tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post5555537775431212007..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Facebook Genealogy?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-8032520754003886342011-06-03T18:15:23.050-07:002011-06-03T18:15:23.050-07:00I have found Facebook to be a useful tool in my re...I have found Facebook to be a useful tool in my research, but it is not meant to replace even the most basic of searches (and, quite honestly, I would find the person who told you it does and give them a stern talking-to). For example, I created a private group for a branch of my family, invited family members who are on facebook (we now have 21), and we post photos for identification or sharing, or ask questions about where certain people lived at certain times. I have even managed to connect with 3 cousins who have also been doing research. I also have my blog posts automatically fed to my Facebook page (and my Twitter account, if it matters). It has actually gotten my family members interested in what I'm doing.<br /><br />I'd say it's a win.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-86023006139484791072011-06-02T20:44:34.012-07:002011-06-02T20:44:34.012-07:00I guess my point is that Facebook isn't really...I guess my point is that Facebook isn't really meant to be used like Google. It's meant to be used to get in touch with living people.RT and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869535583945601736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-25882192405973847612011-06-02T20:39:19.269-07:002011-06-02T20:39:19.269-07:00If you want to find information about ancestors on...If you want to find information about ancestors on Facebook, you probably won't find much. I think you summed it up quite nicely when you wondered if Facebook is just a place to get together like the mall. For most people it's just a way to keep in touch with friends, share short thoughts or links, or (ugh) play games. Facebook is probably only useful for genealogy if you can use it to get in touch with living cousins who might have documents or information or who would be interested in what you've done. For example, you could send a message or post on your wall that you're looking for a picture or birth certificate of so-and-so. Then again, a genealogy site forum would probably be a more effective place to find that kind of thing since most of your Facebook friends aren't as interested in genealogy as you are, whereas the people on a genealogy forum are there because they want to find and share genealogy.RT and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869535583945601736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-12580850394207012852011-06-01T07:37:00.313-07:002011-06-01T07:37:00.313-07:00The only genealogical use I have so far found on F...The only genealogical use I have so far found on Facebook is contacting living cousins and documenting their growing branches. Thankfully most Facebook accounts, if they don't provide the age of the user, have photographs attached to them, so you can make decisions accordingly.<br /><br />For finding like-minded cousins interested in ancestors more than a century back, I think the genealogy site forums are still much better than Facebook.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.com