I posted a question on Fbook this afternoon which Jason and Rich kindly replied to. The question was:
Q. Would you be prepared to pay £2.95 a month to store memories (photos, journals, stories etc) of your life - in your words - on a secure website where you control the privacy settings?
The response so far has been resoundingly no.
I understand why as you'll be effectively be able to store memories for free on Fbook with their upcoming Timeline feature.
Jason also made a very good point that most people don't really think about what they'll leave behind as they're too busy living (I'm paraphrasing).
Which, I guess, makes a website for storing your memories on defunct.
Or does it?
Twitter is the absolute here and now - people's instant thoughts. Fbook is the present and increasingly the near past. But for me it is quite superficial in its content - status updates, likes, comments etc.
Surely there is room at the other end of the spectrum - a place where people can strore only those thoughts or things that are dear to them.
Or is that way of thinking on the way out? Is it all just the here and now for future generations?
All thoughts on this topic hugely appreciated. I just can't decide if there's a good idea amongst all my muddled thinking or not.
Cheers,
Ed
If you could keep the costs low you might be able to make it fly with advertising revenue. Perhaps make each entry page themeable like a digital scrapbook. Make it so people could build albums like "Summer 2011 Family Vacation" etc.
Trouble is, everybody and his dog is offering some sort of icloud storage crapola now, edo.
Add my vote to the 'Hell NO' column.
The idea might have legs if you could get a good domain name.
Thanks for the feedback guys.
Just came across a site called HistoryPin.com. God, I wish I'd have thought have that. It's going to be massive.
I'd say no as well. With all the options out there and local desktop storage being cheap, I'd say it wont fly. Unless you can advertise the living sh!t out of it.
>> advertising the living shit out of it
thats the key I reckon,. Its not so much about whether an idea is good, its about whether you can catch enough people to gain momentum and make it fly.
I see what you're saying, Denise, but I think it has to be a good idea to get investment. Then you can advertise the f*ck out of it.
The feedback so far seems to be:
- people don't want to pay to store their personal memories
- what I outlined sounds too similar to the many cloud storage services out there
I'd now agree with both points.
Perhaps I should go back to the core idea I had about a memorial site. What I'm trying to do is nail down a customer pain and provide them with a solution.
My guess is that it's a pain in the arse for some people to have to traipse along to the graveyard every week/month/year to lay down flowers for a relative or close friend. Why not give them that capability online (eg virtual flowers, gifts)? Or do people enjoy going to the graveyard and that physical act is part of paying respect? I have no idea to be honest.
Also a fair percentage of people are cremated these days, so where do they pay their respects?
Plenty of memorial sites out there but 99% are rubbish, with the exception of Legacy.com, which just feels a bit dry to me.
All input appreciated :-)
Part of the cleansing of bereavement is going to the grave, place the ashes were spread etc...
A website created when they die? not sure....
How about a Mermorial for "When I am gone..." hosting paid for 50 years or something.
Thanks Rupert. Most people have said the same.
The "when I'm gone" line is where I'm starting to head.
Appreciate all the feedback and apologies if my ramblings are getting a bit boring. Am a big believer in putting ideas out there to be shot down.
Yeah, go for it, good to thow ideascabout, even if I don't take part I am always still interested.
Edo
Investigate "fixing problems" rather than finding solutions for things that people have never thought they wanted....Steve Jobs did that....but it's a hard slog and many people have died along the way.
As now someone who invests I would not give you the cash.
Doug