Free collaborative family tree builder
If you’re researching your family history and looking for somewhere to store all the details you’ve uncovered, it’s hard to go past Geni.com.
Where it has the jump on traditional genealogy software — apart from the fact that it’s free — is that you can easily share your research with others and even have them add their own details to what you’ve already done.
You can also also share photos, videos, events, discussions, and more with other family members. Of course, your information can only be viewed and/or added to by those people you invite to do so, so you can rest easy that your information remains secure from outsiders.
Your family tree can also be saved as a Gedcom file, which is a format that is compatible with all major genealogy programs, so you can also share your information outside of the site of you wish.
Check out the following video to see just how easy it is to use.
Gail Lipscombe has worked for some of Australia's hottest tech magazines for over 10 years. In her blog, she focuses on demystifying technology, gadgets and the web for average consumers.