Fillos de Galicia

Infobox Website
name = Fillos de Galicia

url = [http://www.fillos.org/galicia/index.php Fillos.org]


commercial = No
type = Web portal
registration = Optional
owner = Asociacion Cultural Fillos de Galicia
author = Asociacion Cultural Fillos de Galicia
launch date = 1997

Fillos de Galicia is a web portal and virtual community which focuses on Galician culture and diaspora. The site focuses on promoting unity between Galicians and descendants of Galicians around the world. The community is a hub where many objectives can be accomplished, such as learning more about the Galician Language or finding relatives in Galicia using the " [http://www.fillos.org/fillos/atopadoiro/index.php Atopadoiro] ". Fillos.org is one of the most popular websites regarding Galicia and more specifically the diaspora.

History

Fillos de Galicia was started in 1997 by Manuel Casal Lodeiro, son of Galician emigrants. Since its inception, the portal has been growing at an exponential rate. The Association has also spawned a few sister sites dealing with specific themes relating to Galicians.

tatistics

As of 2008, there are more than 5700 unique users registered with the community, residing in over 70 countries. The bulk of the users are between the ages of 30 and 60. Over 1500 of the users live in Argentina, with sizable populations in Spain and Brasil. Over half of the registered users are either born in Galicia or children of Galicians. Another 1200 are grandchildren of Galicians. Of all the users, 60 are paying members called "socios".

During the previous year, there were 964,142 visits to the website. An average of 800,000 individual pages were visited each month, coming from 100,000 visits per month.

References

* [http://www.fillos.org/fillos/naprensa/index.htm In the news]
* [http://www.fillos.org/fillos/estatisticas/index.shtml Statistics]
* [http://www.fillos.org/galicia/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=339 Staff]
* [http://www.fillos.org/galicia/modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index&myfaq=yes&id_cat=2#q29 FAQ]
* [http://www.fillos.org/fillos/atopadoiro/index.php Atopadoiro]

External links

* [http://debulla.info/ Debulla] Web 2.0 site
* [http://www.nomes-galegos.info/wiki/index.php/Portada Nomes galegos] (categorization of traditional Galician names)
* [http://www.galeguidade.net/portal/ Galeguidade] (web portal for Galician organizations all around the world)
* [http://www.redegalega.org/ Rede Galega] (Internet services for Galician nonprofits)
* [http://www.degalicia.org/planeta-galego/ Planeta Galego] (Galician diaspora webzine)
* [http://www.amortedacosta.info A Morte da Costa] (mini-site on Prestige ecological disaster)
* [http://www.parcelaria.com/ Parcelaria Virtual pola Cultura Galega] (Fund-raising net-art project)