Comments on: World Wide Family Tree http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JayPel http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-825 JayPel Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:45:43 +0000 http://204.15.36.163:8080/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/#comment-825 Interesting tact to use methodology developed to revover the Human Genome and Mitochondrial DNA analysis and apply it to family tree research. Similar concept used in in applying web collaboration such as Roots Web ( http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com ) and "World Family Tree" ( http://www.genealogy.com ) among others. Difference here would seem application of automated analytics as opposed to human cognition to establish linking. Linking in family trees has always been a matter of probabilities -- a difficult enough task of weighing them within the limits of the human mind. Using automated analytics could help improve statistical probability to points much nearer virtual certainty. Interesting tact to use methodology developed to revover the Human Genome and Mitochondrial DNA analysis and apply it to family tree research. Similar concept used in in applying web collaboration such as Roots Web ( http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com ) and “World Family Tree” ( http://www.genealogy.com ) among others.

Difference here would seem application of automated analytics as opposed to human cognition to establish linking. Linking in family trees has always been a matter of probabilities — a difficult enough task of weighing them within the limits of the human mind. Using automated analytics could help improve statistical probability to points much nearer virtual certainty.

]]> By: JayPel http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-163559 JayPel Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:45:43 +0000 http://204.15.36.163:8080/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/#comment-163559 Interesting tact to use methodology developed to revover the Human Genome and Mitochondrial DNA analysis and apply it to family tree research. Similar concept used in in applying web collaboration such as Roots Web ( <a href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com</a> ) and "World Family Tree" ( <a href="http://www.genealogy.com">http://www.genealogy.com</a> ) among others. <br><br>Difference here would seem application of automated analytics as opposed to human cognition to establish linking. Linking in family trees has always been a matter of probabilities -- a difficult enough task of weighing them within the limits of the human mind. Using automated analytics could help improve statistical probability to points much nearer virtual certainty. Interesting tact to use methodology developed to revover the Human Genome and Mitochondrial DNA analysis and apply it to family tree research. Similar concept used in in applying web collaboration such as Roots Web ( http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com ) and “World Family Tree” ( http://www.genealogy.com ) among others.

Difference here would seem application of automated analytics as opposed to human cognition to establish linking. Linking in family trees has always been a matter of probabilities — a difficult enough task of weighing them within the limits of the human mind. Using automated analytics could help improve statistical probability to points much nearer virtual certainty.

]]> By: Alan http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Alan Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:06:19 +0000 http://204.15.36.163:8080/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/#comment-790 For any specific individual bloodline, the chances are quite small that only one member will exist from a given descendant. But given lots of family trees branching from any given point in history I suppose there are a good number of 1-person family trees in total today. The Geni.com is an interesting way to pool different family trees. Reminds me of some commercial service that have sprung up that use DNA samples to trace heritage (although they keep the database, not public for obvious reasons). I think oxfordancestors.com is doing something of the kind. For any specific individual bloodline, the chances are quite small that only one member will exist from a given descendant. But given lots of family trees branching from any given point in history I suppose there are a good number of 1-person family trees in total today.

The Geni.com is an interesting way to pool different family trees. Reminds me of some commercial service that have sprung up that use DNA samples to trace heritage (although they keep the database, not public for obvious reasons). I think oxfordancestors.com is doing something of the kind.

]]> By: Alan http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-163558 Alan Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:06:19 +0000 http://204.15.36.163:8080/blog/index.php/2007/02/15/world-wide-family-tree/#comment-163558 For any specific individual bloodline, the chances are quite small that only one member will exist from a given descendant. But given lots of family trees branching from any given point in history I suppose there are a good number of 1-person family trees in total today. <br><br>The <a href="http://Geni.com">Geni.com</a> is an interesting way to pool different family trees. Reminds me of some commercial service that have sprung up that use DNA samples to trace heritage (although they keep the database, not public for obvious reasons). I think <a href="http://oxfordancestors.com">oxfordancestors.com</a> is doing something of the kind. For any specific individual bloodline, the chances are quite small that only one member will exist from a given descendant. But given lots of family trees branching from any given point in history I suppose there are a good number of 1-person family trees in total today.

The Geni.com is an interesting way to pool different family trees. Reminds me of some commercial service that have sprung up that use DNA samples to trace heritage (although they keep the database, not public for obvious reasons). I think oxfordancestors.com is doing something of the kind.

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