FamilySays.com - Private Family Network

FamilySays is the family equivalent of Facebook or MySpace. The major differentiating factor is privacy. Only family members and whoever else they've invited have access to their pages, which means random strangers won't be reading about your family vacations or drooling over pictures of your daughter's graduation. As with every network, FamilySays allows for video, photo, and document sharing. There's a calendar for planning and keeping track of events. The design is meant to accommodate the most technically unskilled of users. Six main tabs keep things simple and organized. Writing updates and posts is just like writing an email. For more ambitious families, the site can be fully customized. There's a free 30 day trial version. Afterwards, families can choose between the Basic plan which incorporates up to 10 authors, an unlimited number of guests, and 200MB of storage, all for $5 a month. The Family Reunion option costs $15 a month and allows up to 50 authors and comes with 500MB of storage space.

"Family Says is a private family website service where you can share your latest family news, pictures, videos, events, and more."

For one, FamilySays is streamlined and simple, so that all family members, even granny dearest can use it. It's also private, so that things are kept within the family. Basically, it's a great way for families who are spread out around the world to keep in touch and feel connected.

Is FamilySays worth it? There are other similar family oriented sites that don't charge as much. Also, are 500MB of storage space even enough, what with the amount of media we produce and consume these days?