Media Coverage
Check out what the press and the blogosphere are saying about Respectance
“Online-Grab” auf Internet-Friedhof
- from PORZion
- added Aug 30, 2007
Ab sofort kann man lieben Verstorbenen auch im Internet die letzte Ehre erweisen. Respectance.com ist eine neue Website, auf der nicht nur Angehörige Bilder, Texte und Videos von Verstorbenen zeigen können. Das Angebot richtet sich laut Betreiberfirma auch an Menschen, die nicht zur Beerdigung kommen können. (more)
VC funding voor Respectance.com
- from waddmeeting
- added Aug 29, 2007
Het zal u niet ontgaan zijn, het funding klimaat trekt sterk aan, getuige ook het toegenomen aantal meldingen in de media van bedrijven die financiering hebben opgehaald van venture capital investeerders. Vandaar ook dat we de Strategic Venture Capital Funding Waddameeting weer op korte termijn organiseren tijdens Emerce E-day op 13 september as). (more)
La mort vous va très bien et peut être vachement payante
- by Michel Dumais
- from branchez-vous.com
- added Aug 29, 2007
Maintenant que les journaux ont perdu l'important marché des petites annonces au profit de sites comme Craigslist et LesPac, il semble que le prochain marché lucratif soit celui des notices nécrologiques. Les éditeurs sauront-ils relever ce défi? (more)
COMMUNITY 2.0
- by Bob Stumpel
- from Everything 2.0
- added Aug 29, 2007
Since doing things together is the most important denominator of Web 2.0, you'll find many more symptoms of community forming in other categories. But COMMUNITY 2.0 is still a HUGE category. (more)
Interview with Respectance
- from Lalita Tama News
- added Aug 28, 2007
Todd Wilkinson is the co-founder of Respectance, started in July 2006. They have a realistic, non-sensational approach to the question of immortality and an interview worth reading, indeed. If you love reading as much as I do, you can also read their blog here. (more)
Industry-Specific Social Networking
- by Stephanie Critchfield
- from Spunlogic
- added Aug 24, 2007
We all know MySpace and Facebook … LinkedIn. We’re now learning about sites like Twitter, Dandelife and many more. (more)
A new project is afoot!
- from meme.ca
- added Aug 24, 2007
Respectance is an online social networking site dedicated to helping individuals mark milestones and pay tribute to the great people in their lives. Having just lost my granny and having fought to get copies of the family photos, I thought this project was extremely interesting. (more)
Respectance.com: A Place for the Dead To Be Remembered
- by Lena Vazifdar
- from divine caroline
- added Aug 23, 2007
In a Web-based world where Myspace, YouTube, Facebook, and Friendster reign king, it was only a matter of time until a Web site surfaced and fit in where these social networking sites are lacking. In actuality, Respectance.com is not that different from these other popular sites, except for one minor detail—it’s filled with deceased people’s profiles instead of the living’s. Though the topic matter may seem morbid, Respectance fits in smoothly as another necessary, albeit macabre, part of the user generated Web. (more)
Classifieds 2.0: Social networks for brides and the deceased
- by Mark S. Luckie
- from 10,000 Words
- added Aug 23, 2007
You'd think a social network for the dead wouldn't be all that lively, Respectance ushers the traditional obit into the digital world. The site is sort of like a MySpace for the deceased — anyone can create a page for their loved ones that can include photos and videos. Visitor can contribute to the obit or leave a memory of the person. (more)
Dood in de digitale wereld
- by Marja Schrijft
- from DAG.nl
- added Aug 20, 2007
Zelf denk ik dat er niet veel veranderd is in Nederland. Emoties willen delen is niet iets van alleen deze tijd. Ook vroeger, als er iemand dood ging die in heel Nederland bekend was door zijn werk werd er gerouwd door veel mensen of op de een of andere manier gepraat over de overledene. Maar toen werd het op een andere manier geuit. Er werd over gesproken in de kroeg, bij de sigarenboer, op verjaardagen en op straat. (more)