About memorypool.com

memorypool.com is a free site that allows you to build a community around the memory of someone who has died.  In contrast to conventional tribute sites, memorypool.com is built on a familiar and intuitive social networking platform, allowing users to share memories, images and multimedia to tell the whole story of a person’s legacy. 

Key features of memorypool.com :

• Guest Book – Using the Guest Book, you can leave a message for the family of the deceased.
• I Remember… – The heart of memorypool.com , this area is for occasional and recurrent sharing of memories.  Fun stories, meaningful quotations, and compelling remembrances can be shared here in order for all to gain a more complete picture of the person’s life and legacy.
• Bonds – Unique to memorypool.com , the “Bonds” function permits the linking of two memorypools so that a connection formed in life survives and is evident in death.  Bonds can be based on family relationships, friendships, or shared associations.
• Archive – Every memorypool includes an archive for the sharing of photos, video, audio and documents that contribute to the memory of the deceased. 
• My memorybox – Think of the memorybox as your personal, private archive.  Here users can accumulate their own photos, videos, and documents that will one day serve as the personally-chosen basis for their own memorypool.
• Search memorypools – Use this comprehensive search function to find and contribute to the memorypools of those you know who have died.

Why was memorypool.com created?  In the days and weeks following a person's death, remembrance changes from a shared experience to a wholly personal one.  We gather for a funeral or memorial service and then we go back to our daily lives and allow this temporary community of remembrance to simply fade away.  The personal memories we are left with, though important and powerful, suffer from having just a single point of view.  When one creates a memorypool, they invite others to pool their memories so that all may benefit from seeing a life’s story told from many points of view. In shared remembrance, bonds are formed between the living and the deceased and memories, once fading and fleeting, are given their rightful, continuing presence in our daily lives.