Survey: A trip down obituary lane
Hello loyal and faithful readers of this blog – I know you’re out there somewhere. The first major phase of our research is in full swing as we conduct a nationwide survey of people’s habits regarding obituary consumption and online memorial participation. We’d love for you all to take this survey and become a part of this process.
One of the major goals is to learn more about a potential audience for online obits and memorials, and to find out what they think is interesting and important in the world of Internet mourning.
Don’t worry – it’ll only take a few minutes and it will help us with our examination of today’s obituary culture. And, as an added bonus, you could win an iPod Touch or a Kindle.
i don’t read obits online currently and don’t often read the ones in the newspaper, but my boyfriend reads them in the paper most every day
I read the NYTimes paid obits as well as the editorial ones online every day. That’s because I’m old and expect to find people I know. I appreciate the pictures, too. They are often inaccurate. There are people who’ve been listed for months without an existing obit in that day’s paper.