Amiglia the Blog

Amiglia - not just another Flickr!

Thanks Jeremy from Conncept for this great review:

Family friendly! That’s what I think about this really cool interactive website still in beta version - Amiglia. It’s a really easy-to-use family album (photos and video), family tree, family events, geo-tagging, family stories, family memories, family recipes website…and more! And fun to try to figure out how to pronounce it. Think your family tree and your spouse’s family tree. Put a picture with a name - literally. It’s a great concept and fills a niche that others like Flickr and Zoomr haven’t. Not that they should or are trying. Actually, I’m not sure that Amiglia intends for their users to replace their favorite photoblog, rather, it appears their willing to "work well with others." They’ve recently added new importing features allowing users to import their favorite pictures or tags from Flickr and GEDCOM for genealogy users.

As with any family, security is important. Amiglia reflects this with the ability to keep the site public, create a group password, and/or create an admin password. The option to manage an Admin password and a separate family password is a fantastic option! Way to think ahead, Amiglia! While we’re talking security, their Privacy Policy seems encouraging and not so subtle as with other sites. For me, it’s like my family in Vegas tells me, "We’re not in Alabama anymore, lock the doors." So, I created an admin password and a family password.

So, go ahead and put a face with a name, share with friends and family, and have fun. Blessings!

In a minute ago appearance

sharonb from In a Minute Ago posted a detailed description about Amiglia today:

On Amiglia you can describe your family tree with photos. This you can also blog, house links, and photos of your family, and have a calendar listing of upcoming birthdays.

One of the more interesting features is that it is integrated with Google Maps. You can have maps with links to photos of where the photos were taken. It is a good representation of where you went on holidays or where a family is dispersed. These can also be linked to satellite photos which is sort of neat. You are able to link albums together and easily tag people themes and places. Music can be added to slideshows and home videos can also be incorporated into the site. Uploading from mobile phones or email is possible and importing from flickr. Also for a minimal charge have backup CDs and DVDs made.

As a package it brings data management to the home.

A blogger from the Philippines posts about Amiglia

Pinay from the Philippines posted a beautiful slideshow powered by Amiglia with the following comments:
I finally found the time to check out amiglia, an interactive family tree maker. what i love about amiglia is that you can actually upload and share photos, recipes (yup, recipes), music, video, etc... it literally is a family activity... online.

Cleveland Family Weblog

Sue J from Cleveland Family Weblog is one of our first fans noting Amiglia for the interactive family tree. Thanks for the support Sue:

Online family trees!!! I think this site has terrific potential. I am just in the beginning stages of testing it at the moment ... and who has time to test!?! As you can see, the site will always be free for BETA users. As such, I would recommend signing up now and worrying about the actual setup another time. IF you do sign up ... be advised that your link will be the last name you use in the sign up process. As such, you want to be careful!!! I just used our initial J and I guess I am happy enough with that. One would not really care to use last names though the site can be made totally private even for viewing. Of course, then everyone would have to know a password to even see photos on the site. I guess, all in all, that is not a bad idea since family photos are available on Flickr anyway. Speaking of which ... one can import Flickr photos into this webapp! At any rate, my site is j.amiglia.com. And family members can be linked between sites ... but, of course, I have no one to test that feature out yet. Wanna be the guinea pig with me? Be sure to post comments.

UTA: OK ... I forgot to mention the site's family bios and story features! Every person has a bio in their profile. Then there is an additional link to add family stories! You guys really need to register while it is FREE! I think you would definitely like their features!!! Let me know if you want an invite. I tried to link to a Mickey site but got an error message. I created a Karen link and really got somewhere! If you want me to set you up, just let me know! I know how busy we all are these days selling, buying and/or building new homes! Not to mention, taking care of families, planning weddings, starting new jobs, getting ready for new babies ... did I miss anything?!?