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Ancestorian - Online Family History Community

An online community of Ancestorians (family historians, ancestry researchers, genealogists) who interact with each-other, helping our fellow Ancestorians through the swapping of knowledge, stories and soon... documents, books and records - in our 'first of it's kind' community library.

AncestralSpace

Create a profile, upload images, post blogs, and create and join groups. It is one community devoted entirely to genealogy.

Ancestry Academy - Cousin Bait: Make Social Media Work for You ^FREE

Social media is not just for cat videos and boring vacation photos. Many family historians post what they know about their ancestors in hopes of finding a long lost cousin or two. We will explore what you might find on Facebook and Twitter as well as some places you might not have thought of like email lists and message boards.

CuZens Family History Guilds

CuZens is a social network for genealogists, anyone researching their ancestry. CuZens Family History Guilds provide a place to share and find information on specific surnames. Members can also read and post general information related to genealogy and family history research.

DNA and Social Networking: A Guide to Genealogy in the Twenty-First Century

A book by Debbie Kennett, for sale through Amazon.com

Famberry - Family Social Network

Famberry is a private family social network that allows you and your family to collaborate on your beautiful family tree, share photo messages and document your life with a personalised timeline. Use it each day to maintain your most important support system

FamilySearch Wiki - Popular Social Networks for Genealogy

General overview of different types of social networks available and some links to explore.

GeneaBloggers

The purpose of GeneaBloggers is to support genealogy bloggers and content-providers on a variety of platforms, share information on resources, and more. This team at GeneaBloggers will continue the providing helpful resource links, daily blogging prompts, blogiversaries, spotlights with an eye to new and emerging content-providing technologies. Find support for vlogging (video blogging), podcasting, content curating, micro-blogging in addition to traditional blogging.

Genealogy Talk

A social network for professional and amateur genealogists.

Genealogy Wise - The Genealogy & Family History Social Network

Google Groups

reddit - Genealogy related news/articles and discussion

Relativeu.com - Social Network for Families | Family Roots & Socializing

A stand alone website creator for families with: web pages, online chat, calendar event, personal profile and history writing, family groups, creating a family tree, etc.

Social Networking for Genealogists

A book by Drew Smith. For sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.

WikiChicks

The WikiChicks Genealogy News Network (WickiChicks GNN) is a free service that provides social media posts to help educate and inform genealogists and family historians about news, events and research tips. The WikiChicks