9 posts and columns on memorial

Public Memorials for Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy to Be Held This Weekend

in Social on November 14, 2011 at 6:18 pm PT

Diaspora co-founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy passed away on Saturday night, the team behind the distributed social network acknowledged today. Public services are planned for this weekend.
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, left, and Diaspora co-founder Daniel Grippi

Apple Celebrates Steve Jobs at Memorial

in News on October 19, 2011 at 3:25 pm PT

Tens of thousands of Apple Inc. employees tuned into a memorial for Steve Jobs on Wednesday, as the celebrations of the Apple co-founder’s life continued two weeks after his death.

Steve Jobs Memorial Service to Be Held Sunday

in News on October 14, 2011 at 4:11 pm PT

Apple Inc. has invited some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names to a memorial service for Steve Jobs Sunday, Oct. 16, according to a copy of the invitation and several invitees.

Apple Director Jerry York Dead at 71

in News on March 18, 2010 at 9:30 am PT

Sad news in Cupertino today. Apple board member Jerome York has died after reportedly suffering a brain aneurysm. York, who was 71, had served on Apple’s board for about 13 years.

Web Video Viewers Forget About Michael Jackson

in Media on July 17, 2009 at 10:25 am PT

Remember when Michael Jackson was one of the biggest things on the Web? So 10 days ago. Cable TV and gossip magazines are still cranking out as much Jackson stuff as they can, but Web video viewers have moved on.
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Michael Jackson’s Last Performance on the Web: Big, but Not Obama Big

in Media on July 7, 2009 at 6:07 pm PT

Depending on your perspective, this is either interesting news or heartening news: Michael Jackson’s funeral and memorial were indeed a giant Internet event. But they don’t seem to have been as big as Michael Jackson’s death, and they weren’t as big as Barack Obama’s inauguration. So, let’s call them the third-biggest Web event of the year. To date.
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OK, OK: Turns Out You Guys Really Do Want to Watch Michael Jackson’s Funeral on the Web

in Media on July 7, 2009 at 10:21 am PT

Looks like I called this one wrong: Earlier in the day, I predicted that Web interest in Michael Jackson’s funeral would be less than expected because anyone who really cared about this would be watching on TV. Nope.
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The Web as Memorial

in News on January 28, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Until the writers’ strike in Hollywood is over–who knew it would go on this long?–BoomTown has decided to offer suggestions about stuff to watch. One of the most interesting wrinkles on the Web over the last several years has been the near instant ability to create tribute videos for all sorts of reasons, most of [...]