Posts Tagged ‘funerals’
Webcasting Killed the Funeral Star
30, Jan 2011For the Funeral Too Distant, Mourners Gather on the Web Laura M. Holson, The New York Times (January 25, 2011) Webcast funerals reach more friends and family members and reflect the fact that people are living more and more online. In January 2010, Meg posted some articles and a video about webcasting funeral services. Now, [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Technology|Death + the Web|Funeral Industry
- Tags: funerals, video, webcasting
Brain$…Brain$…Brain$
16, Jan 2011Donate Your Brain, Save a Buck Gary Stix, Scientific American (January 4, 2011) Hard times are making tissue donation more appealing The Great Recession changed the way many people live—and its repercussions appear to be altering how some people choose to die. At least two prominent tissue banks have seen an increase in the number [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Technology|Death + the Economy
- Tags: bioethics, funerals
Coffin Making: Now with Barcodes and Touch Screens
10, Dec 2010Bringing the Coffin Industry Back From the Dead How barcodes and touch screens are resuscitating a casket factory Ben Austen, The Atlantic (December 2010) Modern, industrial casket making is a manufacturing business like any other, but for the fact that most people never think about modern, industrial casket making. The above article in The Atlantic [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Technology|Death + the Economy|Funeral Industry
- Tags: coffins, funerals
Prepare for Death and Follow Me…into Outer Space
12, Sep 2010Death In Space Mary Roach, Boing Boing (September 02, 2010) Wherever living humans go, the possibility of dead human bodies follows. It is the fullest expression of mortality’s inherent fragility. So, when humans finally travel into space for extended periods of time without the luxury of a quickish return to Earth, dead body contingencies need [...]
Cemeteries: More than Just Gloom and Doom
18, Aug 2010To Attract Future Customers, Cemeteries Hold Parties to Die For Graveyards Plan Concerts, Sky-Diving, Clowns; ‘Meet Us Before You Need Us’ Araby Williams, Wall Street Journal Multimedia Producer and Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal (August 12, 2010) The Wall Street Journal ran this short video on cemeteries working to attract a wider audience. This [...]
- By: John
- In: Cemeteries|Death + Humor|Death + Popular Culture
- Tags: celebrity death, funerals, marketing, video