WolfMan Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 They’ve been gone a few months now, but did anyone see a notice from the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin explaining as to why Gannett parted ways with Legacy and thus no longer have the Guestbooks so you can express condolences from afar? Old obituaries still have their guestbooks, and some funeral homes do also on their own online presence, but the ones via Legacy on pressconnects and other Gannett newspapers in New York were a wonderful thing to have and, well, nice for the families of the departed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pelo Honey Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 I noticed the difference w/out Legacy, but not that there are no guestbooks? I thought that was up to each family posting an obit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Marsh Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 I noticed too. Also - if you check obits regularly on line, be sure to go back over the first two pages because they are very disorganized and have a habit of just popping a new one in anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMoss Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 The obituaries on the P&SB are a disaster. I subscribe and right now I can't see today's obits unless I read the actual paper. The online version only has obits up to yesterday. The "Resumes for Heaven" used to be a lucrative business for the paper. They did not need writers, just some people from over seas who could understand English to input the obit. .But with Covid and some funerals being family only the revenue is going down. Also, some Funeral Homes have their own websites and if they do put the obit into the paper, it is only a link to their website. Newspapers are going out of style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a taxpayer Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, PeteMoss said: The obituaries on the P&SB are a disaster. I subscribe and right now I can't see today's obits unless I read the actual paper. The online version only has obits up to yesterday. The "Resumes for Heaven" used to be a lucrative business for the paper. They did not need writers, just some people from over seas who could understand English to input the obit. .But with Covid and some funerals being family only the revenue is going down. Also, some Funeral Homes have their own websites and if they do put the obit into the paper, it is only a link to their website. Newspapers are going out of style. Going out of style? They are gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfMan Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 hours ago, 2pelo Honey said: I noticed the difference w/out Legacy, but not that there are no guestbooks? I thought that was up to each family posting an obit. There haven’t been ANY the last few months. It was a Legacy thing. The guestbooks were hosted by and were on legacy.com. Thus Guestbooks have been gone since Gannett discontinued using Legacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingoloid Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 hours ago, PeteMoss said: Also, some Funeral Homes have their own websites and if they do put the obit into the paper, it is only a link to their website. Newspapers are going out of style. Yep. I've seen more and more of people doing this, in part because in some regions, obituary prices keep going up. The newspapers are struggling for ad revenue so they're balancing their books on other traditional publication fees. The end result is that a lot of people just no longer run newspaper obits. Everyone's just going to Google the deceased anyway. Even ten years ago, people I knew who still subscribed would justify it by pointing out that it was embarrassing if someone died and they missed it. Now it's not even reliable for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local News Sucks Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 The Binghamton Press can’t be bothered to cover any important local issues. This is the garbage they pass on as “news”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ole Blue Eyes Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 I recently complained to the Press about this. I hate that Legacy is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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