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“There Isn't Wifi in Heaven!” Negotiating Visibility on Facebook Memorial Pages

Alice Marwick Microsoft Research
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Nicole B. Ellison Michigan State University
Pages 378-400 | Received 10 Jan 2012, Accepted 24 Apr 2012, Published online: 11 Sep 2012

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