I have half a mind to make a new category just so I can file this under creepy. There’s a website out there that’s devoted to archiving information about the fallen from Myspace’s social networking ranks. Yes, dead Myspacers.
My Death Space allows surfers to submit the Myspaces of users who have passed on to the other side. Browsing the site, you’ll find people who have died of cancer, were killed in auto accidents, have committed suicide, and just about any other cause of death you can think of short of falling into a wood chipper. Actually, that one might be on there too.
What makes it especially morbid? You get links to the deceased networker’s myspace. Frozen in time, untouched since their final update save for comments left by friends and random passersby. The space serves almost as an internet tombstone, only it reads off the dead’s interests while blaring out music rather than giving a date of death with a message of Rest in Peace. Some of the profiles are surreal to read in hindsight. Accident and murder victims talking about their dreams and ambitions while those who have taken their own life leave warning signs in their writings.
The site goes so far as to have a map that shows you pinpoint locations of the states the deceased come from, featuring little black figures for those who died by their own or another’s hand and little red devil figures for those who have killed people. Have to admit, the site is certainly feature-oriented. If you want more, you can even upgrade to a PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP~!
It’s different. Depressing, but different.
October 17th, 2007 at 11:26 am
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