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<something that catches people's attention> + 1000memories. Few other examples: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1862700 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id

by bhavin 16y ago

<something that catches people's attention> + 1000memories. Few other examples: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1862700 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1862700 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2005187 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2005187 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1598485 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1598485 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1985340 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1985340 I used to like the idea of 1000 memories back when I heard it for first time. But the aggressive PR posts on HN has ruined it for me. I never visited it again since I felt 1000memories' publicity rather relied on emotional exploitation (that is a strong word to use, but I can't think of a better one).

daeken 16y ago
You know, the concept of someone building a memorial for a loved one is a great one. I love the idea of this service. However, creating pages like this, for people you don't know, is scummy, IMO. I'm really quite disappointed in the way 1000memories has done this sort of thing; they've completely and utterly turned me off of using their service.
- Bretthuneycutt 16y ago
  An Egyptian expat user of ours and HN asked us to build this last night, so we did.
mceachen 16y ago
Your examples don't follow your template -- they're just links to news coverage of the service. A startup's worst fear is dying due to anonymity. If this page makes these people's deaths seem more tangible, and make the Egyptian situation less abstract, I don't see how that could possibly be bad.
46Bit 16y ago
It's not black and white, but somewhere to reveal the very real suffering going on in Egypt right now I'd say is a plus. The major media rarely seem to actually give the people, just a number which is easier to dismiss - makes their sites easier to read without crying, but fails to impact upon you the reality of what's going on.

by bhavin 16y ago

daeken 16y ago

You know, the concept of someone building a memorial for a loved one is a great one. I love the idea of this service. However, creating pages like this, for people you don't know, is scummy, IMO. I'm really quite disappointed in the way 1000memories has done this sort of thing; they've completely and utterly turned me off of using their service.

Bretthuneycutt 16y ago
An Egyptian expat user of ours and HN asked us to build this last night, so we did.

mceachen 16y ago

Your examples don't follow your template -- they're just links to news coverage of the service. A startup's worst fear is dying due to anonymity. If this page makes these people's deaths seem more tangible, and make the Egyptian situation less abstract, I don't see how that could possibly be bad.

46Bit 16y ago

It's not black and white, but somewhere to reveal the very real suffering going on in Egypt right now I'd say is a plus. The major media rarely seem to actually give the people, just a number which is easier to dismiss - makes their sites easier to read without crying, but fails to impact upon you the reality of what's going on.