Obit Research » timeless TV jingles http://obitresearch.com Exploring the American obituary Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:08:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Project works to enhance the obituary http://obitresearch.com/2009/10/28/project-works-to-enhance-the-obituary/ http://obitresearch.com/2009/10/28/project-works-to-enhance-the-obituary/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:41:19 +0000 Jake Bressler http://obitresearch.com/?p=187 As our group works on designing and fleshing out ideas for an improved Legacy.com, we continue to discuss ways to supplement the standard obit with fabulous supporting content. Some thoughts involve using videos and audios when necessary, especially for instances when multimedia was an important part of the deceased person’s life.

For example, Vic Mizzy recently died. You might not recognize his name, but you certainly recognize two TV theme songs he wrote earlier in his life. Sure, The Addams Family and Green Acres stopped airing new episodes ages ago, but it’d be nice to be able to listen to those timeless jingles while reading Mizzy’s obituary. In our beginning prototypes, a legacy.com user would be able to accomplish this with a simple click of a mouse.

Also, why not have other professionals, besides journalists, written about a person’s life? Wouldn’t it be insightful to read a doctor’s point of view about a deceased pioneer in the medical profession?

(ED: Yes.)

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