A new infographic on the explosive growth in QR codes with a 1200% increase between July and December 2010. Personally I am seeing them more and more including stores, bus shelters and other places. From the post Who’s Really Scanning All Those QR Codes? at Mashable, you’ll also see how even local governments are getting in on the QR code movement. I think New York City’s use of the codes on building permits is creative: scan the code from a notice posted on a building and you have access to all the information on who filed the permit, the type of project, whether there ...

In case you missed last night’s showing, Season 2 Episode 5 of Who Do You Think You Are? with Lionel Richie is now available on the NBC website. The episode is available until September 18, 2011. © 2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee Post from: GeneaBloggers Who Do You Think You Are? Lionel Richie Episode Available Online copyright 2011, Thomas MacEntee Share and Enjoy: Tweet

Today is Saturday, March 5, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Today is Crispus Attucks Day (anniversary of the Boston Massacre in 1770) (US), Potty Dance Day . Check in later this afternoon for Week 10 of the series of 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History . Don’t forget! The list of newly-discovered genealogy blogs comes out later today here at GeneaBloggers. Daily Blogging Prompts Shopping Saturday – many families – especially busy ...

Just a heads up – and no it isn’t you, your computer or your web browser – but the “rollups” for the Daily Blogging Posts aren’t working right now. This has been identified as an issue with Google Reader and they should be restored soon. ©2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee Post from: GeneaBloggers Google Clip Widgets Not Working copyright 2011, Thomas MacEntee Share and Enjoy: Tweet

The 5th episode of Season 2 of Who Do You Think You Are? with Lionel Richie as the main focus appeared this evening on NBC. Many of your genealogy blogging colleagues watched this episode and are writing and posting their thoughts. Here is what fellow genealogists and family historians with their own blogs are saying about WDYTYA: © 2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee Post from: GeneaBloggers Who Do You Think You Are? Season 2 Episode 5 Review copyright 2011, Thomas MacEntee Share and Enjoy: Tweet

Don’t forget to watch the next episode of Who Do You Think You Are? with Lionel Richie tonight at 8pm EST / 7pm CST. Richie charts his family history by focusing on his maternal grandmother’s ancestry. Determined to solve mysteries surrounding her father, Ritchie takes an investigative voyage from Alabama to Nashville to Chattanooga, ultimately digging up a connection to the dawning days of the civil-rights movement. Here is a preview clip from tonight’s show: © 2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee Post from: GeneaBloggers Don’t Forget To Watch Lionel Richie ...

Here is a list of events and goings-on in the world of genealogy blogging. Here’s what is happening in the coming week: Who Do You Think You Are? Season 2 Don’t forget to tune in to the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? tonight, Friday, March 4, 2011 at 8:00pm EST/ 7:00 pm CST on NBC. Tonight’s episode features Lionel Richie! GeneaBloggers Radio Another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio will be broadcast this evening, Friday, March 4, 2011 starting at 10PM EST, 9PM CST, 8PM MST and 7PM PST! The two hour show will feature a discussion of the WDYTYA episode with ...

Remember when you first started using the Internet? How fascinating it was to just go from site to site using “hyperlinks” – sort of like an informational jet pack strapped to your computer? And then you decided to see if there was anything about your hobby or profession called genealogy out in this great big frontier called The Web. I bet one of the first places you landed was Cyndi’s List . That’s how it was for me back in 1996 when I first discovered this fantastic resource for genealogy. True confession: Cyndi’s List was like genealogical ...

Today is Friday, March 4, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Don’t forget to tune into the fifth episode of Season 2 of Who Do You Think You Are ? tonight on NBC at 8pm EST/CST featuring Lionel Richie. And don’t forget that another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio will be broadcast this evening as yours truly, Thomas MacEntee, returns to the air waves. Tune in beginning at 10pm EST, 9pm CST, 8pm MST, 7pm PST, 4am GMT, 3pm Sydney (AUS) . Today is ...

Today is Sunday, February 6, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Today Jello-O Week and Just Say No To Powerpoint Week (US). Today is Ronald Reagan’s Birthday (US), Super Bowl Day (US), and Waitangi Day (NZ). Daily Blogging Prompts Black Sheep Sunday – create a post with the main focus being an ancestor with a “shaded past.” Bring out your ne’er-do-wells, your cads, your black widows, your horse thieves and tell their stories. And ...

Or from someone pushing Zen College Life? Hello, My name is Nathan Williams and I am part of the Editorial Team for Zen College Life. I wanted to let you know that GeneABloggers has been selected as one of The 50 Best Genealogy Blogs. Our Editors and Readers selected your blog because of its high standard of quality information mixed with your excellent commentary. We’ve also created a badge that you can display on your website to let your readers know you’ve made the list. If you want to display the badge, simply email me and I will help you post it to your blog. In addition, ...

Week #6 – Radio & Television Week 6: Radio & Television. What was your favorite radio or television show from your childhood? What was the program about and who was in it? This challenge runs from Saturday, February 5, 2011 through Friday, February 11, 2011. * * * Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week’s challenge: *** 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2011) that invite genealogists and others to record memories and insights about their own lives for future ...

The overnight ratings for Season 2 Episode 1 of Who Do You Think You Are? with Vanessa Williams are up over at Zap 2 It – TV by the numbers : The premiere of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are ? rang up a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating, down 18% from last season’s premiere. Following it, a two hour Dateline : NBC drew a 1.9 rating, up 12% from last Friday.* The ratings are indeed down from last year’s Season 1 Episode 1 with Sarah Jessica Parker but keep in mind, that last year’s season had the Winter Olympics marketing arm on NBC behind it. This year I’ve not ...

[Editor's Note: this is a regular feature of GeneaBloggers which highlights new genealogy and family history-related blogs as well as those recently discovered by members of GeneaBloggers. Use the Suggest A Blog! link in the menu bar to pass along information on new blogs.] There are 35 newly-discovered genealogy and family-history related blogs that we’ve located this week for a total of 1,695 genealogy blogs on our list! Remember to try and help out these new blogs by: using the Follow feature if the blog is hosted on Blogger adding them to your blog reader adding a ...

I want to update all those members of GeneaBloggers who may have joined Meetup via an invitation from GeneaBloggers during the past year. You may have received an email from Meetup recently stating that there were “only 7 days to save GeneaBloggers.” I cancelled my Meetup account because a) it cost me $150 annually and b) I felt there were better methods of organizing and tracking attendance of genealogy bloggers at genealogy conferences. For me, the start of 2011 has been about adjusting my business plan and making sure that the monies I spend are wisely spent and used for ...