A message board might be kind of cool. Something else I always wanted to do with a family site: automated emailings for upcoming family birthdays.
I thing it would be awesome to get an email 1 week in advance of a family members birthday. I'm notorious for forgetting > I have finally began developing a site for my family to post pictures, > news and such.. Since my family is scattered all around the US, it is a > way for everyone to stay up on what's new in the family. > > Just wondering if anyone else has developed a Family site and what areas > have you found useful or desired? > > Here are some areas I have done so far: > > 1. Family News (with various categories and ability to reply to each > posting) > 2. Member Listing (basic member listing with a member picture) > 3. Address Book (personal address book to keep up with) > 4. Photos (Photo albums and categories for pictures) > 5. Online Journal (multiple journals private or public to keep up with > your own thoughts) > ** Journals can be seen by everyone or just you, depends on if it is > marked private or public. > 6. Online Calendar (share in birthdays, anniversaries, and even have > items parked private so only you see them) > 7. Wish Lists (ability to create your own wish list but have a wish list > marked private so you can keep up with > those small items to get family members for holidays/birthdays. Goal is > the public wish list is what you would like to have and everyone can see > it. > > I also have some online games (mostly flash or JS based). > > I have considered an Inventory System for insurance purposes to keep up > with but not sure it would be used must. > Also thought of Family History sorted Chronological for family events > and such. > > All areas does have email notifications on updates and if you have > viewed an area or not. > > What are other peoples thoughts? > > Thanks! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136497 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
