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EternalSpace(TM) Immersive Online Memorials Shape the Way Society Celebrates, Honors and Remembers Their Loved Ones Lives for Generations
Available Through Funeral Industry Partners, EternalSpace Memorials, the World's First Dimensional Online Memorials, Transcend Time, Distance and Technology
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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - April 21, 2009) - EternalSpace™
(www.EternalSpace.com) today unveiled a completely new type of online memorials, an immersive,
multidimensional experience, that allows family, friends, colleagues, and
well-wishers to connect emotionally while sharing and preserving the
cherished memories of departed family members or friends -- forever.
Personal memorials at EternalSpace.com are peaceful, serene online
environments for sharing thoughts or uploading photos and videos that
celebrate a life for the days, months and years to come. EternalSpace memorials can be
started or added to at any time and passed to future generations who can
learn about their heritage and experience first-hand accounts of their
ancestors.
"EternalSpace is completely changing the way online memorials are perceived
in the deathcare industry. Their memorials are the first of their kind,
enabling people to build a meaningful online destination that creates a
personal connection with a loved one," said Alan Creedy, President, Trust
100. "Unlike anything available on the Internet, EternalSpace is
dynamically interactive, allowing users to build an ongoing social
community long after the death has occurred. It's a place family and
friends will want to visit again and again."
EternalSpace memorials (http://www.eternalspace.com/memorials.html) feature
tranquil landscapes that can be customized to reflect and honor an
individual's life and legacy. Accessible anytime from anywhere, family,
friends and well-wishers can capture, preserve and share their experiences
as they are recalled. A living, growing tribute, thoughts, photos and
videos can be added as they are discovered, or on special days as they
recur.
Additionally, well-wishers may dedicate and place virtual tribute gifts in
the EternalSpace memorial, selecting from a diverse range of items
including flowers, trees, candles, hobby and sports memorabilia, and other
unique gifts that reflect the personality, interests and life of each
individual. EternalSpace memorials are 100% advertising-free, ensuring the
memories of every family will be treated with reverence for eternity.
Every EternalSpace memorial provides a place for a Friends and Family
community. This social networking feature, unique to EternalSpace, helps
friends and family connect to ease the grieving process and share memories.
Within the community, members can complete simple profiles for themselves
and communicate in real-time. This social community makes sharing more
personal when people are separated by geography and time zones, whether
sending private messages or communicating with the entire group.
According to Compete.com's site analytics, more than 400 million online
visits were made to basic, antiquated online memorial and obituary sites in
2008. This growth has been fueled in part by the growing trend in
cremation, changes in the economic climate, the rapid growth in broadband
Internet access, and the pervasiveness of online social communities. The
Pew Internet & American Life Project's December 2008 tracking survey
reported that the share of adult Internet users who have a profile on an
online social network site has more than quadrupled in the past four years
-- from 8% to 35%. In addition, in Q1 2009 Swivel Business reported that
163 million people in the United States have access to broadband Internet,
an increase of more than 100 million people since 2006. The growth is
expected to continue, due in part to the $7.2 billion broadband budget
recently approved by Congress.
"As the funeral industry faces new challenges, our partners are looking for
ways to add more value and differentiate their services as they seek
additional sources of revenue," said EternalSpace President Jay Goss.
"EternalSpace helps the funeral industry address these changing dynamics
and delivers a service that meets the growing need for families to support
each other and stay connected over greater distances."
Funeral homes, crematories, and cemeteries are embracing EternalSpace to
meet this growing need for sophisticated, intuitive online memorials
(http://www.eternalspace.com/partners.html). EternalSpace is an
everlasting, intuitive memorial service that complements existing services
and can generate perpetual income.
"EternalSpace memorials are a welcome addition to the services we offer
families, and they demonstrate our commitment to meet each family's
individual needs and truly personalize our services," said Scott
Meierhoffer of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory in Saint Joseph,
Missouri. "EternalSpace is easy to set up, generates recurring income, and
facilitates communication with pre-need families, as well as families
served in the past. It is really helping us build a cross-generational
bond with the families we serve."
About EternalSpace
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., EternalSpace is the premier online
memorial service for the funeral industry. The company's immersive
EternalSpace memorials are changing the way society pays tribute to loved
ones by providing a personalized online destination where lives are
celebrated, honored, and remembered. By leveraging EternalSpace.com,
funeral homes, crematories and cemeteries can meet the evolving needs of
their families while securing an opportunity to generate perpetual income.
EternalSpace memorials are distributed through the company's funeral
industry partners. The EternalSpace sales and management teams are
comprised of funeral and technology industry veterans, supported by an
Advisory Council of experienced deathcare experts. For more information,
visit www.EternalSpace.com or call 323.284.5300.