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Category Archives: Ask the CEO
“Ask the CEO” is a series in which Stopher Bartol, our CEO, addresses questions he receives about Legacy.com.
Who owns Legacy.com?
I get asked this question often. The answer is simple in a legal sense, but I’d first like to answer a question I believe is more important: What does it mean to be the owner of a company like Legacy.com?
Look who’s reading newspaper obituaries
It happened more than 1.4 million times during August 2011 – Facebook users clicked on a link to a newspaper obituary or guest book. That number climbed to 2.1 million in November, and it looks to exceed 2.5 million this … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s true: More people die in January
Let no man boast himself that he has got through the perils of winter till at least the seventh of May. -Anthony Trollope, Doctor Thorpe 1858 I was recently asked to help settle a debate as to whether or not … Continue reading →
Facebook: Friend or Foe of the Newspaper Obituary?
On December 12, 2010, the New England Patriots came to Soldier Field in Chicago for a game against the hometown Bears. It was supposed to be a marquee matchup between two teams with outstanding records and Super Bowl potential. The … Continue reading →
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Newspapers: Dead or Alive?
“Newspapers are dead.” I’ve heard it a lot this year – those same three words. Maybe it’s because they roll off the tongue so easily and are challenged by almost no one. Maybe it’s because in order to show others … Continue reading →
Why online obituaries?
Legacy.com has been helping remember people’s lives for more than a decade. It is among the 100 most visited website domains in the U.S. However, the Legacy.com brand name is not well known, and we’re ok with that. Our goal … Continue reading →