family tree site Geni officially announced late last week that the firm has launched a new, Facebook application. According to Geni, the new application will allow its users to access such features as building family trees, getting family news and birthday reminders, and more. Geni is venture backed by Charles River Ventures and the Founders Fund.
socalTECH: Geni Adds Tabs, Search Tools
West Hollywood-based Geni,
the venture-backed, online family tree and networking site, said today
that it has added a number of new features to its site, including the
ability to search for similar profiles on the site, and improved access
to popular features. According to Geni, the new features include the
ability to look for profiles with similar names and birth and death
dates, to help users find information on relatives that might have been
entered by other users. In addition, the firm said it has created new
tabs for accessing statistics and relatives on the site, among other
navigational changes. Geni operates a service which lets users create
their own Web 2.0-style family trees, network with relatives and family
members, and share other family information.
Geni Announces Pro Accounts With Advanced Search, Tree Statistics, and More
Leading genealogy site Geni.com announced today the availability of Pro accounts with additional features and tools for power users. Pro Account benefits include:
• Tree Statistics: Comprehensive statistics for insight into your family history
• Advanced Search: Search over 50 million profiles by immediate family, location, date and more
• Enhanced Relationship Paths: Discover your exact relationship to any blood relative on Geni
• Forest GEDCOM Exports, Pro Badge, Priority Support and more!
socalTECH: Geni Goes Pro
socalTECH.com, March 27, 2009
Geni,
an online site that allows users to share family trees and network with
relatives and family, is the latest Web 2.0 site to add "pro" accounts
to their services. According to Geni, its new pro accounts will cost
$50.00 annually, or $4.95 per month, and offers value added features
such as statistics on family history, advanced search, enhanced
relationship searching, and exporting of family trees. The new Pro
accounts were launched Friday afternoon. Geni also said, along with the
new Pro accounts, that it has added features for more advanced
searching for data, plus "tree statistics" which allow users to see
statistics such as the gender mix of their families, average life
expectancy, most common surnames, languages, religions, and much more.
