Follow an archive day on Twitter
Today is Follow An Archive day on Twitter. Twitter users around the world are tweeting about their favourite archives, and archives around the world are tweeting about themselves, using the hashtag...
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Social Media for Family Historians
My first book, Social Media for Family Historians, was published in late 2010 by Unlock The Past. It explains what social media is; what use it is; and introduces you to more than 25 social media sites...
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Social Media for Family History Societies
A lot of large companies and organisations are using social media to attract new customers and members, and to keep in touch with the ones they have. Those that don’t are learning how to do so. I think...
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Twitter for family historians
What is Twitter? Twitter is what is known as a microblog. You can send and receive messages, called tweets. A tweet can be a maximum of 140 characters. Tweets can be seen, and searched, by everyone...
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Family history societies using social media
I have written previously about how family history societies can use social media and why I think they should. Social media is a great way to connect with people and let them know what you offer,...
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Ask Archivists!
Today was Ask Archivists Day. In much of the world it still is, Australia being ahead of most of the rest of the world. It was/is a great opportunity to ask an archivist a question and have it...
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First look at Google+
Google+ is Google‘s new experiment in the world of social networks. I say ‘experiment’ because it is only in limited release; you have to wait for someone to be able to invite you, and then you have to...
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Can Google+ replace Facebook and Twitter?
I’ve been playing with Google+ for a few days now, and I’ve had some time to experiment and to see how others in my circles are reacting to it. Most seem to be using it as a substitute for Facebook –...
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Social Media for Family Historians, 2nd edition
The second edition of my book, Social Media for Family Historians, is now out. It explains what social media is; what use it is; and introduces you to more than 25 social media sites that can help...
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Top 10 Social Media Sites for Family Historians – Revised 2014
I think that social media was made for family historians. We are different from other people – we actually enjoy finding distant relatives and keeping in touch with them! Social media helps us to find...
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