As part of our effort to turn FamilyLink into the most useful site for people to connect with living relatives and discover their recent family history, we are about to digitize our first major microfilm collection. We have 10 scanners in place, and 3 part time employees, but we need someone to manage this projectContinue reading “FamilyLink Hiring Microfilm Operator / Manager”
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FamilyLink Hiring System Administrator
After 3 years of relying on Amazon Web Services, FamilyLink is switching the majority of our servers to a local managed hosting company, supplemented by Amazon as needed. We need to hire a system administrator (see full job description here) to manage both systems. If you are interested, please apply immediately. We are hoping to fill thisContinue reading “FamilyLink Hiring System Administrator”
FamilyLink is (or soon will be) For Genealogists
Randy Seaver is one of my very favorite genealogy bloggers. (Click here to visit his blog.) He has excellent insights about tools, technologies, and content that genealogists find useful, and he often provides better reviews (and screenshots) of new products and services than anyone else I follow. He is into genealogy – not social networkingContinue reading “FamilyLink is (or soon will be) For Genealogists”
Internships at FamilyLink – Utah’s Fastest Growing Web Company
It’s still a well-kept secret, but last month FamilyLink was the fastest growing web site in the US according to Comscore. But you wouldn’t know it from the (low) number of requests we get for part-time employment or internships. If you are studying web development, marketing, multimedia or business at BYU or UVU, wouldn’t youContinue reading “Internships at FamilyLink – Utah’s Fastest Growing Web Company”
“Let us, before we die, gather up our heritage, and offer it to our children”
A couple of weeks ago my brother-in-law, who lives in Washington, DC, told me he was reading the multi-volume world history by Will & Ariel Durrant called “The Story of Civilization.” I was impressed. I have always wanted to read this series but haven’t yet done it. So I ordered a used set on AmazonContinue reading ““Let us, before we die, gather up our heritage, and offer it to our children””
This Week: Ancestry IPO, FamilyLink Goes Viral, Navigating Facebook Platform Changes
This week is going to be amazing. Possibly, the most interesting week of my career. I’ll explain. Ancestry.com is slated to go public on Wednesday. I always dreamed of being part of that IPO, but I’ve been out of the company (7 years) longer than I was in the company (6 years). But my excitementContinue reading “This Week: Ancestry IPO, FamilyLink Goes Viral, Navigating Facebook Platform Changes”
What Love Songs Did Your Parents Love?
I am running a survey tonight on We’re Related (a family-oriented Facebook application with 17 million monthly users) to find out if people know the love songs their parents loved. Given our modern obsession with music, I find it interesting that only 7% of the respondents say they do. (See Survey Results) Come to thinkContinue reading “What Love Songs Did Your Parents Love?”
Does Product Loyalty Run in Families?
Last year, as FamilyLink.com’s product strategy and business model were becoming more clear, we realized again that in many ways, the family is the center of the economic universe. So many consumer purchases are really made within families. Think about the mortgage, the car payment, educational expenses, travel, health-related spending, consumer electronics, and gifts too.Continue reading “Does Product Loyalty Run in Families?”
SpeedRecruiting
A few years back, inspired by the book “Angel Investing,” we founded FundingUniverse.com and started holding SpeedPitching events–two hour events where about ten entrepreneurs could have a few minutes at small tables with 2-3 investors. FundingUniverse SpeedPitching events have been successfully held in six states, and are held bi-monthly in Utah. They are very affordableContinue reading “SpeedRecruiting”
Recruiting with Billboards
Several of the best Utah high-tech companies have billboards along the I-15 corridor from Provo to Salt Lake City that are focused on recruiting. I recall billboards from Omniture, Mozy, Property Solutions, The Generations Network, Orange Soda, and Doba. I’m sure there are others as well that I just don’t recall. I’m wondering if Move NetworksContinue reading “Recruiting with Billboards”
