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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Hollywood-based Geni , the venture-backed firm which has developed an online, Web 2.0-style style genealogy and social networking web sites for families, has connected the company's service with the popular Facebook social networking web site. READ MORE>>.

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Geni Web 2.0 Social Network Web 145

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

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JANUARY 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based Geni, an online genealogy and social networking site, upgraded the firm's services last night, adding new statistics features and gift accounts. According to the firm, it now allows users to view statistics on profiles, and has added the ability of users to give "Geni Pro" accounts as a gift to relatives.

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Geni Web 2.0 Statistics Social Network 100

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based Geni was one of the firms hit by a fire in Seattle, which took down the firm's payment processor, Authorize.net on Friday. According to Geni, due to the issue with Authorize.net, it was unable to process payments for the firm's virtual gifts and subscriptions on due to the downtime.

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Geni Social Network Sites Web 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

According to Geni, it has completely revised its gifts, adding better quality graphics, more selection, and a focus on holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and other special events. Geni runs a Web 2.0-style style site to help people create family trees and connect with relatives through social networking features.

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Geni Web 2.0 Social Network Sites 100

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

This morning, Knowledge Genie (www.myknowledgegenie.com) launched a new web site that helps experts and authors publish online information to the web. What is the idea behind Knowledge Genie? We call this a "Genie," and you can build a Genie using Knowledge Genie.

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Geni Web Guide Platform 100

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. What's the ultimate business model behind Geni? David Sacks: Yammer started as an internal productivity tool at Geni.

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