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#2The more I read from 1000memories the less I like the concept. The entire of the premise seems insensitive from the outset, but the cold analysis they do in their blog posts makes it feel like they're more interested in growsing their business than helping people grieve (or whatever their mission statement is).
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#3A smaller estimate with a more detailed breakdown on the Entrustet blog:
http://blog.entrustet.com/2011/01/17/408000-us-facebook-user...
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#4The more I read from 1000memories the less I like the concept. The entire of the premise seems insensitive from the outset, but the cold analysis they do in their blog posts makes it feel like they're more interested in growsing their business than helping people grieve (or whatever their mission statement is).
I have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with the the founders. I can say, categorically, that your analysis of their motivation is wrong.
Yes, they are interested in growing their business, but their commitment to helping people remember loved ones in a positive, loving manner is inspiring.
I can see how you think the blog post is cold, but unfortunately death is the backbone of their business. You can't judge them for taking an objective look at the numbers. I loved 1000Memories from the beginning, since it solves such a real problem - a ton of facebook users will die, and facebook is an awkward place to honor/remember loved ones. They are providing an elegant and thoughtful solution.
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#5I can appreciate that you guys feel there is a market for your services, but your enthusiasm and analysis are probably best kept private rather than blogged. Frankly this post comes off as a little ghoulish.
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#6Excellent linkbait post.
I actually think the growth in old people on facebook will be the 'death' of facebook (not death in gone away, death as in dying growth). Who wants to be where your parents are?
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#7The more I read from 1000memories the less I like the concept. The entire of the premise seems insensitive from the outset, but the cold analysis they do in their blog posts makes it feel like they're more interested in growsing their business than helping people grieve (or whatever their mission statement is).
I have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with the the founders. I can say, categorically, that your analysis of their motivation is wrong. Yes, they are interested in growing their business, but their commitment to helping people remember loved ones in a positive, loving manner is inspiring. I can see how you think the blog post is cold, but unfortunately death is the backbone of their business. You can't ju…
I think in all their marketing they should use examples of successful specific individual memorials, even if they're trying to illustrate that this is a growing problem, and maybe adopt a consistent "tone" in dealing with death being inherently sad but not something you can just ignore.
How a memorial brought together friends from around a the country/world in a specific case is probably going to put people in a better frame of mind and makes it seem less mercenary. They should study how funeral homes, etc. sell services; I really doubt most people buy their caskets at Costco.
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#8The more I read from 1000memories the less I like the concept. The entire of the premise seems insensitive from the outset, but the cold analysis they do in their blog posts makes it feel like they're more interested in growsing their business than helping people grieve (or whatever their mission statement is).
I have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with the the founders. I can say, categorically, that your analysis of their motivation is wrong. Yes, they are interested in growing their business, but their commitment to helping people remember loved ones in a positive, loving manner is inspiring. I can see how you think the blog post is cold, but unfortunately death is the backbone of their business. You can't ju…
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#9They show a (creepy) graph that appears to grow exponentially. http://s3.amazonaws.com/fromus/media/facebook_users_who_have...
But they fail to grasp the absolute reality of their chart which is that it can not grow exponentially. It is guaranteed to remain near constant with bounds much less than one order of magnitude.
As any anthropologist will tell you, fertility, mortality and migration are the determinants of population growth and decline. They are well understood metrics and processes that surround them. And none of them appear exponential for anything more than a tiny brief period of time.
And yes, this blog post is absurdly creepy. This is why morticians don't blog.