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thedailywhat:

Posthumous Advance of the Day: Fret not, worriers of the social networking world — in the event of your untimely death, a new startup will allow you to keep your legacy going from beyond the grave.DeadSocial — which launches in beta today — taps into your Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ accounts, and keeps a private calendar of messages that will be distributed on your networks when you die.

“There’s no reason why you should stop being able to communicate, tell people how you feel about them, after you’ve passed away,” says founder James Norris. “This is really a way to address death, not in a dark and sinister way, but to look at it from a more creative and a more technical perspective. … It’s a bit more fun.”

[thenextweb]

madeleineishere:

you don’t know what ducks are up to under water

The basis of my fear.

humansofkingston:

I asked how long they’d known each other.

“Since high school,” he said. “For half our lives now – whoa, I never realized that.”

We talked for a bit longer and I asked if they had a piece of advice to anyone out there.

“Have a coffee.” Spend some time with a friend.

Or their better half.

(via the-rogue-storyteller)

artstech:

Can Performance Art be Collected or Reproduced and Still Maintain its Original Message and Ephemerality? 

“By definition, performance art is transitory. It’s sometimes spontaneous. It’s often interactive. And it’s always an experience. It isn’t, however, a tangible object like, say, a painting, sculpture or even a string of musical chords on paper. And so, we’re left with a perplexing question: can performance art ever be bought? In other words, is it possible for a piece to be “owned” by anyone other than the artist once the performance is over?”

Tell us your thoughts. 

In a jar, with a pickle.