After months of diligent hard work, brainstorming, and concerted effort we’re pleased to open our (virtual) doors and welcome folks into our service. Legacy Locker is open for business – please come and sign up.
As you’ve read so far, Legacy Locker is the safe and secure way to pass online accounts to friends and loved ones. Our mission is to make sure that your digital assets (online accounts like email, social networks, and other web services) are as well protected as well as your physical assets. We know it’s not fun to think about one’s own mortality. But if you’re planning for the future, and concerned about the distribution of your various assets (cars, house, stocks) you might also want to think about all the information you’ve accumulated online. Things like your Flickr or Shutterfly account, your email accounts, your blog or your even your WoW character all have value. They all represent investments of time, energy, and money. Those digital assets should be protected and passed onto your chosen beneficiaries. That’s where we come in.
One of our primary goals is to ease some of the pain, difficulty, or frustration that occurs at a time of grief. If we’re able to help people rest easier thinking about the future, and make a difficult time even a little bit simpler, we’re accomplishing what we set out to do.
So please, come on and set up a Legacy Locker account. You can start with a free account to get a feel for what we do, and upgrade any time for unlimited asset storage. If you have feedback, suggestions, concerns, or anything else you want to share you can always reach out to us at: support [at] legacylocker [dot] com. We’d love to hear from you.
many thanks,
the Legacy Locker team
Uncategorized 4 Comments
May 5th, 2009 at 7:05 am
This blog is probably moderated, but I will chime in with my concerns anyways.
I believe this sort of thinking is a great concept, but I believe there is good reason why some ideas haven’t been done already. Namely …
What happens to our data when/if you guys go under?
Surely when you researched this business model it became apparent that nobody else was doing this, or perhaps you stumbled upon companies such as http://www.wedelivermemories.net/. In any event, there is no entity that has been doing this any amount of time with healthy financials … perhaps explaining how you arrived at your pricing points or discussing your insolvency/contingency plans could add a layer of transparency which would boost trust.
Also, when I click on Legal Disclaimer (http://blog.legacylocker.com/support/disclaimer), I go to your most recent blog entry on both Firefox (noscript is disabled) and ie7.
May 12th, 2009 at 2:51 am
I just heard the NPR spot– what an amazingly simple and powerful idea! Have you looked at myestatemanager.com? I think the service for pre-need and funeral planning has a complementary service.
May 18th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I have to come work for you – I have been involved with Digital Asset Management for over 10 years and have always said this is the missing piece in the industry. I am based in New York City and I know this type of service is exactly what people here are looking for. Have you had luck with managing distributed repositories of assets with your current infrastructure? I would love to talk with you and help you access relevant DAM industry contacts!
May 18th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Really, I think if I was to die suddenly, my family and spouse would be the least worried or concerned about my hotmail account or some gaming account or some eBay guy that wanted to do some business with me. Frankly I think this is a stupid idea.