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Re:A friend died nearly 2 years ago. I had no idea by conanbatt on Monday September 30, 2013 @04:28PM (#6472143)
I got the birthday notification one my most beloved teacher, and he passed away more than a year ago.

It is a bitter sweet moment indeed. Im kind of glad i got the notification really.

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Re:A friend died nearly 2 years ago. I had no idea by silencio on Monday September 30, 2013 @04:38PM (#6472211)
I eventually had to fish up an obit for a friend that passed away after Facebook and Linkedin both suggested to me that I should "reconnect" with him after a couple of years.

Birthday notifications were sad, but the reconnect business drove me up a wall. I would pay anything if I could to reconnect with him now, but they don't know that.

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Re:A friend died nearly 2 years ago. I had no idea by turshija on Monday September 30, 2013 @07:25PM (#6473004)
Even worse is this with "Sponsored" links/likes on Facebook ... When it pops up on your wall that your dead friend liked a page or something like that ... Creeps me out.
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Re:A friend died nearly 2 years ago. I had no idea by kamjam on Monday September 30, 2013 @09:15PM (#6473441)
Even worse than that when they use the pictures in advertising!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/facebook-ads-showin...

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