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Comment by Old Postcards on January 14, 2010 at 8:33am

Collecting and dealing in vintage postcards I am very aware that there is a close link between deltiology (postcard collecting) and genealogy. I am therefore offering any genealogy website owner the chance to have a reciprocal link on my postcards website; see http://www.oldpostcardsetc.co.uk/id2.html for info. Happy to include your link if you return the favour.

Comment by IslayTwhisky on January 12, 2010 at 6:34pm

I have started the Islay Whisky Social Network. You can find it at

www.whiskyfromislay.com

Come and join if you like!

Comment by Cheryl Simmons on November 14, 2009 at 8:47am

I belong to...
http://www.gerardbutlergals.com

Comment by Kirsty F Wilkinson on August 22, 2009 at 12:18pm

Anyone interested in genealogy and family history may like to know that there is a Ning social network specifically for genealogists called GenealogyWise. Actually this isn't the first network set up for genealogists but seems to be the most popular as it has a big company behind it. I run the 'Scotland and Scottish Ancestry' group there which currently has over 400 members and an active discussion forum. Hope to see some of you there!

Website: www.genealogywise.com

Kirsty

Comment by Old Postcards on July 15, 2009 at 8:05am

HI, I am on Twitter - http://twitter.com/OldPostcards

Comment by David Gould on July 15, 2009 at 12:09am

Networking sites that I belong to include Care2, facebook, Twitter, My Space,...Ning networks...well my main area is http://ipeace.me then the following
http://shareyourknowledge.ning.com
http://www.mepeace.org
http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org
http://theintentionexperiment.ning.com
http://candle4tibet.ning.com
and so on for about twelve so far.

Comment by Fernanda Guerreiro on June 8, 2009 at 9:17pm

What´s the meaning of the lion on the scotland flag?

Comment by Renee Mason on April 28, 2009 at 1:06am

I'm an exile, so I have a few Scotland related groups, forums and blogs that I follow:

Blogs:
Angus Nicolson - former councillor with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (always has interesting insight into current affairs)
Silversprite - the librarian at the end of the world, also a Web 2.0 expert and great photos, based on Berneray
What's new pussycat? - Aussie girl living in Scotland. Very, very funny. Also the author of Dietgirl blog and book.
Island Blogging - started by the BBC 5 years ago. They are currently shutting the site down but hopefully it will migrate to a better place (they are looking for someone to organise this if anyone here has some time and some web 2.0 savvy!)

Forums:
British Expats - well, technically I'm not British (if I were then I wouldn't be an expat!) but there's some great advice on here and quite a few homesick Scots living abroad.
Foram na Gaidhlig - great resource for learners of Scottish Gaelic - just don't put in any "Translate this for me" requests and you will be fine!
The Gaelic-B list - similar to Foram na Gaidhlig. Think you need to subscribe to use.
Lonely Planet - for travellers and locals. They also have blog and photos sections.
Scotster - this is a new one. More of an online community like Our Scotland than a forum.

Happy reading!

Comment by LullabyLily on April 25, 2009 at 10:06am

I'm also part of UKHandmade which is connected with this site I think?

Comment by Old Postcards on April 22, 2009 at 9:13am

Those paintings are beautiful, Sean. Have you done any of the Isle of Arran by any chance?