WorldVitalRecords.com
Paul Allen, the founder of Ancestry.com, has a new website out called WorldVitalRecords.com. The company's main slogan is to become the #2 player in the genealogy industry. Their home page says this about their site:
World Vital Records exists to create a place where people can connect with one another, share memories, and discover more about who they are and their roots.
At World Vital Records we will utilize the latest web 2.0 technologies and best practices to provide services and products that will transform genealogy and historical research to be a comfortable, intuitive, and personally rewarding experience.
I think this is a good mission statement and I hope to see great things from the site. Right now they are offering a contest called Pioneering Into The Future. Here are the details:
Show your pioneer spirit and break new ground by uploading a photo at WorldVitalRecords.com. You will receive one entry for every old photo (taken before 1950) you upload to WorldVitalRecords from July 24- until midnight on August 25. (There is no limitation on the number of photos an individual can submit.) The winner (from a random drawing) will receive a gift certificate to have 25 photos professionally scanned and will be notified on August 26. The photos will be added to our ALWAYS FREE WVR Family Collection database .