LA Author Ponders Need for 'Deceased' Facebook Status
Huffington Post contributor Julie Spira today revisits the delicate topic of “social media obituaries” and how someone who passes away can-should be remembered on Facebook.
When an active user of the social network dies, their profile is usually either immediately deleted or left unattended, leading to spam and, in some cases, future birthday wishes. In the case of Spira’s radio industry friend George Taylor Morris, she writes that his page was tastefully maintained for a year by relatives as a sort of shrine.
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