Family Tree Builder 3

The following announcement was written by MyHeritage:

MyHeritage Makes Family History Research Easier With Launch Of Family Tree Builder 3

New software makes it easier to automatically find long lost relatives, publish content to MyHeritage.com, and print your family tree on one page

Tel Aviv, Israel – January 2, 2009 – MyHeritage, one of the world’s most popular family Web sites, today announced the launch of Family Tree Builder 3, a powerful software program that MyHeritage members can download and use to build family trees, research family history and add content like photos and videos.

Family Tree Builder 3 includes new functionality to make it an even more powerful tool for researching family history:   

• Smart Match Merge: MyHeritage’s Smart Matching™ technology constantly compares new family trees to the database of more than 300 million profiles on MyHeritage.com, to find matches and discover long lost family connections. Now, members can work together to easily merge the information in their overlapping trees
   
• Smart Research: Automatically plugs the names from any member’s family tree into MyHeritage’s powerful search engine, researches these names in more than 100 of the most important databases on the Internet and provides results, saving months of manual research
   
• All-in-One Chart: With intelligent organization, members can quickly and easily print family trees on one easy-to-read page or poster – even huge trees with many branches and people
   
• Online Publishing: Members can publish their family tree plus any related media – photos, videos, audio files and documents from Family Tree Builder to the MyHeritage.com family Web site, for sharing with family members

“Since its introduction in 2005, Family Tree Builder has become one of the most successful family history tools in the world. More than one million people are now using it in 34 languages to build their family trees and share the experience with their family members all over the world. The launch of Family Tree Builder 3 puts even more powerful technology into the hands of our users, while keeping it simple and fun to use,” said Gilad Japhet, founder and CEO of MyHeritage. “Family Tree Builder 3 also makes it possible to upload videos and documents to family websites on MyHeritage.com, giving people new ways to preserve their heritage and stay connected with relatives worldwide.”
   
Using the MyHeritage Family Tree Builder will continue to be free and members can add an unlimited amount of profiles to family trees using the software. For access to the new functionality and to publish content on MyHeritage.com, the following price plans apply:

                                                                                                 

    MyHeritage 3     

Plan	Price	Online trees	Online storage	Additional features
Basic	FREE	Up to 500 people	Up to 100 MB
Premium	Holiday offer available until 15 January, 2009:       $1.95/month       (€1.70, £1.50)       Normal price:       $3.95/month     (€3.45, £2.95)	Up to 2500 people	Up to 500 MB	Smart Match Merge        Smart Research        All in One Chart        Publishing Videos and Documents        Priority support
PremiumPlus	$9.95/month     (€8.95, £7.95)	Unlimited	Unlimited	Smart Match Merge        Smart Research        All in One Chart        Publishing Videos and Documents        Priority support

MyHeritage.com is a leading online destination for families. On the site, people can find relatives, research family history, and stay connected to family members across the globe. In addition, MyHeritage offers automatic photo tagging technology that makes it easier to label, organize and search for digital photos, giving families another fun way to stay in touch.

About MyHeritage
  MyHeritage was founded by a team of people who combine a passion for family history with the development of innovative technology. It is now one of the world’s leading online networks for families, and the second largest family history website. MyHeritage is available in 34 languages and home to more than 28 million family members and 300 million profiles. The company recently acquired Kindo, a family social network, and is based in Bnei Atarot, near Tel Aviv, Israel. For more information, visit www.myheritage.com.

Comments

[Paula]

I am confused. For years I had and loved Family Tree Maker, then at about version 16 they switched over to Ancestry, which in my opinion has muddled it up. Are you saying that Family Tree Maker is now operated by My Heritage ??

I hate and am frustrated by many of the changes that Ancestry made to Family Tree Maker....I complain but they jsut seem to keep changing cosmetic rather that some of hte real performance issues they have.

A geneaologist of over 40 years.

[Dick Eastman]

No. Family Tree Maker and Family Tree Builder are two separate programs, written by different organizations. They are not related in any way.

- Dick Eastman

[Bernie O'Neil]

I agree with the above complaints regarding the changes made to Family TreeMaker. I've used it for over 20 years and don't want to change at this time. I have over 5000 names in my index. There are so many programs that are so much alike that it confusing. Please bring back the old style Family TreeMaker!!!!!!!!!
Bernie O'Neil

[Lorelee]

I know it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks and I also was not happy when FTM made changes to their program. After watching two webinars on the changes and how to use 2008 or 2009 and taking some time to use and learn the program I really like it. My understanding the reason for the change is to our advantage as they can now add more options for us that they could not do with FTM 16. It just takes some time to learn it, so don't give up on it.

[Anthony]

I have been having problems with the software not loading so i can change and update our family tree. I have repeatedly sent emails and notifications to the tech staff but to no avail. Priority support???? They must have meant No support for the Premium upgrade.