By David Sacks, CEO<\/p>\n
Hi and welcome to Geni, a new website\u00a0with an ambitious goal: to create a family tree of the whole world!<\/p>\n
You can start\u00a0creating your family tree on our homepage<\/a> <\/span><\/span>through (what we hope is) a fun simple interface. It\u2019s extremely\u00a0fast to build your tree by clicking the yellow arrows in the\u00a0direction you want to add new family members. As you\u2019ll notice,\u00a0there is no software download required, no lengthy signup process,\u00a0and no fees.<\/p>\n There is another\u00a0key advantage of Geni: When you add a relative, you can also enter\u00a0his or her email address. In that case your relative will receive an\u00a0email inviting him or her to join your tree. By clicking a link, your\u00a0relative will be taken to the same family tree you\u2019ve been working\u00a0on, but re-centered from that relative\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n Your relative\u00a0can then add other relatives, and so on. Your tree will continue to\u00a0grow as relatives invite other relatives.<\/p>\n Whereas\u00a0conventional family trees show only your direct ancestors, your Geni\u00a0tree includes siblings, spouses, cousins, aunts and uncles, and their\u00a0families. The hope is to identify not just your common ancestors but\u00a0all your living relatives and in-laws. This makes Geni different from\u00a0the many great genealogy sites which already exist.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve built your tree, you can\u00a0create an individual profile which allows other relatives to learn\u00a0more about you and stay in touch. Over time Geni plans to layer on\u00a0additional family networking features like photo sharing so you can\u00a0stay in touch with your family network.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We know that privacy is extremely\u00a0important whenever family is concerned. So we\u2019ve set a rule that\u00a0the only people who can see your tree and your profile are the people\u00a0in your tree. Over time, Geni will roll out more specific privacy\u00a0settings so you can determine exactly who sees your information. We\u00a0know this will only become more important as trees get larger.<\/p>\n Many other\u00a0features are in the works and will be introduced in the coming\u00a0months. For instance, we know you want to be able to print your tree\u00a0in a high-quality way! And when separate trees start to overlap, we\u00a0will want to give you the option of merging them.<\/p>\n As you may have\u00a0noticed, there is a little \u201cbeta\u201d symbol next to the Geni logo.\u00a0Basically, this is industry shorthand for saying \u201cour site is new,\u00a0so please bear with us if you encounter any problems!\u201d We will work\u00a0hard to resolve any issues as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n So what do you\u00a0think? We really want to hear from you, our users, not only about any\u00a0problems you encounter but also about any feature ideas or requests\u00a0that you have. You can email us directly by clicking the \u201cContact\u00a0Us\u201d link in the footer of the website, or feel free to leave\u00a0comments to this blog, which will continue to be the official place\u00a0for news and announcements about Geni.<\/p>\n We hope you enjoy Geni!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By David Sacks, CEO Hi and welcome to Geni, a new website\u00a0with an ambitious goal: to create a family tree of the whole world! You can start\u00a0creating your family tree on our homepage through (what we hope is) a fun simple interface. It\u2019s extremely\u00a0fast to build your tree by clicking the yellow arrows in the\u00a0direction you want to add new family members. 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