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People are starting to figure out social networking is a good way to communicate with one another on the web and that it’s not just for teenagers any more.
There have been quite a few social networking sites to crop up lately that are focused on another segment of society: families.
Families share pictures and news, opinions and recipes. These sites aim to be your “social network” for your family:
MyFamily.com
“FREE family web sites for sharing photos, stories, news, and more.”
FamFridge.com
FamFridge isn’t live yet, but you can sign up to take part in their beta testing.
“FamFridge is a startup company aiming to enhance family communication and connectivity through technology.”
Zooof.com (3 o’s)
“With ZOOOF you can discover, expand and maintain your family ties!
* Choose from 35 languages
* Build a contemporary interactive family tree
* Invite family members to a private environment
* Write your biography and immortalize your family history
* Chat, mail and share!
* Discover the ZOOOF Family levels
* Join for free”
Famiva.com
“Welcome to the premier social network for families, a secure and password-protected place for you and your relatives to connect and collaborate. Work together to build the family tree, visualize the extended family network, share photos and stories, stay current with family events and reminders, explore family maps, and much more. Best of all, Famiva is completely free.”
Amiglia.com
$50.00 per year
“# Family tree with photos that you can blog
# Linked albums of related families
# Personal profiles linked to nuclear family
# Family facebook of your entire family
# Family calendar with birthdays and events
# Maps of geolocated photos
# Easy tagging for people, themes, places
# Easy search for family photos
# Elegant slideshows to view, email and blog
# Music uploads to any slideshow
# Intergrated Skype calling and chats
# Riya import
# Interactive photo-based babies’ games
# Easy mass uploading
# Upload by email or with camera phone
# Import from Flickr or Photoshop Album
# Easy GEDCOM imports at signup
# Video clips support (up to 5MB each)
# Advanced privacy, no spam, no ads
# Backup CDs or DVDs at minimal charge
# Email reminders for family birthdays”
I haven’t tried any of these, but I would like to hear about your experiences if you have used them in the past or are presently using them as your family’s social network.
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Brad,
Thought you might also want to check out http://www.familyinhistory.com which falls under this category, but is primarily focused on networking around your genealogy or family tree. Allows people to upload their family tree and it will instantly create a collaborative website for them where family members can add photographs, stories, timeline events and more information about each ancestor.
Thanks for the list!