Tamu Townsend, a 37-year-old technical writer in Montreal, said she regularly received [Facebook] prompts to connect with acquaintances and friends who had died. “Sometimes it’s quite comforting when their faces show up,” Ms. Townsend said. “But at some point it doesn’t become comforting to see that. The service is telling you to reconnect with someone you can’t. If it’s someone that has passed away recently enough, it smarts.
As Older Users Join Facebook, Network Grapples With Death - NYTimes.com (via rickwebb)
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