I use to belong to a Swedish rootsweb group that was extremely helpful. Everyone was very
nice and help was shared by both Swedish Americans and Swedes. They switched to a private
(one had to ask to join but it was easy to do so) group on Facebook. It is a marvelous
group and I have made many friends. Everyone is so helpful. The Swedes who were so
excellent at helping on rootsweb switched over and help on the Facebook page. It was such
a success that the administrators created two groups, one for sharing and helping in
genealogy and one for Swedish Culture which includes pictures, food, customs, and so on.
I like the Facebook idea because the interaction feels very friendly and sharing pictures
helps with this compatibility. We also might be able to attract and help many more Chases.
Rootsweb is so old and not advertised now and because of this new genealogists probably
never learned about using it as a means of getting help. My vote is for Facebook. Thanks
for asking our advice. Gwenda Elin Gustafson Malnati
-----Original Message-----
>From: Lisa Martin <lrclevers(a)centurylink.net>
>Sent: Jan 10, 2020 3:44 PM
>To: chase(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: [CHASE] Please read from List Owner
>
>Alright I've been researching the different options available. Here's what
>I've narrowed down too and the benefits each has;
>1. Facebook - Can add Photo's and files. Can have the group public, private
>or secret. Free
>2. Google groups- Doesn't appear to have a file area. Users can receive
>emails of posts like we had a Rootsweb. Can view topics and can make the
>group public to be searchable from the web. here's a group that can be
>viewed-
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/louisiana-genealogy-blogs
>3. Groups.io- Does have a file and photo area however they count towards
>storage limits for the group which is only 1GB of storage which is free
>anything over that would have to be paid for. Doesn't appear to be
>searchable from the web only through their directory. It reminds me a lot
>of Yahoo Groups. Here's an example-
https://njgf.groups.io/g/main
>
>I personally would chose either Facebook or Google groups.
>
>What do you think?
>
>Thanks,
>Lisa
>
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