Funeral Homes Are Making This One Social Media Mistake and It’s Costing Hundreds of Dollars
Some funeral companies are spending upwards of $50 per day to acquire Facebook Page likes - what they don't know is a majority of these are fake and...
Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home
When her beloved Aunt Mary passed away, 15-year-old Sheri Booker sought solace in an unusual summer job — at the Albert P. Wylie Funeral Home in the heart...
FACEBOOK NEWSFEED ALGORITHM CHANGE: Facebook Starts Showing Fewer Text Status Updates From Pages
Facebook has just announced a slight tweak to the Newsfeed algorithm. The newest version of the Newsfeed will show fewer text-based status updates from Pages, but will serve more...
Lack of Condom Use Puts Funeral Directors At Risk
A recent article on Gawker.com exposed that according to a recent New York Times op-ed from Ezekiel J. Emanuel, studies find that STDs are rising in communities of single senior citizens....
Heartbreaking Video Captures A Young Woman’s Tweets About Her Brain Cancer In The Final Months Of Her Life
We all deal with struggle and grief in different ways. We are all individuals and we make our own choices. What works for me might not work for...
47 Percent of Facebook Users Are Over The Age of 35
We know teens aren't that into Facebook anymore. Now we have some fairly stunning data from iStrategyLabs to back that up. There are 3 million fewer teens on Facebook now...
If Funeral Directors Did This People Would Go Nuts
For many people, going to the doctor is already uncomfortable and in some cases embarrassing. That's without having to worry about them sharing a picture of you on...
Death By Atomic Wedgie
This may not classify as 'death care or funeral industry news' but who thought the high school prank known as the 'atomic wedgie' could be deadly? A McCloud...
The 4 Stories We Tell Ourselves About Death
Philosopher Stephen Cave begins with a dark but compelling question: When did you first realize you were going to die? And even more interestingly: Why do we humans...
Director on Call Unveils Fresh New Website
Director On Call knows all too well the power of a first impression! First impressions are made within the first few seconds and you only have once chance. That’s why...