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Ancestry/Genealogy

lonestarlib

(192 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:28 AM Jun 2012

Update: Ancestry.com for sale

Last edited Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:36 PM - Edit history (1)

Just heard on Bloomberg: there's a rumor that Facebook may be interested. yech

Heard last night on Bloomberg that Ancestry.com is looking for buyers.

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Update: Ancestry.com for sale (Original Post) lonestarlib Jun 2012 OP

appears you are correct Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2012 #1

If Google or Facebook PatSeg Jun 2012 #2

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)

1. appears you are correct

Reply to lonestarlib (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:34 AM

Jun 2012

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-05/ancestry-dot-com-said-to-work-with-qatalyst-partners-to-find-buyers

This could be good or bad. If google buys it and makes it cheaper/free it would be outstanding.
If some private equity firm ends up with it, it will be more expensive and not worth subscribing (which i was just planning on. 6mo at $13mo is just about affordable)

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)

2. If Google or Facebook

Reply to Viva_La_Revolution (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:34 PM

Jun 2012

buys Ancestry.com, I think there could be some major privacy concerns, as they would have access to information about the "living" people on the member contributed trees that the public cannot view.

Like you said, this could be good or bad, hopefully good. No one else has data bases equivalent to Ancestry.com.

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