Chapter 014 - 2017.07.11

  • On this day, I launched a private Facebook group for our families.

  • The group was created -

    • to test a new service idea -

      • in the realm of virtual memorialization.

  • The experiment uses a very crude prototype -

    • of the specialized software platform imagined -

      • that could easily exist.

  • The Facebook groups tool does not make possible -

    • some of the best possible features.

  • The site is intended to keep alive -

    • in the minds of the living -

      • memories of those who have passed.

  • Each family member,

    • who has already died,

      • going back a limited number of generations,

        • has a memorial story page.

  • I've limited it to:

    • those we were closest to

    • those we have portrait photos of.

  • The experiment has been active for nearly two and a half years -

    • as of this writing.

  • I'd say it has been a pseudo-success.

  • Some family members are very active.

  • Others do not participate at all.

  • The tool does NOT only feature those who have passed.

  • Living relatives are featured too:

    • birthdays &

    • marriage anniversaries are featured.

  • It's a minority occurrence -

    • when a particular day does not have at least one event to feature.

  • I manually create posts for each day -

    • that does have an event(s.)

  • Some participants post comments:

    • with recognition of specific events -

      • of those who connect more directly to them.

  • In the envisioned platform:

    • everything becomes more automated

    • participants get to specify who exactly -

      • they want included in their personalized experience.

  • The software would give the participant -

    • 100% control of created a customized memorialization world.

  • Many other features would be available too:

    • music

    • sound effects

    • visualization themes

    • customization of almost everything

  • But innovative functionality too:

    • actual voice-recording memories

    • actual videos

    • Q&As

    • special memorial worlds

    • wisdom world

    • etc

  • The platform exists to assist 'you' -

    • in preparing for 'your' own memorialization.

  • 'You' get to control what others -

    • will or will NOT -

      • be able to experience when 'you' land on their radar.

  • I can go on and on and on -

    • about all the new possibility -

      • that can be created into this type of service/ experience platform.

  • Imagine, while 'you' are alive,

    • 'you' spend a good deal of time -

      • preparing for 'your' inevitable physical death.

  • But now 'you' must plan for 'your' afterlife life.

  • What will 'you' participate in -

    • and what won't 'you' participate in?