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Two very creepy typos on the main page: Everyone holds a slither of someone’s life... I think you meant "sliver", not "slither".
thanks for spotting this, we fixed it
Everyone holds a sliver of someone’s life and the letting everyone share those slivers can create a wonderful place to vividly remember someone.
Tip: proof-read a text backwards (word-by-word) to catch things that your brain would normally gloss over.
Cemeteries have endowment funds to ensure the land where people are buried will remain land where people are buried. Sites like this have nothing of the sort. I don't even see a business model. Without something to guarantee people's memories will live long in the site, you run the risk of their loved ones being taken from them twice. You didn't even address this point on the first page, instead just start talking ab…
Most newspapers already run services like this one. It's not a new idea. All they're doing is making an internet-wide one. The business model? Sell it to end-users or sell it to newspaper obit sections as a managed service. I'm not sure I see the risk here. Cemeteries are carefully managed because people care a lot about how their remains are cared for. They don't have anything resembling that level of concern over J…
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thanks for spotting this, we fixed it
... but added a new typo :) Everyone holds a sliver of someone’s life and the letting everyone share those slivers can create a wonderful place to vividly remember someone. Tip: proof-read a text backwards (word-by-word) to catch things that your brain would normally gloss over.
Why not chat with the dead via chatbots that capture their personality, interests, knowledge, etc.? Wouldn't this be a great way to remember people you care about?
The uncanny valley for something like this would be deeper than the Marianas.
I hate when sites make me create a log in when I know nothing about them. It is so irritating.
Well, a friend of mine died (he was about 20) last week and within few days, somebody set up a memorial facebook group and it seems to work quite well, I don't think that anybody feels any need for anything else. On the other hand, nobody gave this any serious thought, he's still online on IRC, nobody turned off his computer yet, I think… This bother me much more, if I just suddenly died, what would happen with all m…
I don't think I could ever sleep well at night, knowing that I built a business based upon on the death of others. In other words, I'll never work as a coffin maker or at a funeral home. No offense or judgement towards the 1000Memories people, I think it's a good goal. That's just my own choice.
Exactly. Almost a year ago I was considering the same idea. I talked to many people, some of them thought the idea was good. But then I talked to a friend of mine (she was all supportive, btw) and mentioned that I didn't feel right about the project. I said I felt like maybe we should do something for life, not death. She agreed and said she's glad I said this. So from this moment on I decided I'm not using this idea…
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Exactly. Almost a year ago I was considering the same idea. I talked to many people, some of them thought the idea was good. But then I talked to a friend of mine (she was all supportive, btw) and mentioned that I didn't feel right about the project. I said I felt like maybe we should do something for life, not death. She agreed and said she's glad I said this. So from this moment on I decided I'm not using this idea…
So, if you don't mind sharing, what is your "life" idea?