Everyone's Turning 2 This Year

It's strange.  Every time I check my favorite genealogy blogs and websites I learn someone is celebrating their 2 year anniversary.  For some reason, quite a few people decided to create some sort of genealogy presence on the internet during the year 2006.  Most of these folks have been involved in genealogy for years (decades even), but an internet presence is still somewhat new.  I did a little unscientific and unprofessional survey and it appears most of the very active bloggers have been on the scene since 2006 with many of them created in that year...to include mine (of course some did start much earlier). 

Not only was 2006 the year of the blogger, but it was the year of the genealogy content site too.  I believe both World Vital Records and Footnote started in 2006 with a slew of others popping up since then creating some great competition with Ancestry.com - making things better for all of us.  I've just discovered another one was created in 2006 - Roots Television got its start 2 years ago yesterday.  Despite the awards received, I still don't think Roots Television gets the credit it deserves.  What I like best is it's different.  I find it a really refreshing place to visit early on a Saturday or Sunday morning when everyone in the house is asleep and I can just kick back and enjoy some great shows while sipping a hot mug of coffee...as apposed to squeezing the perfect search query out of my little brain, or trying to decipher centuries old handwriting.  Happy birthday Roots Television...I've been a big fan since the beginning!

I wonder what it was about the year 2006 that stimulated all of these creative genealogy juices?

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Comments

[Tim Agazio]

Jasia,

Glad I could be of service!

Tim

[Jasia]

Thanks for the reminder, Tim. My Creative Gene blog will be 3 next month. I almost forgot about that. I'll have to think up some kind of announcement...