Wednesday, January 10, 2007

ZOOOF looks Cool !!!


This post is sponsored byZOOOF, The Family Network. From what I can see, ZOOOF is a kind of wiki for family histories. The potential for this is fascinating. My mother had a keen interest in geneology. We lived in a relatively small and isolated rural valley that only had a few hundred years of family histories. Even so, the local expert had a bunch of family histories compiled into a two volume publication. My mother had this ungainly reference and used it until it was tattered and falling apart (self published paperbacks will do that). Most of us are familiar with the wiki concept thanks to Wikipedia. With ZOOOF an unlimited number of individuals can join and contribute to a family network. What is really cool about it is that it function in several languages. Here is where things get really cool. YOU CAN BUILD AN INTERACTUVE FLASH FAMILY TREE !!!. No, I don't know how it works, but you can bet it is cooler than the one your teacher made you make with construction paper in kindergarten.


Oh, I almost forgot to mention... if you want to give it a try or to take a look inside before the Feb.14th, send an e-mail that includes your name, e-mail, country and gender to invite@zooof.com.

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