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Online Obituary Sites, Speadsheet Keeps You in The Know

Funeral Industry News August 4, 2010

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There have been a number of new obituary sites popping up all over the internet and for end-users as well as funeral homes it is almost impossible to keep up with all the options. Most obituary sites are on this helpful spreadsheet published by www.onlineobituaryreviews.com.

Service Corporation International has its? own memorial website, Making Everlasting Memories, mem.com. A MeM memorial is $595.00 with a $5.00 charge for each additional picture.

While most funeral homes are posting obituaries on their websites, many are now linking their obituaries to social networks mainly on facebook.com and twitter.com.

To find out more about using social networks for your funeral home visit CDsocial.com.