Verkkovirtual memorials and cyber funerals: Contemporary expressions of ageless experiences. Sofka, c. , gilbert, k. , and noppe, i. , (eds) dying, death, Verkkothese digital spaces transcend physical boundaries, allowing individuals to reflect, commemorate, and celebrate the lives of the deceased in. Verkkoexisting literature of online grief provides a history from obituaries posted to virtual graveyards [44, 45] to the memorialization of loved ones on their. Verkkodata from three studies on web memorialization (descriptions of web memorials, guestbook entries, and a survey of web memorial authors) are used to examine. Verkkodrawing upon several kinds of digital memorialization, this chapter considers the influence of these new forms—that create a perpetual “here and now” for the. Verkkoin contrast to printed obituaries, which tend to be more descriptive rather than emotional, these virtual graveyards offer people a means to. Verkkothe focus of this paper addresses how memorials used for expression and remembrance of the deceased are represented in cyberspace. Verkkothis study examines online obituary pages at nine major u. s. Daily newspapers seeking to understand how these sites use new technologies, and how. Verkkohow we remember the dead by their digital afterlives.
