Another great meme this time about genealogy and technology and originated by Jill Ball of Geniaus. Here's mine:
The Tech Savvy Genealogists' Meme
The list should be annotated in the following manner:
- Things you have already done or found: bold face type
- Things you would like to do or find: italicize (color optional)
- Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type
Feel free to add extra comments in brackets after each item!
Which of these apply to you?
- Own an Android or Windows tablet or an iPad
- Use a tablet or iPad for genealogy related purposes
- Have used Skype for genealogy purposes
- Have used a camera to capture images in a library/archives/ancestor's home
- Use a genealogy software program on your computer to manage your family tree
- Have a Twitter account
- Tweet daily
- Have a genealogy blog
- Have more then one genealogy blog
- Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic
- Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise (Note: I am a member but not active)
- Have a Facebook Account
- Have connected with genealogists via Facebook
- Maintain a genealogy related Facebook Page (GeneaBloggers, FGS, ISGS, ISBGFH and about 10 others!)
- Maintain a blog or website for a genealogy society
- Have submitted text corrections online to Ancestry, Trove or a similar site
- Have registered a domain name (several - some I'll never use but wanted to snag them)
- Post regularly to Google+ (I'm not a big fan of Google+ right now - the jury is still out in my mind)
- Have a blog listed on Geneabloggers
- Have transcribed/indexed records for FamilySearch or a similar project
- Own a Flip-Pal or hand-held scanner
- Can code a webpage in .html
- Own a smartphone
- Have a personal subscription to one or more paid genealogy databases
- Use a digital voice recorder to record genealogy lectures
- Have contributed to a genealogy blog carnival
- Use Chrome as a Web browser (since the first day Google Chrome was available!)
- Have participated in a genealogy webinar (I think so . . .LOL)
- Have taken a DNA test for genealogy purposes
- Have a personal genealogy website
- Have found mention of an ancestor in an online newspaper archive
- Have tweeted during a genealogy lecture
- Have scanned your hardcopy genealogy files
- Use an RSS Reader to follow genealogy news and blogs (Follow over 2500 genealogy and technology blogs each day - read about 500 posts each day)
- Have uploaded a gedcom file to a site like Geni, MyHeritage or Ancestry (WikiTree at http://www.wikitree.com)
- Own a netbook
- Use a computer/tablet/smartphone to take genealogy lecture notes
- Have a profile on LinkedIn that mentions your genealogy habit
- Have developed a genealogy software program, app or widget (It wasn't successful . . . well not yet)
- Have listened to a genealogy podcast online
- Have downloaded genealogy podcasts for later listening
- Backup your files to a portable hard drive
- Have a copy of your genealogy files stored offsite
- Know about Rootstech (An Official Blogger and Speaker for RootsTech 2012)
- Have listened to a Blogtalk radio session about genealogy
- Use Dropbox, SugarSync or other service to save documents in the cloud
- Schedule regular email backups (Use Backupify and Outlook 2010 archiving)
- Have contriibuted to the FamilySearch Research Wiki (yes and I'm trying to crowd source the concept with the genealogical societies!)
- Have scanned and tagged your genealogy photographs
- Have published a genealogy book in an online/digital format (Approaching the Lectern: How to Become a Genealogy Speaker on Lulu.com)
© 2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee
3 comments:
I'm not too bad for an old lady. :-) I love the list.
What a great idea to get genealogical societies involved in wiki contributions. We would love to see that happening.
Hah, nice list, that is a lot of bold....! And thanks for the shout out to the Research Wiki #48. We love contributors. (and societies.) (and researchers too!) :)
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