Walt Mossberg – For iPad and Mobile Devices, a “Port” out of the Norm
Two years ago, The New York Times (NYT) posted its first video obituary known as ‘The Last Word.’ The subject, humorist and columnist Art Buchwald, had recorded an interview to be used at the time of his death.
“Hi, I’m Art Buchwald and I just died,” the online presentation began. It went on to offer Buchwald’s last views on his life, and death, in a groundbreaking online approach.
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