Hello Pauline,
Thank you for the article.  I encourage everyone to take the DNA test.  I'm glad I tested and find the results entriguing, but I don't know how to use my haplogroup R-L176.2 to further or enhance my genealogy research.   Unless more people test, I'm not sure that the family finder would do me any good.  What has the group found, is it worth the extra $200? 
Thank you again,  Alice

--- On Fri, 5/10/13, pavendano@earthlink.net wrote:

From: pavendano@earthlink.net
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Great Article/Video: The eternal search for our ancestors is reaching its end game
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Friday, May 10, 2013, 10:46 PM

I stumbled across this and thought I'd share. Its a great Article and short video on the impact of DNA testing on genealogical research and its industry. Very exciting.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/7/4258094/who-am-i-data-and-dna-solve-on…

Summary:

In the past few years, finding and charting one’s family history has become trendy because it’s also become a lot easier to get started. Companies like Ancestry.com and FamilySearch have spent the last decade or so making all of their tools, records, and data available on the internet, revolutionizing genealogical research — and significantly lowering the barrier to entry in the process. What was once a pastime for older people or professionals with disposable income is quickly becoming a more mainstream pursuit. Taking a peek into the past now requires nothing more than a decent internet connection and a laptop. DNA testing, which just a few years ago cost thousands of dollars and offered little information for genealogists, is now a growing consumer option, reaching back hundreds of years to provide undreamed of amounts of information about our ancestors.

Happy Mothers Day!
Pauline