July 11, 2012Iowa Public Radio
Mourning in the Digital Age
By: Charity Nebbe
A synopsis of the program is provided below. Visit Iowa Public Radio to listen to Jed Brubaker’s interview, which begins at the 31:30 mark.
A lot of us live much of our lives online, and online communities are also becoming an important part of death. On today's "Talk of Iowa," we'll find out about an online community for people who have lost a loved one, how funeral homes are embracing technology, and life after death on Facebook. Our guests include Heart2Soul founder Karen Zinn, John Wild of Iles funeral Home in Des Moines, Tom Frisch of GotFuneral, and PhD student studying social media mourning practices, Jed Brubaker.
Mourning in the Digital Age