Comments on: Legacy for Hire http://deathreferencedesk.org/2010/07/04/legacy-for-hire/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:24:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: R.Brian Burkhardt http://deathreferencedesk.org/2010/07/04/legacy-for-hire/comment-page-1/#comment-642 R.Brian Burkhardt Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:28:35 +0000 http://deathreferencedesk.org/?p=3558#comment-642 This story is extremely significant for two industry's in trouble, the newspaper industry and the funeral industry, social media is a significant tool for death notification, as well as a news source. More than info on recently dead friends and public figures, social media now provides info on funerals while they are going on! The insight from Charles Cowling from the UK is most helpful. Your Funeral Guy This story is extremely significant for two industry’s in trouble, the newspaper industry and the funeral industry, social media is a significant tool for death notification, as well as a news source. More than info on recently dead friends and public figures, social media now provides info on funerals while they are going on!

The insight from Charles Cowling from the UK is most helpful.

Your Funeral Guy

]]> By: Charles Cowling http://deathreferencedesk.org/2010/07/04/legacy-for-hire/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Charles Cowling Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:39:47 +0000 http://deathreferencedesk.org/?p=3558#comment-639 I see that Mr Murdoch's Times in the UK is similarly afflicted. Mr M is not easily shamed, nor, I guess, the golden-hearted lads and lasses at legacy.com. It has had its share of being badmouthed over the last few years. It's a marvellous revenue stream and a tacky site. I see poor Beryl Bainbridge is up there this morning. And let's not overlook the labours of partner Obitmessenger: https://www.legacy.com/obitmessenger/default.asp?page=includepartners A good many local papers in the UK have bought into this. At present, people depend on newspapers to tell them who's dead. I can't see how anyone could compete with legacy.com because the consumer is wholly uninformed and therefore powerless. Perhaps the growth of social networking will bring about a better and cost free way of announcing a death, together with a pointer to an ethical and completely free online memorial site like my favourite, muchloved.com. I see that Mr Murdoch’s Times in the UK is similarly afflicted. Mr M is not easily shamed, nor, I guess, the golden-hearted lads and lasses at legacy.com. It has had its share of being badmouthed over the last few years.

It’s a marvellous revenue stream and a tacky site. I see poor Beryl Bainbridge is up there this morning.

And let’s not overlook the labours of partner Obitmessenger: https://www.legacy.com/obitmessenger/default.asp?page=includepartners A good many local papers in the UK have bought into this.

At present, people depend on newspapers to tell them who’s dead. I can’t see how anyone could compete with legacy.com because the consumer is wholly uninformed and therefore powerless. Perhaps the growth of social networking will bring about a better and cost free way of announcing a death, together with a pointer to an ethical and completely free online memorial site like my favourite, muchloved.com.

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