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FamilyLink.com“world leader in connecting families”
Problem
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1,500,000,000people
3,000,000,000people
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#1 #1 FamilyFamily
applicationapplication
NEXT:Friendster Bebo Orkut
Hi5iPhoneGoogle Android
Nokia Symbian OSBlackberry
Problem Problem:
– 1.5 billion internet users want to stay in touch with relatives – need ways to share content quickly and sometimes privately with family members
– 3 billion mobile phone users want to stay in close contact with relatives
Social Networks– Wikipedia list of top social networks: none specifically address needs
of families– Geni / MyHeritage / TGN
Social Platforms are becoming open platforms for third party application developers -- so are Mobile Platforms– We are the #1 app for families on Facebook– #1 app for families on MySpace– Next up: Friendster, Bebo, Orkut, Hi5– iPhone, Google Android, Nokia Symbian OS, RIM Blackberry
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MyFamily.com: Lost Opportunity MyFamily was growing virally by 20-30k new
users per day in 2000-2001 But investors in mid 2001 chose to focus on
genealogy. They shuttered the MyFamily business
opportunity by turning the site into a paid subscription site, laid off all developers, and update the site for 5 years.
Meanwhile, the world passed them by....
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And now so have we.....4.5 million monthly active usersvs. 986,572 monthly active users (Compete.com)
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We’re Related on Facebook 10 million installs in less than a year #1 application on Facebook for families, top
10 overall Has generated more than 200 million page
views since launch Has generated 3,238,096 paid clicks in 2008
and $366,000 in advertising revenue
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Paid Clicks in 2008 on “We’re Related”
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Other Projects WorldVitalRecords.com GenSeek.com WebTree.com WorldHistory.com
Management Team
FamilyLink TeamPaul Allen, CEOJason McGowan, Chief Social OfficerAllan Carroll, Chief ArchitectNathan Gwilliam, Chief Revenue OfficerBrad Pace, Lead Developer
Steve Nickle, President/COOJim Ericson, VP MarketingRichard Stauffer, Search EngineerJohn Ivie, Data EngineerBrett Stubbs, WorldHistory Engineer
Board of DirectorsPaul AllenPaul Ahlstrom
Board of DirectorsPaul AllenPaul Ahlstrom
Paul BrockbankJohn PestanaPaul BrockbankJohn Pestana
