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...
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Grieving Over Pets Becoming Common, More Public
In 30 years of publishing as a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, C. Clifton Black has never received such an outpouring of reader support as he did when...
UK Funeral Homes Embracing Cellphone Technology
An increasing amount of funeral businesses are investing in cellphone technology and developing apps with agency Appitized to offer a modern addition to their funeral service. This year,...
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....
Why Would Anyone Commit Obituary Piracy?
Article by: Jules Green, Frontrunner Professional The business models of these companies (who shall remain nameless; I’ll simply call them third-party marketers) are simple. They strive to make...
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.”...
Preneed Funeral Program (PFP) Finishes 2013 as Number One Preneed Marketer
Preneed Funeral Program (PFP), an exclusive marketing partner of Homesteaders Life Company, finished the 2013 year as their top General Agency for 2013 for the second year in...