The Living and the Dead: Community in the Virtual Cemetery

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Continuing bonds in the age of social networking: Facebook as a modern-day medium (2012, methodology): “‘you’) was used for 77% of the posts, far exceeding the 30% Roberts ( 2004 ) found on an analysis of virtual memorials and perhaps indicating a stronger sense of continuing bond (Klass, Silverman & Nickman, 1996 ) on social networking sites such as Facebook.”
Beyond the Grave: Facebook as a Site for the Expansion of Death and Mourning (2013, background): “Roberts (2004) subsequently detailed the features of these sites, including both static content (profiles that resemble an obituary) and dynamic content (“guestbooks” that allow visitors to add content to the site).”
Adolescents' Online Social Networking Following the Death of a Peer (2009, background): “Posting commentary online allows multiple users to talk about their feelings and experiences and express grief in ways that might not feel comfortable in face-to-face interaction (Roberts, 2004) as they are simultaneously experiencing the grief process (Stone & Pennebaker, 2002).”