Cousin Bait: Make Social Media Work for You
Social media is not just for cat videos and boring vacation photos. Many family historians post what they know about their ancestors in hopes of finding a long lost cousin or two. We will explore what you might find on Facebook and Twitter as well as some places you might not have thought of like email lists and message boards.
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Intro Dialogue
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Introduction to Fishing the Internet for Your Cousins
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Start Old School: Searching and Priming Message Boards
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Writing That Perfect Message Board Query
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Do You Need More Email?
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Facebook Isn't Just For Cat Videos
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Twitter: Genealogy in 140 Characters
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Pinterest -- Visualizing Genealogy
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Searching for Blogs About Your Ancestors
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Create Your Own Blog
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Outro Dialogue