Just dropped in to take a look.

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It's part of the nature of the internet that web pages change, that sites update their material, switch their focus. Perhaps it should come as more of a surprise to us that a site stays the same, than that it changes, or disappears.

This presents a distinct problem when it comes to a memorial site. Memorials are, after all, expected to last, to continue on after a life has stopped. There's probably no way of getting around this contradiction. Even more tangible memorials deteriorate over time - there's no reason not to expect this to happen with such a clearly ephemeral material such as bits. And yet paradoxically, Nicole's web site, precisely because it hasn't changed, hasn't become a memorial. It has become stopped in time - but not in a clearly identifiable way that allows us to learn of the tragic history that surrounds it. It's simply there, mostly waiting for a chance visit, and the odds are that there are very few of these.

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Go to: A trend that didn't materialize, or
Go to: Accepted use, or
Go to: In health and in sickness