eFamily Maintenance
Hi eFamily users,
We are working on maintenance on the website and some content may not be appearing on your family website. All of the data is backed up on a world class infrastructure and is safe and secure.
We anticipate having the maintenance complete soon.
Sincerely,
David Hosei
CEO of eFamily.com
Did you know that eFamily.com can power your personal domain? We sure can! Domains such as www.hoseifamily.com and www.familiaperrone.com are powered by efamily.com
If you have used GoDaddy to purchase a domain follow these directions below. (If you do not have a domain yet, click here to go to GoDaddy and purchase a domain.)
1. Go to Godaddy.com and login
2. Under Domains Tab, Select “Domain Management” under My Account
3. Select DNS Manager link at top (The New DNS Manager is Live)
4. Select Edit Zone on “Customfamilyurl.com”
5. Under A(Host) Change the Points To Address to “184.106.229.114″ and Select Save Zone File
6. Go to eFamily.com and login
7. Upgrade to a premium or lifetime package at www.efamily.com/site/upgrade
8. Select the Settings Tab, Select “Edit Site Settings”
9. Change Custom Address to “customfamilyurl.com”
10. Select Update
It is that easy to get your personal URL setup with eFamily.com
eFamily Surpasses 100,000 Posts
We are pleased to announce that we have surpassed the 100,000 post mark. The post count includes status updates and stories that are added to eFamily by family members throughout the world and shared within their own private family site.
This is a major accomplishment for our company and proof that we have found a need in the marketplace with a high level of interest and engagement from our user base.
The next goal will be to get to 500,000 posts and then 1,000,000!
Thanks for making eFamily.com your destination to share family content with those that matter the most to you.
Sincerely,
David Hosei
CEO of eFamily.com
New Feature: Like!
Dear eFamily Users,
Lately, we’ve been very busy working on another feature a lot of you requested. We have just released the option to “Like” all posts on eFamily. All you need now is one click on the Like button to instantly connect with your family. You can find the Like button under all posts on your family site, including photos, videos, comments, updates and more.
Have an idea about how we can make our service even better? Let us know on our Feedback Forum. If you run into a problem, please contact Support.
Enjoy!
Storage Bar
Dear eFamily Users,
We have deployed a storage bar that lets you check how much space you have left on your site. Check it out on the Settings page. We received a lot of requests for this and are happy to release it.
Your feedback is very important to us. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact eFamily support.
Thanks,
eFamily Team
New Feature: Writing on Profiles
Dear eFamily Users,
We are excited to share with you a new feature that we just implemented on eFamily. You can now write on other members’ profiles! This feature is very convenient for sending a message to a family member, or simply recording special memories about your children and ancestors. Now, member profiles will not only have information about your family members, but the whole family can collaborate and preserve the family moments by posting on profiles. Check it out on your family members’ profiles.
Enjoy!
eFamily Team
Your feedback is very important to us. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact eFamily support.
Dear Users,
We are actively developing here at eFamily. We have deployed a new feature that allows you to embed YouTube and Vimeo videos. Now you can easily share all your family videos in one spot. Check it out under the “Photos & Videos” tab.
Upon request from eFamily users, we have also deployed changes to eFamily Calendar. The weeks now start with “Sunday” and the current day is highlighted. We would like to thank our community of users for suggesting these simple yet useful changes.
Your feedback is very important to us. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact eFamily support.
Thanks,
eFamily Team
New Features on eFamily
Dear eFamily Users,
We have been busy listening to your feedback and enhancing eFamily. Here are some of the newly deployed features available on your site:
Family Status Updates
This feature allows you to post quick updates about the family and tag each member the update is about. Within a few seconds, you can share what is going on with you and/or your family and preserve that history in each member’s profile page.
Hi-Definition Videos
You can now upload and download videos in Hi-Definition. We have also deployed the ability to rotate videos on the upload page.
Videos on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
You may now enjoy playing your uploaded videos at your convenience using iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Here at eFamily, our goal is to provide the best experience for families; one destination to connect and preserve all your precious family content. We continue to improve our product and will be bringing more useful features in the near feature. We welcome your ideas on our feedback forum. Have a problem? Drop us a note here.
Enjoy!
eFamily Team
“Privacy is one of the most talked about issues when it comes to social media. Families want to share their experiences with their close friends and community without having to worry that their content could be leaked. Of course there are settings that you can adjust to keep your content secure, but once you join a large social network, you never know who might find you or what you share via the various search options available. eFamily.com, an Indianapolis based startup which recently publicly launched, looks to offer a free solution to this privacy problem.” Read More…
Indianapolis, IN – eFamily.com, LLC announces today that it has acquired Famiva.com. The code and user base will be migrated over to eFamily.com. The founders of Famiva.com will join the management team of eFamily.com to continue building the number one destination for families online.
This move marks its first acquisition for eFamily.com, LLC and is a strategic move in advancing the goals of the company. Famiva.com has a user base of more than 200,000 profiles on its network. The platform that has been built consists of photos, stories, family trees, calendars, events, reminders and more. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Today also marks the announcement of the new eFamily.com. The new and improved website has all the existing features that Famiva.com offered and in addition video, custom URLs, and subscription management tools. These features will enable eFamily.com to drive the necessary revenue to keep the site online and sustainable for the years to come.
About Famiva.com, LLC – Launched in 2007, the site has experienced great publicity throughout the US as a free destination for families to build family social networks. The founder couple, Sarwat Mandhro and Zak Mandhro are technology entrepreneurs with a passion for connecting families online. Sarwat also co-founded BabyBook.me – Live Journal and Virtual BabyBook. Zak lead Convergent Technologies division at leading consulting firm, BearingPoint (and later Deloitte). He runs his own venture-backed eCommerce startup, Cartup. They both enjoy spending time with their two children.
About eFamily.com, LLC – Launched in 2010, the site offers families a free or premium pay version of its website. Families will have the ability to upload photos, videos, stories (blog), calendar events with reminders, build family trees, and customize their site with a unique URL. The CEO, David Hosei, is a serial entrepreneur with over 7 businesses started in the past decade. He is most well known for his start-up 3GUPLOAD.COM, which was the leading provider of ringtones, screensavers, and games direct to consumer over the Internet. With over 40 employees and $8 million in revenue he and partners sold 3GUPLOAD.COM to Vantage Point Ventures in 2006. He is married to Nikki Hosei and is the proud father of 4.
