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It's All About Family on the Net!
Interest in "What's in a Name" is surging on the internet with over 550,000 queries on just Overture in February. - Family Related Article on family history, family trees and the search for family heritage.
(PRWEB) March 26, 2004 -- What's in A Name? Over 550,000 searches on the word "genealogy" in February alone in the Overture Network gives us an clear indication of just What is in a Name? And that number doesn't include the hundreds of thousands of searches on terms like ancestry, and family tree. Why is it that people are getting the "family" bug and creating so much interest in their heritage?
The newer breed of Internet Libraries and Search Engines are offering a wider scope of search for the family market and surprisingly important questions. What mom or dad hasn't had their growing youngster ask "But where did we come from?" to later find it a requirement for school grades is their youngster doing a project on his/her family history. Who can answer these questions? AND,.. who can remember all the tales from mom, pop, grandma and grandpa? How do those dim recollections tie in to the family history? Does a better family history get Johnny an "A"? Then what do we need for the best grade? Pirates? Pioneers? Nobility? Hey, what about cattle rustlers and highwaymen? Added interest might give the youngsters grade a boost, don't you think? What about a Coat of Arms and Family Crest! Quick -Think color on the school project board. Panic ensues, while parents build a telephone bill calling Great Aunt Agnes, emailing Cousin Bob, anyone with a clue. And we all go through it. Family reunions are becoming the up and coming thing. If you have to call around the family for the family information, why not get together and freshen up on your great-great grand pappy and see some of those seniors before they "pop off" as it were. But why is this happening?
While the computer world market evolves using increasingly algorithms of letters and numbers as each persons identity to the world, the Net folk are fighting back more and more. They are focusing on real identity, heritage and personalizing their family life and heritage. I'd say it's a balancing act in direct proportion to the obscurity that the computer world is forcing on us. First we started with social security, then pension, bank accounts and Presto- today you're an xyz2038834mno342yb@anywhere.net. Can we call you xyz203 for short?
Back in the early '70's a storm of research started the world over into family research, headed up here in North America by three companies - one of which was known as "Knights of Heraldry" and now modernly known as http://www.traceit.com and http://www.myroots.com. Then "Roots" hit the book stores. What a story! It opened our eyes to a kind of justification of why we are here. Meanwhile, the other two companies faded into the misty recollections of "Didn't I get a book on the family history" from them? Far and away the leader, even ten years later, the original Knights" group expanded their research base past the 'then' iron curtain and around the world. By 1981 they established the first family research base on the first Tandy Micro. Still not ringing any bells, huh? Who? Oh you know who I mean, those folk that you used to see in the malls and fairs selling the family histories and coats of arms. But what you don't know is that their research, under past CEO Alan Richardson, reached out to the world market through franchising, licensing, and advertising promotions from travel to cereal boxes selling over 5 million family histories by 1993, which in turn funded more family research worldwide. Now they've got the largest family search engine database online, free for the onsite access.
More and more companies, groups and families are linking, downloading and just plain plugging away for those vital online clues. Are you mentioned in the Domesday Book? - Just do a search at http://www.InfoKey.com and click the genealogical records button. What about my family crest? Get a description at http://www.CoatofArms-Shop.com. Doing a genealogy? Download a family tree chart at http://www.GenealogyWeb.com. Did we come through Ellis Island? Check http://www.EllisIsland.org - there's a great online index. Read up on the latest family research tips at http://www.FamilyGazette.Net and enjoy the family quiz and past issues while youre there. Find related family trees? Both http://www.ancestry.com and http://www.onegreatfamily.com offer subscriptions to other peoples family trees and databases.
People want a choice of their identity. If they have to work in a world of icons daily, they want their own family icon, their coat of arms and crest with its full history instead of a number. Who is xzy203 anyway? I mean other than a completely meaningless string of characters with no personality. And while we all might enjoy being anonymous on occasion, especially surfing those questionable sites that might bug you with nasty emails, it's not a workable solution. Some people are even registering their childrens name as domains now so that when the kids grow up, they'll have their own site by real name. I find that sadder and tougher even, than the idea of taking insurance out on the tykes. Well,. all I can say is, Go! Net folk! Go!" Our movement is strong and growing. Let's face it Mr. ComPuter, you sure are handy, but no replacement for over 1000 years of family history and personal heritage.
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