OurSpace

A Little Facebook & A Little MySpace

The Commons

Where the family gathers

A newsfeed, with the newest content at the top, of just the family. What everyone’s up to, in the order it happened without the algorithms and sponsored content Facebook has become known for in recent years.

Your Page

Your own corner

Your own page, not a fixed template. You decide what goes on it and in what order — photos, links to your branch of the tree, a bit about yourself. Rearrange it whenever you like.

Every block can be moved, so no two pages have to look the same.

Comments

A comment thread under each post, so a photo or a question can turn into a conversation.

Messages

Private notes between two people or a small group, separate from the shared feed.

Tied to the Tree

Your page can link back to your place in OurTree — your branch and your line, a click away.

Albums

Photos from your own life, kept separate from the family archive and shared with the family.

Private, and staying that way

No public signup, no search engines, no ads, no feed sorted by anyone but the clock. If the family decision is to build it, it stays small and closed.

Who can see this?
Only family. It wouldn’t be indexed by search engines or open to the public.
Would I have to join?
No — it would be entirely optional. OurTree and OurStory stay exactly as they are either way.
What happens to what I post?
It stays within the family’s own space. There are no advertisers, so nothing is sold or handed to anyone outside.

That’s the concept

This is the concept of OurSpace and what it could be. If this is something a majority of the family wants, based on the tally of the vote, I’ll happily build it. If not, that’s equally OK — maybe email is good enough. What matters is the site meets the family’s needs.

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