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Family sites on Sampa now have an alternative to just shutting down! We’ve released our Sampa Migration Service. If you have a Sampa site, migrate now before it’s too late (the deadline is August 18, 2009). Going to http://famiva.com/sampa to automatically migrate your Sampa site and all the content.

Our special thanks to the Sampa Team for developing the export feature for its users.

Following is the full press release:

Famiva Releases Automatic Migration for Sampa Users

San Francisco, CA (July 21, 2009) — Famiva.com, a leading social network for families, announced the release of automatic migration service for Sampa users. Sampa Corporation recently announced that it is shutting down its Sampa.com Family Websites service on August 18, 2009. With Famiva.com’s new migration service, users can now import their entire Sampa site, including photos, blog posts, family tree, and profiles. By migrating to Famiva.com, Sampa users get a fully configured family site featuring hi-def photos, family tree builder, address book, events, maps, stories, news feeds and calendar.

“Creating a family site and signing up relatives takes a lot of time and effort. With Sampa shutting down, we decided to step up and offer Sampa users an automated service to transfer their content to Famiva,” commented Famiva CEO, Zak Mandhro. “We are dedicated to giving families a secure and private online space to connect, collaborate and preserve memories. Now Sampa users can take advantage of everything that Famiva has to offer, for free and with just a few clicks.”

Sampa users can import their sites, including those with custom domains, within seconds by simply visiting http://famiva.com/sampa and following the step-by-step wizard.

Founded in 2007, Famiva.com is a leading private social network for families. It enables thousands of families worldwide to capture their genealogy, connect with extended family, share photos, and preserve memories. The company recently released BabyBook.me, a virtual baby memory book and live journal powered by Facebook and Twitter. For more information about Famiva LLC products, visit http://famiva.com and http://babybook.me.

Do you have a family site on Sampa? Sampa is shutting down on August 18, 2009! You will not be able to access your Sampa content after that time.

But don’t worry, Famiva’s got you covered.

We’re actively developing a migration wizard that will automatically transfer all your photos, family tree, blog, and more, from Sampa to Famiva - all this with just a click of button.

Stay tuned! We’ll update this blog as soon as it’s available. For now, see the Famiva Intro to learn about all the great features you’ll enjoy here, for free!

- Famiva Team