Anybody have an knowledge of the web site below - Gencircles. This e-mail was unsolicited and, so, makes me a bit suspicious. Wondering why it is needed when rootsweb is already free? No screen adverts so I wonder how this will be funded. Bruce Bowers bowers6254@telocity.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Mills <kevin@gencircles.com> To: <bowers6254@telocity.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 4:59 PM Subject: GEDCOM > Bruce, > > Hi! I noticed that you have a great deal of genealogical information online. > I was curious whether you'd be interested in helping me with a project. I > have launched a new web site called GenCircles. GenCircles is a free, > community-based genealogy site that molds around people's uploaded GEDCOM > files and will be an excellent new tool for genealogists. There are some > features that set us apart from other web sites. First, we have a new > technology called SmartMatching. SmartMatching compares the individuals in > your file against all of the individuals in our Global Tree. We run a > detailed search on every individual in your file, and see where your > individuals match up with other individuals in other people's files. > SmartMatching enables you to immediately see where other users have > information that you are missing, and vice versa. Second, your GEDCOM file > becomes a mini-community based on your genealogical data. Other users can > post messages on the individuals in your file, sharing data in their > research and helping to bridge the lines of communication between you and > those that seek your ancestors. When a message is posted on an individual, > it is also cross-posted to the appropriate surname in our Clubs section. > For example, when you post a message on John Smith, it is also listed in the > Smith Club. This is a great way for other researchers to keep up with all > "Smith" activity across all submitted files. You can delete these messages > at any time. What I am looking for is a few more people to contribute their > data to get the web site off to a good start. Obviously, you will have full > control over any data that you contribute, and you can delete it at any time > (either directly through the web site or an email to me). A few notes on > our policies: GenCircles is completely free and always will be. We will > never sell your data, ever. You can read more at: > http://www.gencircles.com/info/promise > If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. If you are interested, > visit this link: > http://www.gencircles.com/ > > Thanks, > Kevin > >