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Life & fun · February 15, 2012

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A web app for creating interactive people plots and family trees

I submitted this earlier today but go no response. So am trying again. Last time, promise. I am shortly to launch our new product - www.peopleplotr.com (web-based software for creating interactive people plots and family trees). Would love to hear what people think of the product. Bit of background: Used to run a boutique web dev agency (me and my wife and some freelancers). Decided to make the move into a product company in April last year when we launched www.tiki-toki.com (software for creating web-based timelines). PeoplePlotr is our second product.

A web app for creating interactive people plots and family trees launched on February 15, 2012 with 10 votes, #110 of 360 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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PeoplePlotr is a web-based application for creating interactive people plots and family trees. Users can visualize family relationships and connections through interactive diagrams that can be shared and viewed online. The tool is designed for anyone needing to map out family structures, whether for genealogical research, creative writing, or documenting family histories. It offers an intuitive interface for building and organizing complex family relationships in a visual format.

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