(+) Google Sidewiki for Genealogy

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Sometimes I think Google releases one new product or service per day. Well, perhaps not EVERY day, but the company certainly is cranking out new products all the time. I recently had a chance to use a new product that Google released about six weeks ago, and I found it to be a great service for genealogy purposes.

Google Sidewiki allows you to compare notes with others about any web page. Yes, ANY web page. Now, any time you want to add information to a web page, you can easily do so, as well as read what other people have to say about it. Whether you're researching advice on heart disease prevention or looking for museums to visit in New York City, many others have done the same and could have added their knowledge along the way. However, for the rest of this article, let's focus solely on genealogy pages.

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