Cool, very good article, i like it…

Are you perhaps referring to Rootsweb.com? If so, the data you submitted are still available FREE at RW, are identical to what appears in any of the family trees in the database at Ancestry.com, and can be deleted by you AT ANY TIME. You will find the same search capabilities as those on Ancestry (for example a wildcard or soundex search), and the results can be printed out without the annoying advertising bar that exists on the right hand side of the Ancestry screen. Just look for the WorldConnect database in the results to your RW name search.

What you have posted simply isn’t true. I say this because I use both Ancestry and Rootsweb all the time in my research.

lose tummy fat…

How is SEI’s action of an additional $300M investment in TGN a “liquidity event” for TGN’s small-stake shareholders, since SEI is privately held? Where’s the “liquid” for TGN small-stake shareholders *prior* to an IPO or acquisition, which would now have to be greenlighted by SEI, which I’m sure has “liquidation preferences”. Short question: what happens to the non-preferred shareholders (incentive stock option employees who have exercised and hold shares)?

Like Josh Kopelman who posted about how he broke his shoulder so he wouldn’t have to explain it 20 times a day (you’ve got to watch his indoor skydiving video!), I blogged this morning so that everyone can what I think about the Spectrum Equity buyout of The Generations Network.

http://www.paulallen.net/2007/.....y-dot-com/

Here is Josh’s post: http://redeye.firstround.com/2007/10/silence.html

but then again I don’t see the hobby of genealogical research declining anytime soon … just the number of players on the field may vary somewhat “/

I too believe they are getting ancestry for a steal!!! Genealogy is second only to porn for internet usage.

Techcrunch has reported that Spectrum Equity Investors has led a $300 million investment to acquire a majority interest in Provo Utah-based The Generations Network (the parent company of Ancestry.com, MyFamily.com and other sites) according to a source…

What still really aggravates me is the $100M+ valuation of Geni. Geni doesn’t have anything except an application that lets you build your tree online. Big deal, that’s not hard. The value is in the data, the network, etc. You can’t even import the most common Genealogy format into Geni: GEDCOM.

They were valued that after not even being online very long. It makes me wonder what people are thinking, you can just build a web app that lets you build family trees, then hope the people will come and use it, and be worth $100M?

Is this you? Just curious….

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Mr. Tanner and Mr. Hendrix recognized the need for a service-oriented, technology-focused marketplace for the rapidly growing transdermal patch industry?creating the 1-800-Patches concept. Mr. Tanner, was the Regional Manager of Top Gun Promotions (direct sales) and Salesmen of the Year for Truly Nolen’s (pest control company) outsourced sales force. Mr. Tanner also serves on the Board of 1-800-Pharmacy, Inc. (mail-order pharmacy). He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship and a minor in Filmmaking, having produced a PBS documentary feature film and a National CINE Eagle award-winning film.

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http://www.campcobalt.com/news.....ith-errors

Green Tea Claim is Steeped with Errors

The National Advertising Division (”NAD”) has requested that 1-800-patches.com discontinue many of its advertising claims on its Green Tea 300 product because the claims are misleading.

In one instance, an ad states that Green Tea 300 is “30 Times more potent than regular green tea.” The ad goes on to ask clients to “Join Oprah” in losing 10 pounds. In addition, the ad shows a doctor extolling weight loss virtues of Green Tea and quotes him as saying, “[Lose] 10 pounds in six weeks. I will guarantee it.”

In its defense, 1-800-patches.com stated it based its potency claim on the fact that Green Tea 300 has 30 times more polyphenol than green tea steeped in a testing laboratory (the company did not pay for the study; it merely read the findings). The polyphenol count is the only measure by which 1-800-patches.com makes its claim. The company claims the “Join Oprah” and doctor guarantee portion of the advertising was specifically related to an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show in which a doctor guaranteed a weight loss of 10 pounds for a diet regimen that included consumption of Green Tea (although not the Green Tea 300 product).

NAD correctly found that advertisers may not make claims using consumer testimonials or expert endorsements that cannot be substantiated by the advertiser. Moreover, advertisers must have appropriate scientific evidence to support scientific claims. The use of Oprah’s name and a quote by a doctor each suggested an endorsement of the company’s product that was not accurate. Ultimately, 1-800-patches.com pulled the questionable advertising.

Practice Pointer: While it was improper for 1-800-patches.com to suggest an endorsement of its product by either a doctor or a celebrity that it didn’t have, it would have been acceptable to have mentioned the television show. For instance, the advertiser could have stated “A recent episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show highlighted the virtues of green tea.” Depending on the size and placement of such a statement, such use would likely not suggest an affiliation between the advertiser and the celebrity.

Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are cousins?

(It’s in the news.)

$95M in revenue gets you a $600M valuation (if this was an IPO)