If all dogs go to heaven, where do deceased MySpace users go?
Well, there is a special little cloud in cyberspace for them called MyDeathSpace.com, a Web site that pays tribute to MySpace users who did not have time to delete their MySpace profiles before they died.
Unlike its counterpart, MyDeathSpace.com does not boast features such as messaging and bulletin capabilities because all the members of MyDeathSpace.com are dead, each name having been submitted by a friend or family member wishing to memorialize their loved one through this beyond-the-grave online forum.
Upon first glance, MyDeathSpace.com might seem like a creative joke, but the idea behind this site is all serious.
"They may be gone, but they'll never be forgotten" serves as a slogan for the site, scrolled across the top of the home page. Visitors can view pages that list the "latest deaths," offer a directory of individuals' profiles listed on the site or submit a name of the recently deceased to add to the list of hundreds already on the site.
The latest "dead profiles" featured include those of rapper Proof from D12 and a 19-year-old who committed suicide, but the profiles on this site are not like those on MySpace, even though each dead profile features a link to the deceased's MySpace profile. These after-death homages include the name of the dead, their age, and the cause and day of death. Most profiles also feature an article that ran in the local paper of the town that the deceased lived in, helping MyDeathSpace.com "pick up where a regular obituary leaves off."
The only catch is that the deceased must have had a MySpace profile to be featured on the site. Hopefully, this site will only be used by USC students out of curiosity.
According to MyDeathSpace.com, "only three things are certain in life: MySpace, death and taxes."
Two out of three isn't bad.
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