It all started with a few friends and a lengthy conversation about gratitude to special people who had impacted various stages of their lives. They mentioned teachers, coaches, spouses, business associates, parents, teammates, siblings, neighbors, sports figures, politicians, grandparents, grandchildren, children, veterans, caregivers....
As they talked, they realized that sadly, these sentiments are rarely communicated--except at funerals and toasts. One obvious place for these expressions, the Web, is all about "me". While there are fan sites and public tributes like the Hollywood Walk of Fame for celebrities, there was no place on the Web for you to applaud or pay tribute to "your" special people -- folks who ought to know how much you value their role in your life.
From that conversation, the concept for Ovational.com was born – an online vault showcasing the world’s most amazing people.
Surprising someone with an "Ovation" is better than a dead-tree card or an e-card. It’s cheaper than building a monument but it's still permanent and public. It's shareable. It's always viewable. It's live and easy to update whenever you have something new to add. Most important, it's a genuinely personal expression, which makes it one-of-a-kind and a treasure to the recipient.
Ovational.com is about: