If there's one thing you can be sure of when you read user profiles on most social networking sites, it's that they were written for people who are still alive. Respectance takes that mold and breaks it in half, by offering social networking for those who can no longer update their own profiles.

The site lets you create an online tribute to lost loved ones by creating a profile, writing a description, and inviting others to share their memories. You can also submit photos and videos to remember your lost friend or relative by.

If it sounds a little hokey, remember that most rituals that take place after the lose of a loved one are to help the living more than the departed. That said, we hope that the respectful tone of most of the profiles isn't subverted at some point by internet trolls.

It looks like Respectance is here to stay, for a while at least. The company has raised $1.5 million in funding.

[via StartupSquad]