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Online Trends in Family History Shauna Hicks
www.shaunahicks.com.au
Twitter: HicksShauna
www.shaunahicks.com.au/shhe-genie-rambles
http://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com
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Introduction Online trends?
Benefits?
Best use?
Dangers?
Further reading/websites
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Online Trends - Communication Traditional
Forums
Listservs/Mailing lists
New
Google +
Skype
Google hangouts
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Email Free email service providers
Yahoo (hotmail), Google (gmail)
Benefits
Free storage
Use on phone
Less spam
If you change service providers, your email address does not change
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Skype Free to download basic version www.skype.com
Allows
Messages
Instant messages
Phone calls
Need computer microphone
Webcams allow visual contact
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www.skype.com/en/download-
skype/skype-for-computer
Forums Similar to listservs, mailing lists
Post queries, respond to other queries
Find out about other resources
Make contact with others
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/forum
Listservs/Mailing Lists Similar to forums
Single email, email threads, archives
Post queries, respond to queries
Find out about other resources
Make contact with others
Rootsweb best for mailing lists
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www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Online Trends - Information Blogs
Podcasts, Webinars
Facebook, Google+
YouTube
E-newsletters
Eastman’s online genealogy newsletter http://blog.eogn.com
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www.records.nsw.gov.au
Twitter Only allowed 140 characters
Simple messages
Tweet or follow or both
Lengthy URLs can be shortened Tiny URLs www.tiny.cc
Bit.ly http://bit.ly
www.shaunahicks.com.au/week-24-post-office-directories-in-52-weeks-of-genealogical-records-in-2014 becomes http://bit.ly/1qzsSK5
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Blogs Web log
Can be about anything
Own personal family history
Educational
Inspirational
Daily, weekly, whenever
Geneabloggers www.geneabloggers.com
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www.unlockthepast.com.au/articles
-and-other-free-content
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www.geneabloggers.com/daily-blogging-prompts
Podcasts, Webinars Podcasts
Can be video/audio
Allow you to see/hear a presentation that you might not be able to any other way
Webinars
Mostly passive
Listen, see slides but not presenter
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http://geniesdownunder.com.au/podcasts.html
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www.slv.vic.gov.au/event/family-history-feast
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www.familytreewebinars.com
Online Trends Data Contribution User information contribution
Volunteer indexing projects
Free UK Cen, Reg, BDMs
Wikis
FamilySearch wiki
Theme sites
Discovering ANZACS
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http://freeukgen.rootsweb.com
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https://familysearch.org/ask/researchWiki
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https://familysearch.org/ask/researchWiki
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http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au
Online Trends Pictorial Contribution
Flickr (now searchable within Trove)
http://www.flickr.com
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com
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www.flickr.com/search/?tags=staterecordsnsw
Online Trends Data Contribution Genes Reunited http://www.genesreunited.com.au
Lost Cousins http://www.lostcousins.com
World Connect http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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www.lostcousins.com
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www.genesreunited.com.au
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Pay to View & Free Databases Examples include:
Ancestry.com.au www.ancestry.com.au
FindMyPast Australia & NZ www.findmypast.com.au
MyHeritage www.myheritage.com
Family Search www.familysearch.org
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https://familysearch.org/indexing
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www.pinterest.com/shaunahicks90/
burstow-one-name-study
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www.pinterest.com/shaunahicks90/national-
family-history-month-australia
What are the Dangers? Privacy issues and Identity Theft
Don’t give out too much personal information eg dates of birth, mother’s maiden name
Don’t put living people on the web
Keep passwords secret
Keep virus and firewall software up to date
Terms and conditions
Spamming
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Conclusion Definitely a brave new world
Very quick overview of some aspects
Worth venturing into
Rapidly changing and expanding
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