Did anyone see this press release?
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030408/sftu037_1.html
MyFamily.com, Inc. Acquires
Genealogy.com, Expands Product Line, and Enters
Long-Term Promotional Agreement with A&E Television Networks
Tuesday April 8, 6:01 am ET
PROVO, Utah, April 8 /PRNewswire/ --
MyFamily.com, Inc., a leading online
subscription business and the leading network for connecting families, and
A&E Television Networks (AETN) announced today that MyFamily has acquired
Genealogy.com, producer of the award-winning family tree software, Family
Tree Makera, and provider of extensive online genealogy resources. In
addition, MyFamily will receive promotion on AETN television properties.
Genealogy.com joins the MyFamily network of websites --
Ancestry.com,
MyFamily.com, and
RootsWeb.com -- giving customers a full complement of
Internet services focused on connecting families with their histories and
one another. Combined, the network of websites receives over 10 million
unique visitors each month and has more than one million paid subscriptions.
"We're excited to bring these two strong companies together to better serve
consumers and the genealogy community," said Tom Stockham, President & CEO
of
MyFamily.com. "It's a great strategic fit and underscores an opportunity
to serve the growing market for family history products. By providing
customers with a broad set of tools to discover the information that makes
their family history come to life, we help customers answer the questions,
'Who am I?', 'Where do I come from?' and 'How am I
connected?'"
"AETN is excited to see these two important family history companies come
together, increasing the positive experience of consumers embarking on
family research," said Nick Davatzes, President & CEO, A&E Television
Networks. "We believe this agreement makes good sense for the businesses and
for the consumer. AETN looks forward to a long-term strategic partnership
with MyFamily."
Genealogy.com will continue to offer its wide variety of products and
services, including Family Tree Makera, and its dynamic roster of online
subscription products. MyFamily will continue to improve upon the products
and services
Genealogy.com currently offers, enhancing the family history
research experience. In addition,
Genealogy.com will continue to host
GenForum message boards, a widely used free genealogy community resource,
with more than six million messages posted.
MyFamily serves the fast-growing market of people with an interest in family
history. As reported in a recent study, family history is one of the
fastest-growing hobbies in the U.S., with over 60% of Americans interested
in researching their family history. The addition of Genealogy.com's strong
product line to MyFamily's network of websites, family tree software,
databases on CD-ROM, message boards, books, and magazines, is a natural
expansion, providing researchers valuable tools to quickly and easily
explore their family history, saving them time and money.
About
MyFamily.com, Inc.
MyFamily.com, Inc. is among the largest online subscription businesses, with
over one million paid subscriptions. A next-generation media company,
MyFamily is focused on connecting families with their histories and one
another. The company provides both free and paid subscription services
through it's network of Internet properties, which include:
Ancestry.com,
Genealogy.com,
RootsWeb.com, and
MyFamily.com. The Company also publishes
Family Tree Maker and Ancestry Family Tree software, Ancestry magazine,
Genealogical Computing magazine, over 50 book titles, and numerous databases
on CD-ROM.
About A&E Television Networks
A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC,
Inc. and NBC. AETN is an award-winning, international media company offering
consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television
programming, magazine publishing, and web sites, to books, music CDs and
home videos/DVDs, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives.
A&E Television Networks is comprised of A&E Network, The History Channel,
The Biography Channel, History International, AETN International, AETN
Consumer Products, and Biography Magazine.
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MyFamily.com, Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Scott" <legacy(a)comnett.net
To:
<NVGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 8:06
AM
Subject: [NVGEN] Re: [STATE-COORD-L] Bylaws Revision - News
I have been watching Rootsweb and the creation and growth of their state and
county pages. I truly believe this is just the next step in doing away with
us all.
The saddest part of it all is that all of the hard work from volunteers who
donated it for free, will eventually be a pay per view.
We lost Gen Connect boards, then Surname search, now this. Are they hoping
that we all quit and go away?
I havbe also noticed that the archives for the State of Nevada, that we NOT
donated to USGenWeb, have been moved to another location other than the one
I was given. The one I work on is a mirror site. If you think that doesn't
make me nervous, you're crazy!
Just my two cents worth.
Patricia Scott
SC Nevada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betsy Mills" <betsym(a)1starnet.com
To:
<STATE-COORD-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD-L] Bylaws Revision - News
I agree. I don't feel that mandates will work. The less
mandates we
have,
the better it will be. I don't intend to start de-linking
counties
because
they don't have some disclaimer on the pages. If we do this,
then it is
time to provide an "approved template" and only link to those sites who
are
using it.
I have still not seen the question of whether these revisions or
amendments
will be voted on separately or all as one package. If it is a
package
deal, there is no way I will be voting for them. These are not what I
consider revisions - they are a major rewrite of the bylaws.
Betsy
On 12:16 AM 5/13/2003 -0500, Connie Snyder said:
>My opinion is that the last couple of proposed revisions would be better
>placed
>in the guidelines where the wording could be periodically reviewed and
updated
>without having to go through the amendment process. These types
of
specific
>statements regarding the design and content of webpages get into
an area
that
>can and has changed frequently over the years. Look at all that
has
>happened to
>web design in just the last couple of years. You may need to have an
amendment
>process every year just to update specific articles such as you
are
proposing.
>Will you be able to get five states to sign on to that process
every
year?
>I would like to see a committee
set up to do periodically review and
>update the
>guidelines. Perhaps it would be better if it were not an official board
>committee, but an independent committee composed of members from the
various
>projects that could propose changes to update them. If you look
at them
now,
>there are some that need to have links and wording updated. Just
as an
>example,
>GenConnect is still mentioned as one way to collect queries. Has anyone
looked
>at the pages on copyright lately to see if they need updating?
>Connie
>Roger Swafford wrote:
> > The committee is charged with making revisions to
clarify as needed
and to
> > add sections as necessary to facilitate continued growth of
the
> project. The
> > project has experienced significant growth since the bylaws were
> adopted and
> > has established a respectable web presence. As website content expands
and
> > more links are included the greater the chance of
repercussions.
Better to
> > ward off potential problems if possible.
> > Section 1.3 of the recently signed hosting agreement extents authority
to
> > the project for governing use, privacy policy, intellectual
property
> notices
> > "(so long as the notices adequately protect the rights of both
parties)".
>
> > Roger Swafford
> > BRC-Chairman
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Susan W Pieroth" <pieroth(a)ix.netcom.com
> > To: <STATE-COORD-L(a)rootsweb.com
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 6:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD-L] Bylaws Revision - News
>
> > > This really annoys me. Could someone on the
committee please point
out
> > > all the sites they have visited that show this
disclaimer? I have
seen
> > > sites where a specific link gets that kind of
statement, but a
generic,
> > > across the board one? I'm sure some, do, but
RootsWeb doesn't
request
> > > this, why the BRC????? Would the lawyer please stand
up?
> >
> > {snip}
> > > Susan
> > > --
> > > Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/
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