1. Mandayams Communication Channels
Narayan Makaram
Arti Annaswamy

2. Mandayams want to communicate with each other!
Multiple ways of communicating old & new school
Need to know what is the purpose of each one
Every method need/can not be moderated

3. Old & New School Old School: New School:
Word of mouth at the Yatiraj Mutt, Marriage Halls
Mandayam Newsletter (printed by MSVS)
New School:
Web-sites:
Yahoo Groups: BayArea_Iyengars, MandayamIyengars
Facebook Groups: Mandayam Srivaishnavas, Global Mandayams
Geni.com
Newsletters: NA-newsletter (Sriram’s), MSVS-newsletter

4. Official Communication Channels
YahooGroup: MandayamIyengars
Moderated by Sriram
Broadcast : Announcements, NA Mandayam Newsletter
Web-Sites:
Moderated by NA-Web-site-admins: Narayan, MPS, Rajeev, Shreyas
Publish content: Knowledge center, Festivals, ePanchangam, growing..

5. Social Networking Sites Not sponsored by Mandayams.org
Geni.com : family tree
Self moderated
Birthday, anniversary reminders
Know about family-tree changes
YahooGroups: BayArea_Iyengars
Moderated by Rajeev
SF Bay Area announcements, Local news
Facebook Group: Global Mandayams (Mandayam Srivaishnavas will merged in to this group)
Membership screened by Admins : Arti Annaswamy, Malini Venkatesh, Jay Mandyam, Shruiti Mandayam
Casual communication among group members only
Discussion Board: share ideas and get feedback
Wall: post anything that may interest the entire group
Photos, Links, and Videos

6. Website: Mandayams.org

7. Website: Mandyam.com

8. Yahoo Group: MandayamIyengars

9. Yahoo group: BayArea_Iyengars

10. Facebook group: Global Mandayams

11. Facebook group: Mandayam Srivaishnavas

12. Geni.com