Express yourself after dying, reveal secrets and truths.Create messages for world as it might end in 2012.
Dead Social allows people to create "timed Facebook messages" that will be sent out once they die. Birthday messages, anniversary pokes, even the occasional "inappropriate joke" can be preprogrammed to pop up for years after you've left this veil of tears.
DeadSocial is a free tool that allows us to create scheduled messages. These are only distributed across our social networks after we die.
This allows us all to say our final goodbyes on our own terms and for us to extend our digital legacy using the social web.
"The concept, though a bit shocking, makes sense for many people who wish to share their final thoughts post-mortem". (The Next Web)
"A message from a loved one after a fatal accident could help in the grieving process" (Forbes)
"DeadSocial helps you contact friends and family from beyond the grave" (Huffington Post)
"A way to tweet from beyond the grave" (The Wall Street Journal)
This allows us all to say our final goodbyes on our own terms and for us to extend our digital legacy using the social web.
"The concept, though a bit shocking, makes sense for many people who wish to share their final thoughts post-mortem". (The Next Web)
"A message from a loved one after a fatal accident could help in the grieving process" (Forbes)
"DeadSocial helps you contact friends and family from beyond the grave" (Huffington Post)
"A way to tweet from beyond the grave" (The Wall Street Journal)
The website invokes the spirits of Amy Winehouse and Steve Jobs.
Would Jobs have revealed more about Apple TV? Tim Cook sure didn't say much this week. Of course, there's already a Facebook page purporting to represent Steve Jobs, though its latest entry is a Portuguese language video against a Brazilian hydroelectric plant. Siri, is this really what Steve cares about? Actually, I would prefer to hear Jobs' thoughts on those awkward Zooey Deschanel-Siri ads. #Fail
But I digress...
“Why should we stop creating content when we die?” Dead Social creator James Norris tells Forbes.Maybe because we're dead?
For the moment, Dead Social is free. Each new user has to designate someone to notify the site once the user dies. This will activate all those posthumous messages. The site is hoping to sign on a few celebrities to give it a higher profile.
So let's think about this. Sending your spouse regular messages like, "I love you" after you die sounds like a sweet idea. Is it? Long term? What if he or she moves on and remarries? Do you really want to constantly remind loved ones about the past?
Perhaps a better use for Dead Social is to use it as the Zombie weapon it is. Haunt everyone who ever wronged you, owes you money, or called you fat. Tell them, finally, how you really feel.
Just think .... "John, you were a cheap turd who still owes me $50." Look, you can even make stuff up. "OJ killed me." What's he gonna do...sue you? Though there may be hell to pay when you both meet up on the other side.
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