Pictures Of You: Internet Immortality

Facebook: A Virtual Bookmark In Time – Discover Magazine

David lives on in the hearts and memories of those he touched. He also still lives on the internet. Facebook continues to alert me about his birthday and his photo often appears on the left side of my screen. His profile remains static–aside from an occasional wall message–while I’ve aged three years and changed a great deal.

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For centuries, people have pieced together the past through art, oral tradition, yellowing photographs, and fading print. In my own family, much of the story has been lost. Today, social networking sites allow us to leave deeper footprints behind.

While many of us on various social networks may not realize it, we are writing our own rich, multimedia diaries which will likely persist long after we perish.

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