Social Networking Technology Resources for Genealogical Societies

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Purpose
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The purpose of this page is to serve as a focal point for technological resources that may be used by Genealogical Societies to create and enhance their virtual presence.


Existing Resources
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There are already some good resources available:

The Power of Community and the Web 2.0

Popular Social Networks for Genealogy

Use the Internet for Family History Research - This one needs some updating

All aTwitter about Wave: Ten Disruptive New Web Services

Blog Your Way to Genealogical Success


Areas To Be Developed
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As might be expected, a search of the FamilySearch Wiki using terms like Unix, shell, vi, htaccess, Perl, PHP and other 'technological' terms does not result in many hits. However, there is a need for a genealogy focused presentation of technical materials for members of genealogical societies to use to create and enhance their on-line presence. Some of the topics that could be useful are listed below. Many of the topics could/should become stand alone pages as the content is developed.


Operating a web site in a Unix environment
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  • Things to think about in choosing a web hosting service
  • Fundamental security issues
  • How to perform backups
  • Basic Shell Programming
  • Understanding and using the vi editor
  • Understanding and using .htaccess to enhance your sites security
  • The value of using Google Analytics to measure the utilization of your web site


Content Management Software
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What are they and why use them

Popular Freeware[edit | edit source]


Wiki's
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What are they and why use them: Wiki Overview

Popular Wiki's
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  • MediaWiki - What Wikipedia uses...
  • WikkaWiki - One attraction is the ability to create private/closed wiki's


Blogs
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Basics - what are they and why use them: Blog Overview

Popular Blogging Software[edit | edit source]

  • WordPress


Facebook[edit | edit source]

Discussions about how to utilize FaceBook


Creating Effective Web-Based Presentations[edit | edit source]

Creating Flash Presentations using PowerPoint and AuthorPoint (free software): Overview


Personal Digital Archiving[edit | edit source]

What it is and why it is important: Overview

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