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A Life in Status Updates

By Lisa Davis

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Tuscaloosa, AL – If you're a Facebook user, the term "status update" isn't just a set of two random nouns. It's a way of life. Status updates convert the events of your life into bite-size chunks and let the whole world know of, say, your disappointment in the Giants this season. In this era of the constant updates, commentator Lisa Davis wonders what happens when Facebook becomes her autobiography.

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