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New Services Immortalize Tweets

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New postmortem tweeting projects are aiming to push the boundaries of life, death, and social media.

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When Reeva Steenkamp, girlfriend of Olympian Oscar Pistorius, was killed on Valentine’s Day, her Twitter feed—like many in the last few years who’ve met an untimely end-—was thoroughly analyzed by the day’s end.

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