Comments on: Facebook Deals with Memorial Profiles, Revises Terms. http://bub.blicio.us/facebook-deals-with-memorial-profiles-revises-terms/ Covering the social economy driving the new Web Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:04:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TechKive » Blog Archive » Facebook Deals with Memorial Profiles, Revises Terms.http://bub.blicio.us/facebook-deals-with-memorial-profiles-revises-terms/comment-page-1/#comment-79797 TechKive » Blog Archive » Facebook Deals with Memorial Profiles, Revises Terms. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:14:53 +0000 http://bub.blicio.us/?p=111114107#comment-79797 [...] the original here: Facebook Deals with Memorial Profiles, Revises Terms. Share and [...] [...] the original here: Facebook Deals with Memorial Profiles, Revises Terms. Share and [...]

]]> By: Michelle Lentzhttp://bub.blicio.us/facebook-deals-with-memorial-profiles-revises-terms/comment-page-1/#comment-79787 Michelle Lentz Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:58:44 +0000 http://bub.blicio.us/?p=111114107#comment-79787 My little sister passed away in 2007. Last year I had Facebook memorialize her page. It's better - she now only shows up in searches for those she had already friended, her account is locked so no one can get in and update her status, and friends can still post on her wall as often as they want (and they do). It's sort of frozen in time. I only found out about the memorializing last year - I wish I'd known sooner. My little sister passed away in 2007. Last year I had Facebook memorialize her page. It’s better – she now only shows up in searches for those she had already friended, her account is locked so no one can get in and update her status, and friends can still post on her wall as often as they want (and they do). It’s sort of frozen in time. I only found out about the memorializing last year – I wish I’d known sooner.

]]> By: George Sacketthttp://bub.blicio.us/facebook-deals-with-memorial-profiles-revises-terms/comment-page-1/#comment-79784 George Sackett Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:57 +0000 http://bub.blicio.us/?p=111114107#comment-79784 My young cousin (18) passed away after being struck by lightening a few weeks ago. JT was a kind and well liked young man and his Facebook pages have become a beacon for those that cared about him. I looked at his page yesterday and saw that he is still getting many comments on his wall each day. There are two obvious benefits of this - one that the family can take solace in how much of an impact this young man had on the lives of those that he touched and that those that were the benefit of JT's kind person have a chance to express their sorrow in, what is to them, a meaningful way.Facebook has become a platform where people can expand their ability to stay in touch. It seems only natural that the friends that share so much of their lives there would choose that platform to stay in touch even when that person is no longer among us. I hope that Facebook can see their way clear to allow this as a convenient forum for others that have suffered such a tragedy. My young cousin (18) passed away after being struck by lightening a few weeks ago. JT was a kind and well liked young man and his Facebook pages have become a beacon for those that cared about him. I looked at his page yesterday and saw that he is still getting many comments on his wall each day. There are two obvious benefits of this – one that the family can take solace in how much of an impact this young man had on the lives of those that he touched and that those that were the benefit of JT’s kind person have a chance to express their sorrow in, what is to them, a meaningful way.

Facebook has become a platform where people can expand their ability to stay in touch. It seems only natural that the friends that share so much of their lives there would choose that platform to stay in touch even when that person is no longer among us. I hope that Facebook can see their way clear to allow this as a convenient forum for others that have suffered such a tragedy.

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