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FamilyLink.com“world leader in connecting families”

Problem

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1,500,000,000people

3,000,000,000people

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#1 #1 FamilyFamily

applicationapplication

NEXT:Friendster Bebo Orkut

Hi5iPhoneGoogle Android

Nokia Symbian OSBlackberry

Problem Problem:

– 1.5 billion internet users want to stay in touch with relatives – need ways to share content quickly and sometimes privately with family members

– 3 billion mobile phone users want to stay in close contact with relatives

Social Networks– Wikipedia list of top social networks: none specifically address needs

of families– Geni / MyHeritage / TGN

Social Platforms are becoming open platforms for third party application developers -- so are Mobile Platforms– We are the #1 app for families on Facebook– #1 app for families on MySpace– Next up: Friendster, Bebo, Orkut, Hi5– iPhone, Google Android, Nokia Symbian OS, RIM Blackberry

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MyFamily.com: Lost Opportunity MyFamily was growing virally by 20-30k new

users per day in 2000-2001 But investors in mid 2001 chose to focus on

genealogy. They shuttered the MyFamily business

opportunity by turning the site into a paid subscription site, laid off all developers, and update the site for 5 years.

Meanwhile, the world passed them by....

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And now so have we.....4.5 million monthly active usersvs. 986,572 monthly active users (Compete.com)

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We’re Related on Facebook 10 million installs in less than a year #1 application on Facebook for families, top

10 overall Has generated more than 200 million page

views since launch Has generated 3,238,096 paid clicks in 2008

and $366,000 in advertising revenue

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Paid Clicks in 2008 on “We’re Related”

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Other Projects WorldVitalRecords.com GenSeek.com WebTree.com WorldHistory.com

Management Team

FamilyLink TeamPaul Allen, CEOJason McGowan, Chief Social OfficerAllan Carroll, Chief ArchitectNathan Gwilliam, Chief Revenue OfficerBrad Pace, Lead Developer

Steve Nickle, President/COOJim Ericson, VP MarketingRichard Stauffer, Search EngineerJohn Ivie, Data EngineerBrett Stubbs, WorldHistory Engineer

Board of DirectorsPaul AllenPaul Ahlstrom

Board of DirectorsPaul AllenPaul Ahlstrom

Paul BrockbankJohn PestanaPaul BrockbankJohn Pestana

Thank you.

Email: paul@familylink.comBlog: paulallen.net

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