About LifePostsLifePosts’ easy-to-use storytelling tools enable you to create beautiful online memorials or obituaries, tribute biographies, birthday celebrations, and digital keepsakes for all of life’s important milestones.Beyond that, you can convert your LifePosts to a custom designed book or a photo keepsake. In addition, we have arranged for public and semi-public LifePosts to be preserved for future generations in the Internet Archive, a library of significant works of culture used by the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress and other organizations.Why LifePosts Was Created ~ Technology gives us plenty of ways of snapping and capturing life’s little moments. The cloud gives us unlimited storage; social media gives us ways of sharing quickly.But something is not quite right. The treatment on social media is usually fleeting, and mixed awkwardly with posts about boxing kangaroos and political outrages.Perhaps the biggest challenges emerge during the most significant emotional upheaval — the loss of a loved one. The old solution — the staff-written newspaper obituary — is fading away. Online solutions often lack sufficient beauty and make collaboration difficult. The decline of the obituary and the inadequacy of digital memorial tools have led to a tragic result: more and more people are vanishing without the proper recording of their lives.We also need a better, deeper way to pull together joyful milestones. We can capture the moments but it’s hard to quickly craft a textured tribute or celebration and guarantee it’s getting to intended readers, your closest friends and family. The cloud has become the New Attic, where our precious memories go to be stored, and ignored.Good news: there are now great ways to honor the most important people and celebrate the most important milestones.You can do something quick and elegant, or deep and multifaceted.You can better enlist friends and family to help – which will both relieve the burden on you and create a tribute that will better capture the person or moment. And you can share these tributes publicly or privately, and preserve them forever.LifePostsLPS_924f973a-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea00Steven WaldmanFounder & CEO ~ Waldman is a journalist and entrepreneur who in 1999 founded Beliefnet.com, which became the largest multifaith spirituality website. The successful site pioneered many “Web 1.0” approaches to creating high quality content, including tapping into the incredible stories of its readers. More recently, Waldman has become an expert on the transformation of the American news business, authoring a landmark study for the Federal Communications Commission about “the changing media landscape in a broadband age.” When he’s not busy working, he is likely obsessively making photo books to commemorate every vacation and milestone. His wife, Amy Cunningham, is a funeral director and writer.Aamir Rindchief technology officer ~ Aamir is a full-stack web application engineer, specializing in Python and Django. He has built applications for several startups, including Pipl.com and SlateUp.com. His contributions to the programming community have established him as among the top Python and Django developers in Pakistan. TechAffinityDevelopment and technology support has also been provided by TechAffinity (Rasheed Salih, Vikramsrinath Sriraman, Senthil Srinivasan).Rasheed SalihVikramsrinath SriramanSenthil SrinivasanRay RettinoRay Rettino served as our Senior Technology Advisor throughout.Elizabeth SamsExecutive Editor ~ Elizabeth was Executive Editor of Beliefnet. She was formerly an award-winning journalist and documentary film producer for Frontline, ABC News and other news organizations.LifePosts.com DesignersThe site was designed by Lisa Powers. Additional design and product work has been provided by Ned Berke, Monica Torrjeon, Brian Cordyack, and Joanna Choy.Lisa PowersNed BerkeMonica TorrjeonBrian CordyackJoanna ChoyLifePosts Special AdvisorsJu-Don Marshall RobertsLisa MelmedDeborah CaldwellJean HelleringRay RettinoLifePosts InvestorsLauren ZalaznickSenior Advisor ~ Lauren is the former Executive Vice President of NBC Universal.Dick Costoloformer CEO of TwitterNorth Base Mediastarted by Marcus Brauchli, former editor of the Wall Street Journal and Washington PostJon Millerformer President of AOL and News Corp DigitalJulius GenachowskiManaging Director of the Carlyle Group and former Chairman of the Federal Communications CommissionLarry Hackettformer Managing Editor of People MagazineAmerican Public MediaGary GinsbergExecutive Vice President of Time WarnerBruce H. McEverfounder and Chairman of Berkshire CapitalJonathan Alterauthor, political columnist, television analyst and entertainment producerSusan Margolinco-founder of New Video Group and President of Docudrama and Special Acquisition for CinedigmAndrew Yangfounder of Venture for AmericaElizabeth SamsExecutive Vice President of BeliefnetEthan Devinepartner and Fund Manager at Indus CapitalAva Seaveprincipal and co-founder of Quantum PartnersPaul NoglowsExecutive Producer of the Forbes Summit GroupElizabeth Andrionhas been a top advisor to two different Chairmen of the Federal Communications CommissionLisa Melmedconsultant for A&E Television NetworksDavid Feinbergfounder of Feinberg Hanson LLPBob Verricofounder and Executive Chairman of InvestingChannelDavid Perlmutterfounder of the Perlmutter Properties real estate brokerage firmKristopher D. Brownpartner at Dechert LLPMonica Desaicommunications attorneyBeautifully told, vividly celebrated lives_924f98fc-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea00To ensure that every person’s life story can be beautifully told, vividly celebrated, and preserved._924f9a28-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea00LivesStorytellingBeautyCollaborationSharingCelebrationPreservationStoriesTell life stories_924f9bae-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea001Create ~ Everyone should be able to tell the story of someone’s life easily and beautifully | LifePosts enables you to tell the stories of someone’s life, whether it’s a simple announcement, or a vibrant, multifaceted web experience.You can choose from several pre-set milestone types for memorials and celebration...You can use any or all of the storytelling tools — just one, or all three.The key: you do not have to do this all at once. These tools are designed so you can do a little bit at a time — one moment, one question, one picture. Before you know it, you’ll have a beautiful tribute.You can post photos, videos, audio clips or documents from your phone or computer.And you can copy any photos or videos you already have in Facebook over into your LifePosts library. No need to upload them again.MemorialsMemorialize individuals, groups, and pets_924f9cc6-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea001.1Memorials ~ Individual, Group, or Event PetCelebrationsCelebrate life events_924f9dde-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea001.2Celebrations ~ Birth, Rite of Passage, Graduation, Engagement, Wedding, Birthday, Honors, Wedding Anniversary, Personal HistoryOthersCreate other types of life stories_924f9f00-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea001.3Create Your Own ~ Possibilities might include: adoptions, retirement, military enlistment, religious conversion, sobriety anniversaries, being born again, and many moreCollaborationFacilitate collaboration_924fa00e-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea002Collaborate ~ You shouldn’t have to go it alone | Telling the story of someone’s life or even capturing a particular milestone can be daunting. Don’t go it alone.We’ve made collaboration easy...When you enlist others to help, LifePosts becomes an experience — one that can bring joy and support along the way.PhotosEnable sharing and reuse of photographs_924fa108-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea002.1When a friend posts a photo, a copy is also made for your personal media library, so you can use it throughout LifePosts if you like.Co-CreationEnable others to assist with creating and managing LifePosts_924fa20c-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea002.2You can even add Co-Creators — trusted friends and family who manage your LifePost with you.SharingShare stories_924fa306-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea003LifePost NetworkOur current LifePost Network includes:HuffingtonPostAmerican Public MediaGenerosity.comInternet ArchivesDodge FoundationShare ~ You can share the stories with friends — and the larger communitySocial MediaShare LifePosts on social media_924fa400-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea003.1Social MediaIt’s easy to share LifePosts on social media, and ...FacebookPull Facebook photos and video directly into your LifePosts_924fa50e-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea003.2Facebookyou can pull your Facebook photos and video directly into your LifePosts with one click.NetworkCreate a LifePosts Network of publishers and organizations_924fa612-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea003.3PublishersWe’re creating a LifePosts Network of publishers and organizations who love the real stories of interesting people and families.HuffingtonPostFor instance, HuffingtonPost, one of the largest news sites in the world, will be publishing LifePosts...Beyond making access to your social accounts easy, we are building a way to spread word of your loved one even farther and wider.Amazing LivesShare LifePosts on our Amazing Lives page and our social media feeds._924fa73e-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea003.4We also will share public and semi-public LifePosts on our Amazing Lives page and our social media feeds.PreservationSave LifePosts for future generations_924fa932-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea004Internet ArchiveBeyond that, we have arranged for public and semi-public LifePosts to be preserved for future generations in the Internet Archive, a library of significant works of culture used by the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress and other organizations.Preserve ~ Ensure that LifePosts are saved for future generations | We will never take down your LifePost.Some sites say that in order to see a memorial or other life milestone in future years you have to pay monthly or annual fees — forever. We don’t do that._924faa9a-d49e-11eb-a08c-2aa5f382ea002021-06-24https://explore.lifeposts.com/about-lifeposts/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net