My family members are far apart and we communicate via a webapp I made, but I do

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My family members are far apart and we communicate via a webapp I made, but I don't have much time to maintain it, so I would like to switch to an off-the-shelf free webapp.

Requirements:

Each member has their own login/password
No "friending" necessary, all members see the same thing
First thing seen after login is the message board ("wall"?)
Text and pictures can be posted.
Text and pictures can be exported with no quality loss, in case we want to migrate to another solution
Free
SaaS (not on my own server), advertisement OK
Fast to load on slow connections

Bonus for shared memos, shared calendar, document sharing.

Expected traffic is low: about 1 message per day and 1 picture per week

Explanation / Answer

This sounds like the sort of thing that a closed community on Google+ would be ideal for, if you set up a closed community only those accepted into the circle would see the content:

Each member has their own login/password Their G+ Identity
No "friending" necessary, all members see the same thing Yes
First thing seen after login is the message board ("wall"?) If you set up a bookmark to the circle it will take you straight there
Text and pictures can be posted. Yes
Text and pictures can be exported with no quality loss, in case we want to migrate to another solution Yes
Free Yes
Hosted (SaaS), advertisement OK Yes
Fast to load on slow connections In my experience it has been.

Also available on mobile connections.

If you read the instructions here you will find that you can create a private community that doesn't show up on searches and then you can invite your family to join.

You can share documents via Google documents, events and even have video chats.

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