April 2009

Geni is designed to help users collaborate with each other on building a shared family tree. When you find a profile that you’d like to collaborate on, you can send the manager a request to collaborate: If the manager accepts your request, you will be able to: View and edit the unclaimed profiles they manage Merge duplicate profiles together Correct relationships in the tree When you are viewing a profile managed by someone you are… Read the full story

One of the advantages of collaborating with others on building your family tree is avoiding duplicate work. With over 50 million profiles already entered on Geni, there is a good chance that someone has already built some branches of your tree for you. Now when you add a new profile to Geni we’ll tell if you a similar profile already exists! When you add a new profile to your tree an icon will appear indicating… Read the full story

Simplified Location Editing Location entry fields now take full advantage of the Google Maps API to find the exact location you are trying to enter. No more drop down menus or typos. Just start typing the name of a location and we’ll suggest matches as you type: Open the mini-map in place to verify the location: You can still edit location details if necessary: Simplified location editing is now standard on profiles, events, photos, and… Read the full story

Finding duplicate profiles is now easier than ever with profile hot matches! When you view a profile we’ll automatically perform an advanced search on that profile’s name, gender, year of birth, and year of death (if applicable) to find similar profiles. We’ll tell you how many matches there are, both connected and not connected. Pro users can view the matches to confirm that they are duplicates and then contact the manager to initiate the merging… Read the full story

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The Geni Facebook Application is now available. For the first time, Facebook users can access the most popular Geni features without leaving Facebook, including building a collaborative family tree, getting family news and birthday reminders, and setting up a family profile. Seamless integration between the Facebook application and Geni.com lets existing Geni users collaborate directly with Facebook users. Geni users can add pictures of their family to their Facebook profile; this is a great way… Read the full story

With over 50 million profiles on Geni, chances are good that someone else has already added at least some of your relatives. Use the “Search for similar profiles” link on any profile to find potential matches . We’ll use our advanced search technology to find other profiles with similar names and birth and death dates. You can also use the “Search for Duplicates” option in the more menu to find matches directly from your tree…. Read the full story

We’ve added new tabs and moved a few pages around to give you quicker access to some of our most popular features. Here is an overview of the changes so you don’t get lost: Statistics (new tab) Statistics now has its own tab for easier access Relatives (new tab) Lists are now their own tab for easier access to list views for your Family group, Ancestors, etc. Index has been moved here and renamed Last… Read the full story