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Social Networking Technology Resources for Genealogical Societies

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Purpose

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

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

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

  • 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

What are they and why use them

Popular Freeware


Wiki's

What are they and why use them: Wiki Overview

Popular Wiki's

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


Blogs

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

Popular Blogging Software

  • WordPress


Facebook

Discussions about how to utilize FaceBook


Creating Effective Web-Based Presentations

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


Personal Digital Archiving

What it is and why it is important: Overview

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