Facebook Changes Access to Profiles of Deceased
Facebook has reversed its previous decision to let only friends and family members see the profile of deceased loved ones, saying it will keep privacy settings for profiles...
Grief & Loss
Comedian Is Live-Tweeting Her Father’s Death Right Now
Laurie Kilmartin's father is going to pass away soon. Diagnosed with lung cancer, Mr. Kilmartin was admitted to hospice on February 20th. Laurie, a comedian and finalist on Last Comic...
Is Skyping with a Dead Loved One Creepy?
Last week we posted an article about Eterni.me - a company that is making it possible for you to talk with artificially intelligent dead loved ones. Eterni.me has created...
After Her Marine Boyfriend’s Death, Woman Finds Their Story Told By Facebook’s 10-Year Anniversary Video
Kimmy Kirkwood met Will Stacey sometime back in high school. She writes on Facebook’s Ten Stories page that he was a bad boy and she was a silly goody two-shoes....
New Ad-Free Obituary Site TheMemorialPost.com Takes Big Swing at Legacy.com.
A new campaign launched this week on crowd-funding site Indiegogo. The Memorial Post bills itself as “the world’s most comprehensive online tool for creating and publishing advertising-free obituaries.”...
Elderly Couple Took The Same Picture Every Season, Then It All Changed
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” for a reason. Explaining how we feel is one way of getting a message across. Another is simply showing...
11 Fascinating Funeral Traditions From Around the Globe
The funerals I’ve attended have all been very much the same. Relatives and friends arrive in all black and take seats in the church or synagogue pews for...