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A Trip Down Memolane

UPDATE

Memolane announced that they were acquired and the Memolane website and services shut down on February 22, 2013. Hopefully good for the employees and investors, but sad for those of us who enjoyed this cool way to aggregate and visualize your online presence. Timehop is a similar (but in my opinion, not nearly as cool) service that can partially fill the gap. And of course the Facebook timeline took a lot of the wind out of Memolane’s sails. I wish them the best in their new endeavors. And thanks… for the memories.

The remainder of this post serves as a record of what was, but no longer works. – Jeff

Regular readers know I’ve been extolling the virtues of Memolane for a while now. Joan and I used it during our three weeks in Paris to create a travelog of our adventures.

Memolane

Some time ago, the good folks at Memolane made it super easy for self-hosted WordPress users to embed their Memolane or stories right on their blog, like my own “lane” below. Give it a try! Click and drag the “lane” left to right, or down to view days with many entries. Click on an item to expand the view.

Want to try it? Sign up for Memolane (be sure to add me as a friend), connect as many services as you want, download this WordPress plugin and follow these simple instructions. You can embed either your own “lane” or story on any post or page using a short code. Simple!

Do you use Memolane? Like it? Hate it? What do you think?

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Robert Scoble, Loic Le Meur and… Jeff Hester?

I introduced you to Memolane last week, and today they have opened their beta to everyone — no invite codes required (and perfectly timed to capitalize on that SXSW buzz). For me the real shock came when I looked at their homepage. Newly added is the “Featured Memolanes” section, including Robert Scoble, Loic Le Meur, and… Jeff Hester? Apparently living online has paid off. Set your timer to 15 minutes and press “Start.”

In addition to opening Memolane up (strategically timed to take advantage of SXSW), they’ve also added integration with Instagram (yay) and MySpace (yawn).

As I’ve been playing with Memolane, I’m enjoying the interface. It’s a fantastic way to peruse your digital history. You can check out my Memolane — and feel free to sign-up and add me.

Still not convinced? Check out this video introduction to Memolane.