"We believe in social networking as a way to reach families," said Jason McGowan, director of social networking at FamilyLink.com. "The My Family applications appeal to younger family members, and help us reach a new audience. Acquiring My Family gives us a significant presence on other social networks, such as bebo, myspace.com, hi5, and Friendster and extends our leadership position in family social networking."
We're Related allows people to create and share their family tree, connect with members of their living families, and find relatives who are using Facebook. Combined, We're Related and My Family have more than 5.7 million users and nearly 120,000 daily active users on Facebook. Both applications are especially popular in the United States, Canada, and the UK.
Comments from My Family users show how much they have embraced this application.
"My Family application is one of the greatest applications on Facebook," said Verda Eylül Varan, My Family user on Facebook from Turkey.
"I really like the My Family app. Keep up the good work! I look forward to seeing new ‘people' on the app," said Brooke Beaudoin-Boger, My Family user on Facebook from Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
"I REALLY like this application. It can also grow with you as you families grow," said Andree Rossignol, My Family user on Facebook from Saint John, New Brunswick.
The acquisition of My Family will boost FamilyLink.com, Inc's potential for increased ad revenue. For more information about advertising or to learn more about the positive impact of this acquisition for FamilyLink.com, Inc., send an email to Jason@FamilyLink.com.
