[Mariebl]

My first reaction was belief, followed by unbelief. Unbelief won. The date is wrong: if you check in Google News, you’ll see that her death was reported in the Croatian Times on June 17th. Also, and a dead givewaway—her first post talks of how much she loves Twittering, but it’s her FIRST post. Where are all the others?

[Hildy]

How could she have so many followers? I don’t understand twitter..nor do I wish to...Just as well..it’s all very morbid.

[cynwoody]

My first reaction was belief, followed by unbelief. Unbelief won. The date is wrong: if you check in Google News, you’ll see that her death was reported in the Croatian Times on June 17th. Also, and a dead givewaway—her first post talks of how much she loves Twittering, but it’s her FIRST post. Where are all the others?

Dang! I should have realized those tweets were a tad overcooked. Valley girl talk. Mac Book, so boss! Joking about US stereotypes of her country.

This article reports that her real name was Flavia Boricea, not Maria Barbu. The memorial blog linked from the article is dated 15 June, another discrepancy. Her father found her dead with a burn mark on her left palm.