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Family Tree Magazine Names Geni to 101 Best Websites

The September 2008 issue of Family Tree Magazine named Geni.com to it's list of 101 Best Websites for 2008.                                                                                           

"An alternative to investing in shrink-wrapped software, Geni was picked by PC Magazine as one of the best free online applications of any kind...You now can export and import GEDCOM files, making it easy to transport data from your desktop program.

You can read more here.

Video Interview: Roots Television

Our friend Matthew Poe recently interviewed JoAnne Rockower, our Director of Community, at the recent SCGS Jamboree. You can view the video below courtesy of Roots Television.

Geni on A List Apart

Yesterday over at A List Apart, one of the most influential web design sites, Luke Wroblewski told us that Sign Up Forms Must Die. We were very pleased that he used Geni's new user experience as a positive example. Here is an excerpt:

Let’s look at another example. Geni is a web service that allows anyone to set up a family tree and share it with family and friends. What’s the first thing potential customers need to do when they arrive at Geni? Fill out a registration form? Nope, they make a family tree. After all, that’s what’s Geni is for.

The whole article is well worth the time, you can read it here.

TIME Magazine loves Geni

The current issue of TIME Magazine asks Is Shrink-Wrapped Software Dead? In the article they use Geni as an example of a fun, free, online alternative to traditional, 'shrink-wrapped' software.

From TIME Magazine, March 17, 2008:

Learning about your heritage is fun for the whole family on Geni.com, which lets you invite relatives to help flesh out the family tree.  Since all data are stored on Geni's central servers, anyone you've given access to can just add information directly.

Download the rest of the article (PDF).

TechCrunch Revisits Geni

In this May 20, 2007 blog TechCrunch discusses the new features recently released on Geni and revisits the  valuation given to Geni  two months ago at the time Charles River Ventures valued it.

Click to read the Blog

O'Reilly Radar Meets Geni

"These applications are fairly addictive  Go try Geni, and I bet that before long, you've got your whole family at work on it. (I do.)"

O'Reilly Radar

Geni Mentioned on Techlife

Check out Dave Kaufman's Techlife Blog today:

Geni - So easy your mom can do it. Really!

Welcome, Wall Street Journal Readers!

If you saw us in the Wall Street Journal, or are visiting us from WSJ.com, thank you and welcome to Geni! Please feel free to comment on this blog post with any questions or suggestions you have, and we'll do our best to answer them here.

A little background here: Geni was featured in the Thursday, February 15th Issue of the Wall Street Journal. You can find the article on the front page of the 'Personal Journal' section, or read it online (link will open in a new window).

Geni's approach to social networking

"...Geni.com is interesting because it's a site that organizes your family tree. That's a value-add that other social networks don't provide..."

Bambi Francisco's Blog

Lifehacker: Build Your Family Tree With Geni

“Geni's smooth interface and social features make it by far the best genealogy app we've seen.”

Lifehacker Blog