Innovative new world of the online memorial
CANADA – Meet the young company innovating the way we remember our dead for a digital age.
CANADA – Meet the young company innovating the way we remember our dead for a digital age.
UK – We spend more of our lives on the internet — but what happens to our online selves when we die?
UK – A wave of apps such are emerging to help people plan their own mortal passings, right down to Instagram-
Irish Times technology journalist Karlin Lillington shares her choice of funeral music, how funerals can really differ
Since her husband, Iain, died seven months ago, Caroline Twigg has had to face an unexpected problem – what to do with his
UK – In the old days we stored our treasured memories in photo albums and paper diaries. Physical things which could be passed on in a will. But now, in our online lives our memories – our thoughts, feelings and images – are scattered to
My parents have always been upfront with me about their wishes for when they die. I can remember talking about cremation, living wills, and Do Not Resuscitate orders way back in middle school. But when a PR pitch came across my inbox, announcing that in a recent survey only
UK – Undertakers move into digital age. More funeral homes are offering streaming services to bereaved families. Sharing funerals online allows far-flung mourners to take part, say experts. Some crematoria will upload services to websites to be viewed for 30 days.
TN – Before she died, Theresa and Raphael’s mother created a video message to comfort her children, remind them of her everlasting love, and assure them that everything is as it should be. It is one of four digital stories created as a UT College of Nursing pilot research project.