Breaking up in the analog era was tough but at least you could limit your ex-factor to unexpected run-ins IRL. Today, we’ve got Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Foursquare and every other social site out there to remind us of what once was.
Well, web developer Sarah Hallacher noticed how deeply her life was intertwined with her ex through technology after her breakup. As Fast Company describes it, “She hated how iPhone’s autocorrect feature would suggest her ex’s name, how their Venmo accounts were still kind of connected, how photos she’d been tagged in on Instagram just disappeared. When her ex blocked her on Facebook, she wondered if their Facebook memories were gone forever or if they’d remain intact if he unblocked her in the future. She googled: “does blocking someone on Facebook end your relationship?”
So she created a project called “The User Experience of a Heartbreak,” a super interesting, interactive journey through the searches and results in a post-breakup world. How very modern!
