Social Networking Technology Resources for Genealogical Societies

= 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 schedule and 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

 * Joomla

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