• Have a unique address for the memorial. Friends and family will find access to the site simple and direct.

• Tell your loved one's life story, express your thoughts on their passing, announce the time and place of a memorial service or other event (example).

• Light a candle on the anniversary of your loved one's passing, on their birthday or anytime you are thinking about them (example).

• Allow visitors to express their feelings, pay tribute to the departed, share their grief and offer condolences to the family (example).

• Place up to 300 captioned pictures in the photo album (example).

• Create a slideshow with special selected photos (example).

• Pay a musical tribute to your loved one, share their favorite songs and music (example).

• Publish audio and video clips featuring your loved one. Preserve filmed and recorded memories for future generations (example).

• Describe your loved one's legacy. Share poems, stories or articles they wrote, speeches they gave, moving letters they wrote (example).

• Create a timeline highlighting important events in the departed's life, such as graduation, marriage, children, career milestones, achievements and honors (example).

• Build a simple family tree, creating a multimedia family archive that links generations together (example).

• Have a mailing list of friends and family who would like to be notified whenever the website content is updated.

• Enjoy an easy-to-use authoring and editing system, which enables you to add content and edit visitors' contributions.

• Customize website layout and design, choose a theme that reflects your loved one personality and add background music.

• Creating and editing the memorial is free. Hosting is free for two weeks. Very modest monthly, annual or everlasting hosting fees are charged thereafter, a portion of which is donated to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see pricing).