This online funeral support service uses relevant technologies to create more meaningful funeral experiences. French company Fragment is "rethinking the way funeral rituals are experienced in our modern society" with two different services called Social Tribute and Concrete and Light.
Social Tribute is an online platform allows you to capture and collect memories of loved ones from various social media sites. The collaborative tool enables many bereaved persons to contribute to the digital legacy of the deceased. The tribute is also easily shared.
Concrete and Light uses connected objects for keepsake purposes. The commemorative item communicates with you and helps you grieve. The sleekly designed memento reacts to your presence with curated content related to the grieving process.
Connected Bereavement Objects
Fragment is Providing Technological Funeral Support Services
Trend Themes
1. Online Funeral Support Services - Using technology to enhance funeral experiences and create digital legacies.
2. Social Media Tribute - Capturing and collecting memories of loved ones from social media platforms for a collaborative digital legacy.
3. Connected Bereavement Objects - Creating connected keepsake items that provide support and curated content to help with the grieving process.
Industry Implications
1. Funeral Services - Opportunity to incorporate technology and online platforms to offer enhanced funeral support services and digital legacies.
2. Technology - Developing connected objects and online platforms specifically designed to support grieving individuals and create meaningful funeral experiences.
3. Social Media - Providing tools and platforms that enable the capturing, sharing, and contribution of memories from deceased loved ones through social media.