Scopetech

Have you ever wished that you could share the social networking experience with your family without exposing Mom to the webcam girls of Myspace? If the answer is yes, Genoom might be exactly what you’re looking for.

Genoom is a service that allows users to build a closed social network, specifically for their family. The site allows you to create a network, add family members, and create a central hub for them to keep in touch and reach out to others within the family tree.

Users can sign up for the site, flesh out their family tree, and then invite those family members to join them. To keep things interesting, Genoom offers a map interface (leveraging the Google Maps API), photo albums, and message boards, letting the entire family share the fond memories of Christmas 1998 and the shame of Uncle Floyd streaking through the park last Easter.

The site is easy to use and navigate, so your less tech savvy relatives should have no trouble filling out their profiles and helping to build the family tree. It also offers social networking stalwarts like private messaging and event announcements for family get-togethers and parties.

Genoom hopes to fill a void for people seeking an easy to use, family friendly social environment and looks like it’s well on it’s way to doing just that. The site is in public beta right now, much like similar services Geni and KinCafe. No word on an official launch date at this time.

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