Social media constitute new social spaces where the topics of death, loss, and mourning are
increasingly encountered and negotiated. Users might either engage in mourning practices …

Dying is a universal experience that entails uncertainty, loss, and termination. Often, people
face death unprepared and miss out on opportunities to shape their final stage of life as well …

Writing a book about social media is about as hard as it can get. Once the platform practices
have been documented and analysed, they have already passed their hashtagged used-by …

Online technologies enable vast amounts of data to outlive their producers online, thereby
giving rise to a new, digital form of afterlife presence. Although researchers have begun …

We project the future accumulation of profiles belonging to deceased Facebook users. Our
analysis suggests that a minimum of 1.4 billion users will pass away before 2100 if …

An examination of “digital coping” involving the use of communication technologies,
particularly social media, in responding to illness. Communication technologies have …

Social media platforms, characterized by user-generated content, interactivity, participation
and community formation, have gained much research attention in recent years. At the same …

In game studies, meaningful play is commonly discussed and situated through definition
describing it as the integrated and discernible relationship between player actions and …

From social media and massive open online courses (MOOCs) to mobile apps and
discussion forums, online talk is being harnessed by people in a variety of fields who are …

Memorialization is a ubiquitous human practice, which is increasingly intersecting with our
digital lives. It is becoming ever more commonplace to see discussions and examples of …