Communication
method |
Examples |
Pros |
Cons |
| Blogs |
Berry
Italy
|
Free
Easy WYSIWYG Templates |
Limited to the format provided
Some have advertising |
| FTDNA Bulk E-mail |
N/A |
Free for admins
BCC: to participants
ALL members receive e-mails |
Two-way method of communicating
Limited to FTDNA clients only
Participants change e-mail addresses |
| Forum - FTDNA |
E3b |
Free |
Not publicly accessible
Req. name & password
Members have to voluntarily visit |
| Forum - Worldfamilies |
Terry |
Free
No advertising |
Req. user name & password
Members have to voluntarily visit |
| Forum - Y-Base |
Mexico |
Free |
Req. user name & password
Members have to voluntarily visit |
Line leaders
Description: People designated to communicate with
their family group. |
Barton |
Sharing the workload
Increased interest in the DNA project |
Line leader may become disinterested |
| Google docs |
|
Free
File sharing
collaboration |
No polls
Advertising
Req. user name & password |
| Groups - Google |
Azores |
Free
Mailing List
Public promotional tools
|
No polls
Advertising
SPAM
Req. user name & password (except subbing by mail mode) |
| Groups - MSN |
Bolt |
Free
Photo album
Mailing list
No SPAM |
Group is automatically scheduled for
deletion if no activity for 90 days
Req. user name & password (except when using e-mail) |
| Groups - Yahoo |
Irish-DNA |
Free
Photo album
Polls
Mailing list
File sharing
Personalized footer
Calendar
Can be made a private site |
Messages may bounce with no notification
Advertising
Banner ads
SPAM & Spammers
Req. user name & password (except subbing by mail mode) |
| Mailing list - Rootsweb |
Index |
Free
Mailing list
Publicly searchable archives
Personalized footer |
NO commercialism allowed by AUP (Acceptable
Use Policy) - i.e. DNA project pricing.
Some lists Rootsweb will refuse to set up
Rootsweb may be slow to set up the list
Advertising |
| MyFamily.com |
Amerindian |
Photo album
polls
File sharing
Calendar
Private site |
Fee-based
Advertising
Req. user name & password |
|
MySpace.com
|
Pike
|
Free
Popular site - increased internet coverage
|
SPAM
Req. name & password to post
|
| Newsletter |
|
Archivable |
|
| Personal e-mails |
N/A |
BCC: to participants |
Two-way method of communicating
Might be interpreted as SPAM
People change e-mail addresses |
| Websites - Free - Rootsweb |
Kinney |
Free
Artistic & content freedom |
Advertising
Limited group communication
Low website ranking on search engines |
| Websites - Free - FTDNA |
Eckersley |
Free
Easy to use cookie-cutter website |
For FTDNA Admins only
Limited artistic freedom |
| Websites - Free -
Worldfamilies |
Phillips |
Free
Easy to use cookie-cutter website |
For FTDNA Admins only
Limited artistic freedom
Unable to edit header/footer |
| Websites - Paid |
Williams |
Artistic and content freedom
No advertising |
Fee
Limited group communication |
| We Relate Wiki |
Trout |
Free
Collaboration |
Advertising |
| PBWiki |
Hurlbut |
Free
Optional mailing list
File-sharing
Collaboration
Editing controls |
No polls
Advertising
Some are complex to set up
Editing controls |