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How Does Social Media Affect the Way We Grieve?

Facebook, twitter and blogs become accepted forums for death and grief

A recent New York Times article, “An Online Generation Redefines Mourning”, opens with the story of a twenty-something who requested a picture of his mother sent through text message. That way, he wouldn’t have to identify her remains in person. … Continue reading

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NPR’s Scott Simon on Tweeting at a Death Bed

The National Public Radio host tweeted his mother's witticisms from her death bed

NPR’s Scott Simon has an admirable bevy of followers on Twitter, with over 1 million people reading and re-tweeting the Weekend Edition Saturday host’s thoughts. So when Simon’s 84 year-old mother checked into a Chicago hospital last week, he began … Continue reading

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