How and Why You Should Write a Social Media Will
 

I received this in an email today. I never really thought about this...

How and Why You Should Write a Social Media Will

Social media is a part of daily life, but what happens to the online content that you created once you die?
If you have social media profiles set up online, you should create a statement of how you would like your online identity to be handled. Just like a traditional will helps your survivors handle your physical belongings, a social media will spells out how you want your online identity to be handled.
Like with a traditional will, you’ll need to appoint someone you trust as an online executor. This person will be responsible for closing your email addresses, social media profiles, and blogs after you are deceased. Take these steps to help you write a social media will:
• Review the privacy policies and the terms and conditions of each website where you have a presence.
• State how you would like your profiles to be handled. You may want to completely cancel your profile or keep it up for friends and family to visit. Some sites allow users to create a memorial profile where other users can still see your profile but can’t post anything new.
• Give the social media executor a document that lists all the websites where you have a profile, along with your usernames and passwords.
• Stipulate in your will that the online executor should have a copy of your death certificate. The online executor may need this as proof in order for websites to take any actions on your behalf.
Learn more about what else you should include in your will and how to create an effective estate plan

Good advice.

But I don't do Facebook or Twitter. When I die, my posts here at Pelican will cease. That's about it.

Sadly, we've had several fellow Pelicans pass and their families have been kind enough to let us know. I just never thought about this, but it shows how important this means of "community" has become. Fascinating...

One of my former neighbors and LinkedIn contact (we're both in IT), killed himself a few years ago and his profile just sat out there until his family logged on noted his passing. It was sad, but I'm glad they noted it for others so we knew he was no longer with us....

Same here. I promise my posts will stop at the moment of my death, and you guys will just have to find someone else to kick around.:D

You'll miss me. Terribly.

That is actually good advice for those active in the social media world.

I don't post much on FB or other social media sites but I've already instructed my wife to post my passing here so you knuckleheads will know I'm gone. SmileWavy

I typically get the customary "Yes, Dear" in response.

Format C:\*.*
Shutdown -H forever ....

No, seriously. You guys are going to be VERY sad when my posts stop. It might be good if you start preparing now.

I like to plan ahead, so you're already dead to me.




















i keed, i keed... :D

They will be happy when I do, so I'll have a timer on a lap top to keep posting pix long after I'm gone:p

Had a guy quit at a company where a friend works.

He sent out a BUNCH of e-mails with delayed deliveries from his work e-mail. Company never turned off his e-mail account just closed down his access. Yep, his e-mails started popping up everywhere! Most were harmless jokes and personal notes to people.

I wonder if there is a way to do that on Pelican... ;-)

I had a friend who died at his own hand just before New years, and it is somewhat disconcerting to even now get facebook posts ostensibly from him at odd intervals. They are generally from quote of the day or similar apps that he must have signed up for.
he was in IT as well. Maybe it's his joke...

A database or text file with your words in it, a cron job to call a script that reads said db/file, formats an appropriate post string, and sends it. :)

Hadn't thought about it. But then I don't plan on having many concerns once I'm dead.