When my father passed away earlier this year the funeral home worked with our family to create a tribute video with a photo montage of dad over the years.  They burned a video CD which we shared with those who couldn’t be there, and it still brings smiles. 

Now it seems social media and webcasting have also crossed that final chasm into the great beyond.

While doing my daily scan of webcasting news, I came upon this article about an Australian funeral home that now offers webcasts as part of its funeral services offering for those friends and family that can’t attend the ummm… live event.

They are also offering  real-time messaging so those attending remotely can email a friend, post a message of condolence or light a tribute candle on the family’s web page.

Whoda thunk it?

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