The integration including genealogies of individuals throughout the online encyclopedia will be made available in the near future. In the past, people haven t known where to go, how to start, or what has already been done by others. Through our relationship with Encarta, genealogy will be expanded to include the millions of people who have always wanted to enjoy family history but didn t know where to begin. Encarta is committed to delivering trusted and relevant information for learners of all ages. The search capabilities are very advanced and guide the customer effortlessly through the process of finding one s past generations.
New users begin by starting with themselves and then enter as many generations as they can.
New names are being submitted to OneGreatFamily s database all of the time from thousands of people from over 40 countries. Each time new information is added, it is processed through the database to see if it links to any other data already in the system. For example, one user recently entered four generations and received an additional seventy generations when his data linked with genealogy that was previously submitted by other users. The full announcement is quite a bit longer than the above excerpt, containing references to user experiences and giving company background. You can read the entire announcement online.