(my) History of Technology by Verie Sandborg. A retiree’s recollections of a lifetime with personal technology.
Roots Television. User-generated genealogy videos. Interesting, but too many ads.
Technica. An archive of lego history, including early advertisements, a numbered set listing, and an extensive timeline.
Entries Tagged as 'Genealogy'
Briefly Noted for February 22, 2008
February 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Artifacts · Biography · Briefly Noted · Genealogy · History of Technology · Hobbies · Memory · Timelines · Video
Geni
January 16th, 2007 · No Comments
The tech blogs are buzzing about Geni, a new genealogy application launched by former Paypal executive David Sacks (see Valleywag and TechCrunch for example). Billing itself as “a unique approach to solving the problem of genealogy,” Geni “lets you create a family tree through [its] fun simple interface”:
When you add a relative’s email address, […]
Tags: Genealogy · Tools · Visualizations
Family History
June 8th, 2006 · No Comments
Found on the floor of the United States Senate: James Inhofe (R-OK) explores his family history.
Tags: Biography · Genealogy · Politics · Video
MemoryWiki and The Remembering Site
January 24th, 2006 · No Comments
I just had an interesting meeting with Marshall Poe, historian, author, and founder of MemoryWiki, a MediaWiki-powered site that allows visitors to store personal memories. Last week, I had lunch with Sarah McCue, who launched The Remembering Site to help people record their family histories. MemoryWiki and The Remembering Site represent two different […]