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- Funeral Service Insider April 22, 2014 Legacy.com to Buy Tributes.com in a Deal that Reshapes the Obit Space
An excellent analysis of the Legacy.com acquisition of Tributes.com shared with the permission of Funeral Service Insider.
- Boston Business Journal February 7, 2014 Executive Profile: Elaine Haney of Tributes.com
Tributes' CEO is profiled - discussing the opportunities ahead for the Company.
- Katie's Take July, 31, 2012 Digital Mourning
Tributes.com is mentioned in Katie Couric's discussion with Bruce Feiler, bestselling author and New York Times columnist, about navigating the murky waters of mourning in the digital era.
- USA Today May, 30, 2012 Mourning becomes electric: Tech changes the way we grieve
Since ancient times, mankind has publicly mourned and memorialized the dead. The digital revolution has brought new rites and rituals.
- American Funeral Director Magazine May, 2012 Integrating Obituaries With a Funeral Home’s Facebook Page
There’s little question that social media – and particularly Facebook – is here to stay. Recognizing the need to connect funeral homes with the families they serve in new ways, Tributes.com has launched an app for that.
- AARP.com May, 1 2012 The Do-It-Yourself Obituary
To celebrate their lives, boomers are writing their own obits. Here’s how you can too.
- American Funeral Director Magazine June 2011 Traffic vs. Visitors
Over the past two decades, funeral home website traffic has been redefined many times over as the industry has evolved, and Web usage has become more pervasive and better understood.
- Boston Business Journal 5/6/11 Eons sale leaves investors reading the obituaries
With the acquisition of Eons Inc., Jeff Taylor sees Tributes Inc. — a social networking version of the obituary — as a natural extension of Monster.com, which he founded in 1994.
- TMCnet.com 02/23/11 Web Meetings and Audio Messages Part of the Mourning Process
During times of loss and grieving, Tributes.com provides lasting personal tributes, as well as active online community support. Users can take advantage of Tributes’ centralized national Web meeting destination, making it easily accessible to people to come together online to share the treasured stories of the important people in their lives who have passed away.
- TVNewsCheck.com 11/8/10 Obits: A New Revenue Stream To Die For
A number of companies are trying to take what has long been the local newspaper's franchise — death notices — and move them to TV, both on air and online. They all depend on partnering with funeral homes that sell the product and input information that is delivered directly to station websites.
- Funeral Director's Chat Podcast 10/2/10 Tributes' Chairman speaks on Funeral Director's Chat Podcast
Nancy Burban discusses the current state of online obituaries with Jeff Taylor, Chairman of Tributes.com.
- Crain’s Cleveland Business News 9/13/10 Funeral Homes plug into new ways to enhance services
Tributes’ Advisor J. Mark Busch, funeral director and owner of Busch Funerals and Crematory Services, speaks about the standardization of online obituaries and the benefit for both the families, and the funeral home.
- ICCFA Magazine 7/7/10 Tributes.com responds to ‘Customer of Tomorrow’ presentation
Tributes' President Elaine Haney responds to comments made in a presentation by keynote speaker Rhonda Harper, chief executive officer, Real Truth Marketing & Joy, at the ICCFA 2010 Convention & Exposition in San Antonio.
- Broadcasting and Cable 5/24/10 Stations Partner With Tributes.com For Memorial Day
Stations owned by the likes of Raycom, Local TV, LIN and Belo are partnering with Tributes.com on a co-branded Memorial Day initiative that will see viewers light a virtual candle or place a virtual flag in memory of a lost loved one.
- Broadcasting and Cable 11/30/09 Tributes.com Makes Nationwide Push
Online local and national obituary news and tribute site Tributes.com is now powering obituary classifieds for the online properties of more than 50 TV and radio stations across the country.
- MediaPost.com 11/30/09 Death Gives Life to TV Web Ads
In an effort to boost their somewhat deathly TV revenue coffers over the last year, broadcast stations' Web sites have been selling ads from special obituary areas. One company, Tributes.com, offers turn-key Web site platform areas for some 50 TV and radio stations.
- BroadcastNewsroom.com 11/30/09 Tributes.com Makes Nationwide Push
Online local and national obituary news and tribute site Tributes.com is now powering obituary classifieds for the online properties of more than 50 TV and radio stations across the country.
- TheFuneralGurus.com 11/6/09 Replay: Evolution of the Obituary by Jeff Taylor
Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com replays Jeff Taylor's presentation from the NFDA Conference, "Evoloution of the Obituary"
- The Boston Globe 08/23/09 Out of Print
Monster.com made its name by putting help-wanted ads online. And now its founder sees untapped potential in widening the audience for death notices, too.
- Blisstree.com 08/7/09 What to say (Or Not) to Widows and Widowers
David Kessler, Loss and Grieving Specialist for Tributes.com discusses how to deal with the difficult question of what to say and what not to say to Widows and Widowers who have recently lost a spouse.
- eMaxHealth.com 08/5/09 The Best And Worst Things To Say To A Grieving Person
David Kessler, Loss and Grieving Specialist for Tributes.com discusses how to deal with the difficult question of what to say and what not to say to someone who has recently lost a loved one.
- TheFuneralGurus.com 07/10/09 Ken Varner talks about Cypress Lawn and the Michael Jackson Service
Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com talks with Ken Varner of CypressLawn.com about the operations at Cypress Lawn and also chat about the Michael Jackson service. This interview is part of the Tributes.com Interview Series.
- TheFuneralGurus.com 04/14/09 Buddy Phaneuf talks about Newspapers and Online Obits
Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com talks with Buddy Phaneuf of Phaneuf Funeral Homes&Crematorium and Cremation Society of New Hampshire about newspaper obituaries and online obits. This interview is part of the Tributes.com Interview Series.
- TheFuneralGurus.com 04/08/09 David Kessler&John Heald talk about Grieving Online
Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com chats with David Kessler of Grief.com and John Heald of Tributes.com about how people are grieving online. This interview is part of the Tributes.com Interview Series.
Press Releases
- 04/22/2015 Legacy.com Announces Acquisition of Tributes.com
- 10/13/2014 Tributes.com® Expands Partnership with Tukios™ to Integrate Funeral Home Webcasting into its Obituary Platform
- 07/21/2014 FindtheBest Adds Tributes.com Obituary Data to its Genealogy Records
- 02/05/2014 Tributes.com Reaches More than 5 Million Consumers in January and Doubles Year-over-Year Branded Engagement
- 01/13/2014 Topix Selects Tributes.com to Power Obituary Section
- 12/11/2013 Tributes.com Enriches its Extensive Obituary Database with Headstone Records from BillionGraves
- 10/30/2013 MyHeritage teams up with BillionGraves and Tributes.com, adding millions of gravestone records and obituaries to its searchable database of historical records
- 10/21/2013 Tributes.com and Teleflora Expand Partnership to Offer Customized Sympathy Floral Shops for Funeral Homes
- 10/18/2013 FuneralTech and Tributes.com announce Strategic Partnership
- 09/30/2013 Tributes.com Encourages Consumers to Have the Talk of a Lifetime
- 09/18/2013 Tributes.com Launches 'Tributes Travel' to Help Consumers More Easily Coordinate Bereavement Travel Plans
- 09/05/2013 National Hospice Foundation Becomes 'Featured Charity' on Tributes.com
- 03/15/2013 Teleflora Partners with Tributes.com® as Exclusive Floral Provider
- 03/08/2013 Tributes.com® Announces Obit Performance Measurement Reporting
- 02/11/2013 Tributes, Inc. Celebrates 5 Year Milestone Exceeding 50% Year-over-Year Traffic Growth
- 10/8/2012 Tributes Launches the 2nd Generation of its Flagship Product - The Eternal Tribute
- 10/8/2012 Forest Lawn Selects Tributes.com as Strategic Obituary Platform Provider
- 07/31/12 Tributes.com® Launches Mobile Obituary Platform for Broadcast Media Partners
- 07/16/12 Tributes.com® Launches Premium Video Generation Software Solution in Partnership with Tukios™
- 05/30/12 Tributes Launches Mobile Platform for Funeral Homes
- 04/23/12 Radio One Selects Tributes.com Online Obituary Platform
- 04/16/12 Tributes.com® and Terradise Announce Partnership to Provide Increased Obituary Distribution and Enhanced Obituary Products to TerraPro and Votive Funeral Home Clients
- 03/19/12 Tributes.com® Launches Interactive Facebook Application to Integrate Obituary Content into Facebook’s Latest 'Timeline' Business Page Template
- 03/06/12 Tributes.com® Launches Sympathy Gift Shop Powered by Hawthorne & WrenSM
- 10/24/11 Tributes.com® Refreshes Logo and Launches Next Generation Site Design
- 10/24/11 Tributes.com® and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM® Launch Integrated Online Sympathy Floral Program for Funeral Homes
- 09/01/11 Nomis Publications Selects Tributes.com as Obituary Platform Provider
- 06/07/11 Tributes.com and FirstGiving Announce Partnership to Increase Memorial Giving
- 05/25/11 Tributes.com® Launches Tributes.com Flower Shop Powered by 1-800-FLOWERS.COM®
- 03/31/11 Life Celebration Selects Tributes.com as Strategic Obituary Platform Provider
- 03/08/11 Tributes.com and SRS Computing Announce Partnership to Provide Increased Obituary Distribution to SRS Clients
- 03/02/11 Tributes.com and ASD Announce Obituary Data Integration
- 02/21/11 Tributes.com® and Remembered Voices Launch Audio Memories
- 02/15/11 American Cancer Society and Tributes.com® Announce Collaboration
- 10/11/10 Tributes.com Announces Strategic Partnership with Grief Recovery Experts John James and Russell Friedman
- 09/20/10 Tributes.com Launches 100th TV Station Co-brand and Inks Deal with Ancestry.com
- 05/24/10 Tributes.com Online Obituary Site Implements Nationwide Memorial Day Program with Broadcast Media
- 02/02/10 Tributes.com Celebrates 2nd Birthday -- Exhibits Strong Growth
- 02/01/10 Tributes.com Adds Robert J. Biggins to Funeral Service Advisory Board
- 11/30/09 Tributes.com Online Obituary Platform Exhibits Immediate Nationwide Appeal Among Broadcast Media
- 11/2/09 Tributes.com Creates New Online Memorials Honoring Military Veterans
- 07/24/09 Tributes.com & FuneralNet form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Best-in-Class Online Obituary Solutions
- 07/20/09 Aurora Partners With Tributes.com to Enhance Funeral Home Websites
- 07/13/09 Tributes.com Adds $1.2M in Second Round, Totals $5.4M
- 06/12/09 MKJ Marketing Selects Tributes.com to Host Website Obituaries
- 02/09/09 Tributes.com Launches ''Light a Candle'' Program In Support of the American Heart Association and Heart Health Month
- 10/08/08 Tributes.com Creates Funeral Service Advisory Board
- 09/22/08 Tributes.com Launches as the Most Comprehensive Online Resource for Local and National Obituary News&Personal Tributes
- 02/13/08 Eons Spins Off Obituary Classifieds Business Launching Tributes.com