Social Media for those who have passed away
For some reason I never thought I would hear the words “passed away” or “death” and social media in the same sentence. Ha, I was wrong! It turns out, social media is not just for the living, but also for those who have died.
Respectance, a social networking site that keeps the memories alive, has found a way to help loved ones who have lost someone. What’s the most difficult thing about losing someone? Is remembering all the GREAT things you did together. Here’s your chance to keep the memories alive!
You can explore tributes, photos, members, videos…all kinds of stuff…
According to Venture Beat, they just received$1.5 million in funding! I’m completely down for using this as a way to keep photos and tributes, but to browse other people who have died…I’m not too sure. Although some have said it might make it easier to heal…it might be a little freaky at the same time!
Other interesting opinions about Respectance:
- Some call it emo-social media
- Mashable is a fan of the social network for the dead
- Blognation says this is for people to “heal and share memories of their loved ones, while finding others with similar experiences“
A good idea? YES, definitely. But, how will it withstand? Who knows. But, what do you think?
July 31, 2007 at -
[...] 2007 · No Comments Just recently, I talked about a social networking site that is used to remember those who have passed away. And today, I stumbled upon another similar site used to archive MySpace profiles of individuals [...]
August 28, 2007 at -
Story of My Life is way cooler than Respectance. Social networking around dead people - boringggggggggggggggg…………..