Biog: The World Biography Project

Biog is an open, web-based biography project. It is a free and open resource that enables anyone in the world to create and edit biographies, share stories and connect to other individuals or organizations. The project was started by a group of interested volunteers based in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Paris. Biog is commonly referred to as The World Biography Project.

Biog is an open, web-based biography project. It is a free and open resource that enables anyone in the world to create and edit biographies, share stories and connect to other individuals or organizations. The project was started by a group of volunteers based in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Paris. Biog is commonly referred to as The World Biography Project.

No. Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and countless others do a terrific job of connecting people on the web. We recommend you join one of these networks if you are looking to meet new people.

No. Biog is not a "people search engine." Google does a fantastic job of finding almost everything on the web, including people. We personally start all of our searches at Google and can't think of a reason to do it anywhere else.

Biog is available in all countries, but currently it is only available in English. We hope to have more languages available before long. You are, however, free to enter stories and other information in whatever language you like on the site. If you would like to volunteer to add new languages to biog, please contact us at volunteer@biog.org.

A biog is an online biography on the Biog web site.

Any person over 18 years old can have a biog.

To find out if you have a biog, use the search tool on the Biog web site to look for your name.

Use the search tool on the Biog web site to look for a biog.

Biogs are viewable by anyone on the Biog web site.

Any individual can register their own biog by signing up with Biog. Registering a biog allows the user to control the editing of a limited number of features on their own biog and determine their level of communication with Biog.

No. Anyone can create a biog for any person, including themselves, regardless of whether someone is registered.

No. Biog is an open system in which anyone may create or edit biogs without registering.

No. It is free to create, edit or have a biog. And registration is free.

Any person over 18 years old can create a biog.

Click on the "Create Biog" link at the top of the page and follow the easy steps. Or, you may elect to create your own biog and register by clicking on the "Sign Up" link at the top of the page and following the easy steps.

Click on the "Create Biog" link at the top of the page and follow the easy steps.

No. Any person over 18 years old can create a biog.

Any person over 18 years old can edit a biog.

Almost any field in a biog may be edited. Once you are on the biog that you wish to edit, simply click on the "Edit" link in the field you would like to make changes to.

Go to your own biog and simply edit the fields that you would like to change by clicking on the appropriate links.

You may simply re-edit the information, or if you wish to revert to an earlier version you may do so by clicking on the "History" link and follow the steps.

Click on the "Photos & Videos" link on the biog and follow the steps. You may also add photographs to a story when creating or editing a story.

The history page within each section of a biog displays the author of all edits.

A connection in biog is made between two people that know each other (or knew each other in the past). While people have different definitions of knowing another person, we believe that just meeting someone is generally not sufficient for a Biog connection. For example, getting an autograph from a celebrity does not mean that you know him or her.

We have different types of connections that demonstrate how the connection was made.

• A mutual connection means that each biog is registered and both parties have agreed that the connection is valid.
• An In or Out connection is a one way connection. If your biog shows an In connection, it means that someone has connected to you, and you have not confirmed the connection. An Out shows a connection that you have made from your registered biog to another biog, and the other party has not confirmed the connection yet.
• A 3rd party connection is a connection between two people that is made by a third party.
• Connections change status if the registered user of a biog confirms a connection. For example, an In connection becomes a Mutual connection as a registered user confirms the connection.

You can connect to any person over 18 years old that you know or have known in the past.

There are several ways to connect your biog to another biog. Clicking on the Connections tab on the main biog view allows the user a number of options with regards to connections. If you are a registered user and logged in, you may also simply click the Add [name] to My Connections link when you are on another person' biog and this will connect you to the person.

There are several ways to connect your biog to another biog. Clicking on the Connections tab on the main biog view allows the user a number of options with regards to connections.

Connections may only be made to existing biogs. You may create a new biog for someone and then connect to them.

Clicking on the Connections tab allows you to edit any connection information on a biog, including deleting a connection.

People of Interest are not the same as Connections. People of Interest may be people that you do not know, but are interested in. For example, Michael Phelps and Barack Obama may be people that you are interested in, but do not know well enough to be in Connections, so you could put them here. Only registered users may edit their People of Interest list.

Danny and Justin are two of the early volunteers at Biog. We have included them in the People of Interest list of all biogs so that new users can click to their biogs for tips, questions and examples of how to use the site. Registered users can simply remove Danny and Justin from the list by editing the People of Interest list.

Shared stories are stories that are posted simultaneously on multiple biogs.

Simply click on the "Add a Story" link on any biog and create a story. You may then add additional relevant biogs to the story, and the story will be posted on all of the biogs that are included.

When creating a shared story, you are asked which biogs the story is relevant for, and this instantly posts the story on all of the relevant biogs.

No. Registering an account at Biog is optional and not required.

Registering a biog allows the user to control the editing of a limited number of features on their own biog and determine their level of communication with Biog.

No. It is free to register with Biog.

Note that the username and password are case sensitive. If you forgot your password, you may click on the link in the sign up page, and we will email your new password to you.

You may contact us to delete your account.

Simply log in and visit the Edit Profile page.

You can update your email address on the My Account page.

Organizations have their own pages on Biog. We refer to these as Organization pages or "biorgs" - in contrast to biogs, which are the individual biography pages for people.

Organizations have their own pages on Biog. We refer to these as Organization pages or "biorgs" - in contrast to biogs, which are the individual biography pages for people.

Any type of group or organization may have a biorg. A corporation, fraternity, church group, non-profit organization, high school class, etc.

Any person over 18 years old may create a biorg.

Simply click on the "Create Org" link at the top of the page and follow the simple steps.

No. Any person over 18 years old may create a biorg for any organization.

Almost any field in a biorg may be edited. Once you are on the biorg that you wish to edit, simply click on the "Edit" link in the field you would like to make changes to.

Connecting to a biorg is similar to connecting to a biog. You may connect your own or other biogs to as many biorgs as are relevant.

Registered users may send private messages to each other's biogs.

Yes. Registered users may control the volume and frequency of emails they receive from Biog on the Settings page.

Contact us at help@biog.org to report any problems or errors on the site.

Contact us at help@biog.org to let us know. One of our volunteers will work with you to resolve the problem and merge the multiple biogs into one.

Contact us at help@biog.org. One of our volunteers will work with you to resolve the problem.

Please contact us at help@biog.org to let us know. One of our volunteers will confirm the age of the person in question and remove any biogs for those under 18 years old.

Please report any problems to help@biog.org.

Go to your biog and edit the information such that it is accurate.

Go to the biog and edit the information such that it is accurate.

If someone continues to edit your biog with false information, please contact us at abuse@biog.org and one of our volunteers will attempt to resolve the problem.

Please contact us at help@biog.org. One of our volunteers will investigate and remove any material that is demonstrated to be in violation of copyrights.

Contact us at abuse@biog.org and one of our volunteers will attempt to fix the situation.

Contact us at abuse@biog.org and one of our volunteers will attempt to fix the situation.

Click here for Biog's privacy policy.

No. All the information is openly available on the biog.org web site. Biog does not sell or rent any personal information.

All biogs are open and viewable by the public.

Biog is run by a group of volunteers based in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Paris. If you would like to volunteer to help Biog, please contact us at volunteer@biog.org.

No. Biog and the biog.org web site are operated by Biog, Inc., a for-profit corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware.

Biog is an open, web-based resource that is available around the world. Volunteers are located primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and Paris, France. Our mailing address is: 3538 Scott Street, San Francisco CA 94123