July 2009

Update (2:30am pst): Okay, things are looking better now. Thanks again for your patience, obviously this took way longer than we had expected. You can now return to Geni.com. Update (12:30am pst): Unfortunately we have run into issues so the site will not be back for another few hours. We’ll do our best to make it quick and keep you all updated. Update (10:00pm pst): We should be very close to bringing the site back… Read the full story

UPDATE: We're back, sorry about the downtime! We're taking the site down temporarily for some maintenance. In the meantime, you can read about our newest features in our user forum.

14 day free trials of Geni Pro are now available to all users. Sign up for a trial to receive immediate, unlimited access to all of the benefits of Geni Pro including: Hot Matches Find matching profiles instantly while you browse your tree or profiles Collaborators Work with other Geni members to complete your tree and update profiles Tree Statistics Comprehensive statistics for your Family Group, Blood Relatives, and Ancestors Start your free trial now!

Use bookmarks to create shortcuts to your favorite profiles, photos, and more on Geni. You can bookmark any of the following: Profiles Photos Videos Posted Links Events Photo Albums Click “Add Bookmark” at the top of any of these pages to bookmark the page: Click the star icon to quickly access the last twenty items you bookmarked: The View All Bookmarks link gives you access to all of your bookmarks. On this page you can… Read the full story

With over 60 million profiles on Geni, there is a good chance that someone else’s tree also contains a profile that is on your tree. Finding these duplicates helps you find new information about your relatives and meet others researching the same relatives. Who knows, you may even meet a new cousin! The new Hot Matches list is the easiest way to find these duplicates. If we have found hot matches for any profiles in… Read the full story

*Update:  As of 12:40 PM PST, it looks like our payments processor is back up and running. You should be able to purchase virtual gifts & subscriptions at this time, but please be aware that there may still be a few bumps in the road today.  We'll keep everyone updated here on our blog as things develop.  Due to an issue with our payment processor, authorize.net, we have been unable to process any payments since… Read the full story