1. Social Media and Genealogy Robert & Diane Pulse January 8, 2013

2. Social Media Definition/Types Social media employ web- and mobile-based technologies to support interactive dialogue … between organizations, communities, and individuals. Classifications/Apps (Applications): –Internet forums/Message Boards –Blog e.g., Twitter –Wikis e.g., MyFamily/MyHeritage –Social Networks e.g., Facebook/Google+/LinkedIn –Podcast e.g., YouTube –Photo Sharing e.g., Pinterest Can be altered almost instantaneously by comments or editing.

3. Internet forums/Message Boards A message board or a forum is an online discussion done through posting messages back and forth as if in a conversation. The actual conversation is known as a “thread” and one can follow that thread back to the very beginning and pick up all the clues and information along the thread to reach a conclusion or an answer to a problem. RootsWeb/Ancestry (the same now) –Keywords –Surnames Family Search - discontinued while I made this presentation in favor of FaceBook and Wiki

4. Blog often associated with news letters Anglo-Celtic Connections The Genealogy News Twitter - I have never found a genealogical use for a 120 character messing service

5. Blog - Anglo-Celtic Connections

6. Blog - The Genealogy News

7. Wiki Family Search MyHeritage (Israeli company) Scovern ExampleScovern Example MyFamily - division of Ancestry Wikipedia

8. Social Networks Facebook Google+ LinkedIn - mainly Business

9. Social Networks - Facebook

10. Social Networks - Google+

11. Social Networks - LinkedIn

12. Podcast / Webinars One direction with text feedback YouTube - Ancestry Legacy Family Tree Magazine BBC - Tracing Your Roots Genealogy Guys

13. Photo Sharing Pinterest PLEASE read the terms of service before placing you pictures on this service, you transfer ownership to themPinterest PLEASE read the terms of service before placing you pictures on this service, you transfer ownership to them Instagram - faces first civil lawsuit for changes in Terms of Servicesfaces first civil lawsuit for changes in Terms of Services

14. Recirculating Email The oldest form of social media and still in use today. A process where all the interested parties are copied on a series of e-mail’s discussing a specific subject.

15. Another view - Using Social Media Family Search Cyndi's List Blog Archives Ancestry - using the Social media for the presentation