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Does Facebook improve your memory?
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Study: Facebook May Improve Memory Broadening online worlds could help maintain and improve cognitive abilities in old age. Conor Friedersdorf recently put forward an interesting question: At what age will you stop using Facebook? Many of the college students, now twentysomethings, who made up Facebook’s original user base may already be feeling the fatigue. But it… Continue reading Does Facebook improve your memory?
Some nice typography
PublishedFinal resting place of Freddie Mercury found
PublishedFans of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury claim to have found clue to singer’s final resting place He was one of rock’s most famous singers but Freddie Mercury’s final resting place has always remained a mystery. Now fans believe they have found a clue to where the ashes of the Queen frontman were scattered in Kensal… Continue reading Final resting place of Freddie Mercury found
Not the best name for a funeral home
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Ouch.
Police Notify Mother About Son’s Death Over Facebook
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Anna Lamb-Creasey’s son had disappeared without a trace. She called hospitals and jails. She waited for days and then weeks and then a month, desperate for a sign of life. She posted to his Facebook page: “Rickie where are you? Love mom.” Rickie was dead. Lamb-Creasy might have known this sooner — if… Continue reading Police Notify Mother About Son’s Death Over Facebook
‘When your heart stops beating, you’ll keep tweeting’
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A new Twitter service will allow users to carry on their stream of consciousness in 140 characters or less from beyond the grave. LivesOn will analyse users’ Twitter feeds to learn their ‘likes, tastes, [and] syntax’ to continue posting similar messages, updates and links after they’ve passed. The service, due to launch in March, promises:… Continue reading ‘When your heart stops beating, you’ll keep tweeting’
Guess what, Respectance is a weird social network
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Indeed, this social network is not just when you stretch the leg. After your death, you can leave in charge to create a profile in Respectance , a social network for dead people. Here your friends can leave messages recalling the highlights with you and share photos and videos, as a tribute online. That’s what Google translated for… Continue reading Guess what, Respectance is a weird social network
What Does The Law Say About Obtaining Access To A Dead Family Member’s Facebook Profile?
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What Does The Law Say About Obtaining Access To A Dead Family Member’s Facebook Profile? What if the bereaved feel entitled to a deeper closure, specifically, by seeking answers from or access to a dead family member’s Facebook profile? The short answer: Their chances aren’t good. Families like the Stassens have entered legal battles with major companies… Continue reading What Does The Law Say About Obtaining Access To A Dead Family Member’s Facebook Profile?
Reeva’s death goes viral
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Pretoria – Spreading like wildfire, the death of Oscar Pistorius’s girlfriend went viral on social media all over the world on Thursday. The story broke on Twitter at about 8.30am and flooded Pistorius and Steenkamp’s Facebook pages soon after. For the rest of the day, and evening, Oscar Pistorius was the top trend, with Reeva… Continue reading Reeva’s death goes viral