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Article: When MySpace users die, last words from friends keep their pages alive.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 8, 2006
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Byline: Bob Purvis
When 18-year-old Amanda Bassler caught herself thinking of her friend Joshua Reif the other day, she posted a comment on his MySpace page: "Missin you buddy!!! LOVE YOU SOO MUCH!!"
MySpace.com, the world's largest social networking Web site, boasts more than 70 million users, and like Reif, not all of them are still alive.
Reif was killed in December when a car fell from the rear of a tow truck and landed on top of him while he was working as a youth apprentice through Waukesha West High School, in Waukesha, Wis. He was 17.
Since his death, Reif's friends have posted hundreds of poems, thoughts and other touching ...