Ancestry.com Raw DNA — Hint: Is It Phased!?
Starting today customers of Ancestry.com’s DNA service can download their raw data. As predicted by yours truly, (over the objections of the DNA police) it’s build 37 and Phased! What does this mean to you? Download First, go to your ‘Your DNA Homepage’ on the DNA drop-down at Ancestry.com. Once there, click ‘Manage Test Settings to the right of the orange ‘View Results’ button. Then click, ‘Get Started’ on the right hand side (see arrow in picture … Read entire article »
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Sales Sales Sales! — Ancestry, AncestryDNA, FTDNA and 23andMe
Sales! There are a lot of reduced prices available for DNA testing and Genealogy but some of them aren’t well advertised. The sale at FTDNA is theoretically over (but still advertised), while the Ancestry.com sales appear in their header and footer areas. 23andMe had an overall price drop that’s spectacular! Ancestry and AncestryDNA All sales appear to go through January 6th, 2012. 6 month Ancestry.com memberships are on sale for $49. That’s a great deal at 30% off! One year … Read entire article »
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New DNA Testing Service: AncestryDNA Sends Mass Email Offer in Error
AncestryDNA In case you haven’t heard, Ancestry.com, the highly successful genealogy record searching and family tree building business, is getting into the DNA testing business. Called AncestryDNA, it is, in concept, a beautiful match up of science and art. For some time Ancestry.com has offered yDNA and mtDNA testing which only traces your direct paternal or maternal line respectively. Now, with the addition of autosomal testing, they have become a much more full service ancestry service … Read entire article »
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Summary of 23andMe’s New Pricing
Pricing Changes at 23andMe [Editor's Note: Since this was written 23andMe has completely dropped the subscription plan for all participants. If you had a payment plan, once you complete your obligatory 1 year of payments there will be no further charges for the current level of service on whatever chip you were tested on. If you're a new customer the price is now a one time payment of $299. There may be additional services offered in … Read entire article »
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23andMe Responds to Customer Complaints About Rebuilt Forum by Returning Old Functionality!
Recent Changes Made a Mess of the Forums I don’t know about you, but when the new forum was created over at 23andMe I felt like I was hit over the head with a sandbag! I couldn’t seem to ‘see’ straight. I couldn’t figure out how to find anything and I had a huge headache after hours of trying. I kept trying for a week with no better success. I couldn’t locate new posts and I … Read entire article »
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23andM Reverses Decision, Reaches Out to Alienated Customers
In a surprising move, 23andMe reversed its earlier decision to drop relative finder matches for customers which stop subscribing after fulfilling their 1-year commitment. This move was in reaction to the strongly negative reaction of their customer base to their unannounced changes to the TOS. The author was honored to work with other community leaders to communicate the community’s distress to the owner of 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki. I want to express my appreciation to CeCe … Read entire article »
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