Technology stories
On Facebook, life after death
4/26/07
Profiles become online memorials A few days before she died, Elizabeth Juhasz logged onto Facebook and added a quote to the "About Me" section of her profile. "The one thing I've learned this summer is that nothing in life is set in stone," it said. "Anything and everything can change in the blink of an eye!! You just gotta stay optimistic no matter what you face." Juhasz, an occupational therapy major at Towson, had been diagnosed from pulmonary hypertension, a rare lung disorder. She was admitted to Johns Hopkins Medical Center during finals week in May, and she posted the quote when she came home from the hospital. UMBC student Daniel Mirchandani announced her death on Facebook on June 14, just hours after she died. "I love you so much, little sister, and I miss you. Rest in peace," he wrote. Juhasz's Facebook wall filled with more than 30 condolences and memories in a matter of days. Mirchandani posted updates about a memorial service held by her family. Friends from Bowie, Emerson, Frostburg, Goucher, Ohio State, Morgan, Salisbury, and other colleges logged online to post messages. And six months later, the Facebook profile is still accessible, serving as a virtual shrine to Juhasz's life. Facebook and other social networking sites like it have increasingly become places where college students live and, in some cases, die.
Copying, pasting, & failing
11/16/06
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