Dan Lawyer has written a short article in the FamilySearch Labs blog that gives a quick preview of what I believe will be a revolutionary new tool for genealogists. Dan writes:
FamilySearch Alpha is the beginning of a great new world. The purpose of the project is to replace the current www.FamilySearch.org website with a new site at the same address that integrates all of the new technologies and record sets we’ve been working on (like Record Search, Family Tree, Research Wiki, etc.) into one easy to use experience.
You can read the full article and some readers' comments at http://labs.familysearch.org/blog/?p=110.
"FamilySearch Alpha is the beginning of a great new world."
Let there be light! Looks like some nice advances here. Will the pilot programs be incorporated, too?
Happy Dae·
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Posted by: Dae Powell | June 20, 2009 at 07:46 AM
Hope the site will not adopt labs.familysearch.com's imprecise search engine.
Unfortunately the alpha site requires operating systems running Flashplayer10 and higher, so would-be users running computers with Win2000 and before cannot view the site information.
Posted by: Jade | June 21, 2009 at 08:55 AM
What is the difference between the Alpha program and the Pilot program?
Posted by: Louann Creasy | June 21, 2009 at 11:47 AM
It looks like most of the comments indicates it needs many improvements before it's "sea-worthy".
Posted by: Shon R. Edwards | June 23, 2009 at 05:52 PM