Memorializing 9/11 From The Palm Of Your Hand

John Vigiano II’s name is one of 2,983 etched into bronze panels at the National September 11 Memorial in Manhattan, a tribute to the thousands who lost their lives 10 years ago at the twin towers, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, as well as in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Yet the inscription offers little more about Vigiano. It notes his death, but not the life he lived.

The story of Vigiano as a son, a brother and a third-generation firefighter born in Queens, can be unlocked through a smartphone application developed by the National September 11 Memorial, one of several the organization has released.

The United States witnessed Sept. 11 without iPhones, Facebook or Twitter, but now, the country is harnessing all of these technologies, and more, as it reflects on the catastrophic event 10 years later. These new tools are transforming both how people share their stories of 9/11 and how they commemorate the terrorist attacks -- giving rise to a new breed of e-memorials that exist only online, can be accessed from the palm of a hand and include submissions from anyone who has a story to tell. full article: Huff Post