@reiver one of the problems we already have is there are too many social media platforms genealogists use. There are those left behind on FB, BlueSky where there is little real engagement, WikiTree not so much chat, still a few emails groups. Then there is #Mastodon with #hashtags #genealogy #Geneadons @geneadons @genealogy #genchat Do we really need another space - discuss!

For those #Genealogists who are interested, this video shows you how to copy your 23&Me results to #GedMatch , after you DOWNLOAD them from #23andMe .

#GedMatch has a host of great tools that allow you to continue analyzing your DNA and build your #FamilyTree with #GeneticGenealogy .

Be aware that law enforcement can also use this particular database. However, you must OPT IN to allow your data to be accessible to them. So far, they have been using it to help identify unknown "Jane/John Doe" bodies and solve #ColdCase crimes.

https://youtu.be/Ck9S5poH_tA?si=hN45CqTYDkEboZ9p

@geneadons #Geneadons #Genealogy #dnatestingfirmintrouble #DNAtesting #DataPrivacy #DNAdata #DNAdatabases #23andMeBankruptcy

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I have long thought that an open-source Genealogical social-network (including a Genetic Genealogy components) would benefit the Genealogy and Genetic Genealogy communities.

It would be straightforward to create it as Fediverse / OpenSocial software — using the same ActivityPub, ActivityStreams, NodeInfo, WebFinger, etc technology that the rest of the Fediverse uses.

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23andMe is (also) a social-network.

A social-network that includes both living and deceased people.

Some of this is expressed in the form of a family-tree. But it goes beyond that, as living people can (and do) communicate with each other, too.

And, there is a recommendation system of who to connect, based on if you are potentially related to each other or not.

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