Love your analogies! On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 9:39:37 AM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: > > (Cross-posted to Azores, Madeira, and IslandRoutes lists) > > This logo (at least in America) > [image: Inline image 1] > > > refers to a host of beauty soaps and products: > [image: Inline image 2] > > > > Now this logo (at least in America) > [image: Inline image 3] > > > refers to candy (maybe ice cream too) > [image: Inline image 4] > > You have been working hard in the yard on a hot summer day. You step into > the shower and reach for the Dove soap. You don't keep Dove chocolate in > your shower. > > You have finished your lunch and you would like a little something sweet. > You reach into your desk drawer and pull out a Dove chocolate bar. You > don't keep Dove soap in your desk at work. > > OK, this seems a little silly and some of us have brand familiarity with > these products. Both are called Dove, but both are very different. One > product would not taste very good! > > In genealogy, we have GEDCOM and GedMatch. They both start with GED, but > are as different as soap and candy. > > GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogy Data COMmunication. It is a type of > file that contains your family tree (complete explanation here: > https://goo.gl/ztZe27) > > GedMatch is a web site. For those who have tested their DNA, you can > download your DNA data and upload it to this web site and utilitze some of > their tools. > > Yes, you can download your Gedcom (data file that has your family tree) > and upload it somewhere else or email it to a cousin. Yes, you can upload > your raw DNA file somewhere else (GedMatch, FTDNA, MyHeritage). > > So remember, when you see GED___, it could be a couple of different things. > Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer) >
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