Discomfiting?

The Times had an article today called "As Facebook Users Die, Ghosts Reach Out" (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/technology/18death.html?th&emc=th).

I'm not a big FB person, but I went there today after reading the article just to check out what was new. I'm friends with a couple of folks in this group, and there, among others, as a newly recommended friend was Laura Ryan, whose profile is still up and running.

The article ends with:

These are issues that Facebook no doubt wishes it could avoid entirely. But death, of course, is unavoidable, and so Facebook must find a way to integrate it into the social experience online.

"They don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings, but yet they are the keeper of those living memories," Mr. Katz, the Rutgers professor, said. "That's a real downer for a company that wants to be known for social connections and good news."

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