Till120.com Comes To The US
December 31, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information, contact:Meyer Futersak     (718) 781-0549 ONE MAN’S SIMPLE ATTEMPT TO MEMORIALIZE A LOVED ONE MAY END UP REVOLUTIONIZING THE WEB IN THE PROCESS December 30, 2007 (NEW YORK, NY) – When Joseph Melohn’s wife’s grandmother passed away last year, he was floored.  She had been a dear friend; he couldn’t stop thinking about the family’s yearly trips to her home in Canada, and her sweet, giving nature.  Joseph took time to grieve, but he also wanted to do something that would forever memorialize this wonderful woman.  He was dismayed with the obituary notices in the local newspapers—finding none that even came close to paying proper respect to the deceased—or addressing death in any sort of positive manner, and as a celebration of life.  However, being in the real estate business, his thoughts turned to the Internet, and that is when he had a “light-bulb moment”—one, in fact, that may forever change the way people from across the globe remember their lost loved ones. A lifelong entrepreneur, Joseph set about creating his own website, and the results have been astounding.  Within weeks, Till120.com (www.till120.com), was launched and quickly became a place where mourners, their families, and friends are turning to during that most difficult of times: creating memorials that are both dignified, and celebrating the lives of the deceased.  (“Till 120” is a Hebrew saying attributed to the prophet Moses, meaning to live life to the fullest—to age 120, as Moses did.)  The site uses state-of-the-art technology that allows users to share photographs and thoughts in a special way to honor the memory of their loved ones.  It also simultaneously provides its users a source of comfort—and valuable information, including information on the traditional mourning periods, etc.  Till120.com also guides users in sending expressions of sympathy—from floral arrangements to condolence baskets; food platters to simple, appropriate sympathy cards and emails.  Perhaps most importantly—the site allows users to avoid additional stress, by allowing them to easily post mourning schedules, funeral home addresses, and other vital information.  “This really helped me make a difficult process a smoother one,” one user recalls, “and it let me focus on what I had to do, and more importantly, celebrate my late husband’s life.” Part of the reason Till120.com has been catching on so quickly is the powerful technological features that it leverages.  And perhaps the most powerful tool is instant email notification.  Members—who can be anywhere in the world—will receive an instant email notification regarding someone’s death.  For religions that choose to preserve the integrity of the body, and stress that burials occur as soon as possible, instant notification is an invaluable resource—since each hour is precious.  For other members, who may be scattered across the globe, the benefits of instant notification are obvious: also, anyone who has ever missed a funeral, arrived late to one—or simply just found out that a long-lost friend had passed away months later—will appreciate Till120.com’s revolutionary new email notification service.  While many members find great comfort in memorializing their loved ones—they are often pleasantly surprised by some other benefits, as well.  Because of the site’s high visibility, and the email notification service, members often begin hearing from loved ones around the world.  Simple things like reconnecting with a long-lost cousin, or reading the kind thoughts posted by a friend in another state, truly helped their grieving process.  After repeatedly hearing anecdotes like these from members, Joseph had another epiphany: realizing that Till120.com drew on the social networking aspects that have made sites like MySpace and Friendster so hugely popular, he realized that anyone—regardless of religion—could benefit from a service like Till120.com. Meyer Futersak, head of Marketrend Media, the national public relations firm representing Till120.com, is ecstatic about the potential for Till120.com and the possibilities of reproducing the site globally.  “This service offers the perfect balance of comfort, information, cutting-edge technology and value that will make it an asset to anyone,” he states. For more information contact Meyer Futersak at (718) 781-0549 or visit www.till120.com. ### 
About the Press Release
December 30, 2007 (NEW YORK, NY) – When Joseph Melohn’s wife’s grandmother passed away last year, he was floored.  She had been a dear friend; he couldn’t stop thinking about the family’s yearly trips to her home in Canada, and her sweet, giving nature.  Joseph took time to grieve, but he also wanted to do something that would forever memorialize this wonderful woman.  He was dismayed with the obituary notices in the local newspapers—finding none that even came close to paying proper respect to the deceased—or addressing death in any sort of positive manner, and as a celebration of life.  However, being in the real estate business, his thoughts turned to the Internet, and that is when he had a “light-bulb moment”—one, in fact, that may forever change the way people from across the globe remember their lost loved ones. 


 
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