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| − | The Geni Wiki is a source of user contributed information about Geni and related to Geni's services.
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| − | Geni is a website that allows families to collaboratively build their family tree. Family members can then use the tree to learn more about each other, share knowledge about common ancestors and relatives, and stay in touch with each other.
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| − | [[Geni, Inc.]] is a privately held company headquartered in West Hollywood, California. It is backed by venture capital firms [[The Founders Fund]] and [[Charles River Ventures]].
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| − | ==About Geni==
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| − | ===History===
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| − | : ''Main article: [[Geni Timeline]]''
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| − | Geni was founded in 2006 by former executives and early employees of PayPal, Yahoo! Groups, Ebay and Tribe.
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| − | ===Statistics===
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| − | * There are more than 6,000,000 profiles.
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| − | * There are more than 500,000 registered users.
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| − | * 60% of Geni users are outside the U.S.
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| − | * Where people go on Geni.com:
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| − | : geni.com - 91%
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| − | : forum.geni.com - 4%
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| − | : help.geni.com - 3%
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| − | : blog.geni.com - 1%
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| − | ===Members===
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| − | (Who are all these people and how did they get here?)
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| − | ===Technology===
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| − | Geni utilizes various open-source projects and web development techniques generally geared for efficiency and cross platform usage. Those pretty pages are created with Flash, AJAX and DHTML. The Ruby on Rails software framework and MySQL databases are deployed in the background on a Linux system.
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| − | Data center services are provided by [[Q9 Networks Inc.]] in Toronto, Canada.
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| − | ==Getting the most from your Geni tree==
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| − | ===Exploring your tree===
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| − | : ''Main article: [[]]''
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| − | ===Basic navigation in Geni===
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| − | : ''Main article: [[]]''
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| − | ===Using Geni as a research tool===
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| − | ===Strengths, weaknesses, and data quality in Geni===
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| − | ==Building your Geni tree==
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| − | ===Editing profiles===
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| − | : ''Main article: [[]]''
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| − | ===Administration, oversight and management===
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| − | ===Handling disputes and abuse===
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| − | : ''Main article: [[]]''
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| − | (How to deal with vandalism and what can Geni do.)
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| − | ===Technical support===
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| − | If you are in need to assistance please visit our [http://help.geni.com FAQ]. You can also search this wiki or send an email to help@geni.com.
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| − | ==Feedback and questions==
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| − | ===Frequently asked questions (FAQ)===
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| − | View the [http://help.geni.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view Geni - Help Center]
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| − | ===Providing feedback===
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| − | (List the best ways to provide feedback. forums, blogs, email, form from within profile)
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| − | ===Community discussions===
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| − | View the [http://forum.geni.com/ Geni Forum]
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| − | ===Contacting members outside your Geni tree===
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| − | (How to do it)
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| − | ==References==
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| − | # [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb537114.htm "Geni.com Acquires 5 Million Profiles..."] PR Web. 2 July 2007.
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| − | # [http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/100-million-valuation-for-geni/ "$100 Million Valuation For Geni"] TechCrunch. 5 Mar 2007. | |
| − | # [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=geni.com Alexa Traffic Details]
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| − | # [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/newmedia/la-ca-webscout5aug05,1,6311402.story?coll=la-entnews-newmedia "Fertilizing the family tree on Geni.com"] L.A. Times. 5 Aug 2007.
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