Comments on: Stages of the Digital Afterlife http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/ Insight into your digital afterlife Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:09:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-2424 Jeff Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:53:13 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-2424 This a good way of classifying "Death 2.0" services--thanks! I started a website about a year ago to attempt to address the Forgotten stage (http://inetself.com). I think services like that need to become community-owned at some point to assure they outlast any vagaries of business; the community becoming mostly digital descendants at some point. This a good way of classifying “Death 2.0″ services–thanks! I started a website about a year ago to attempt to address the Forgotten stage (http://inetself.com). I think services like that need to become community-owned at some point to assure they outlast any vagaries of business; the community becoming mostly digital descendants at some point.

]]> By: Steve Wiggs http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Steve Wiggs Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:48:30 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-833 Some time ago a friend passed and his picks and info are still out there. It got me to thinking about how my global network of friends could find ot that I was gone one day. I have chosen a relative, (young one lol) who has my access codes in order to say bye for me. I wonder if in the future there will be digital arkelogists. That do papers on our spelling errors. I wonder also if places like Mesenger have a time limit on non active users and they can remove them from their system. Some time ago a friend passed and his picks and info are still out there.
It got me to thinking about how my global network of friends could find ot that I was gone one day.
I have chosen a relative, (young one lol) who has my access codes in order to say bye for me.
I wonder if in the future there will be digital arkelogists. That do papers on our spelling errors.
I wonder also if places like Mesenger have a time limit on non active users and they can remove them from their system.

]]> By: R.Brian Burkhardt http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-657 R.Brian Burkhardt Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:35:31 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-657 So who has the domain digitalancestry.com? FYI this will be hot, the forgotten ones- One of my recent posts had relevant info on the net from 1928! http://www.yourfuneralguy.com/2009/10/funeral-cost-usa-problem-for-a-long-time-yourfuneralguy/ So who has the domain digitalancestry.com? FYI this will be hot, the forgotten ones-

One of my recent posts had relevant info on the net from 1928!
http://www.yourfuneralguy.com/2009/10/funeral-cost-usa-problem-for-a-long-time-yourfuneralguy/

]]> By: Jesse Davis http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Jesse Davis Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:30:56 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-478 that's a valid point and a good article by you, Evan. I look forward to watching this whole topic evolve and adapt over time, as it is certainly a poignant sign of the times... that’s a valid point and a good article by you, Evan. I look forward to watching this whole topic evolve and adapt over time, as it is certainly a poignant sign of the times…

]]> By: Evan Carroll http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Evan Carroll Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:56:37 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-433 Jesse, I agree with that. I believe that part of planning for your digital afterlife, is choosing the disposition of your online accounts. My main point above is that we have the opportunity to provide our online identity for posterity, but that doesn't mean we necessarily have to do it. I'm all for deleting or hiding some accounts/content. You'll notice in this post (http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/07/selecting-a-digital-executor/) about selecting a digital executor, I talk about just that, saying that you have to select someone who will actually carry out your wishes, even if that's deletion. Aliec, Thanks for the link. Looks like a fair number of comments have rolled in already. Jesse,
I agree with that. I believe that part of planning for your digital afterlife, is choosing the disposition of your online accounts. My main point above is that we have the opportunity to provide our online identity for posterity, but that doesn’t mean we necessarily have to do it. I’m all for deleting or hiding some accounts/content. You’ll notice in this post (http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/07/selecting-a-digital-executor/) about selecting a digital executor, I talk about just that, saying that you have to select someone who will actually carry out your wishes, even if that’s deletion.

Aliec,
Thanks for the link. Looks like a fair number of comments have rolled in already.

]]> By: ailec http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-430 ailec Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:36:39 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-430 Do you read http://www.zefrank.com/ ? He had an interesting column today "An email I received about death and Facebook" http://www.zefrank.com/zesblog/archives/2009/09/an_email_i_rece.html I'm guessing it might get some interesting comments in time (just posted yesterday.) Do you read http://www.zefrank.com/ ?

He had an interesting column today “An email I received about death and Facebook” http://www.zefrank.com/zesblog/archives/2009/09/an_email_i_rece.html

I’m guessing it might get some interesting comments in time (just posted yesterday.)

]]> By: Jesse Davis http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Jesse Davis Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:08:41 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-421 Evan, What about the cases in which we may WANT to be forgotten? I can think of a few types of accounts people would prefer to never be uncovered by family/friends. Jesse Evan,
What about the cases in which we may WANT to be forgotten? I can think of a few types of accounts people would prefer to never be uncovered by family/friends.

Jesse

]]> By: Evan Carroll http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Evan Carroll Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:36:32 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-385 Dave, The distinction is indeed that nobody remains who knew you when you were alive, and thus cannot "remember" you. I agree that preservation or archiving is the intention, but the labels and thus the graphic were designed to reflect the analog world. The notion of being forgotten is exactly what these services are trying to prevent. Dave,
The distinction is indeed that nobody remains who knew you when you were alive, and thus cannot “remember” you. I agree that preservation or archiving is the intention, but the labels and thus the graphic were designed to reflect the analog world. The notion of being forgotten is exactly what these services are trying to prevent.

]]> By: Dave Sill http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Dave Sill Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:27:42 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-384 Seems like a service that addresses the Forgotten stage is really just attempting to prolong the Remembered stage, perhaps indefinitely. Or is the distinction that in the Forgotten stage, nobody remains who knew you when you were alive? In that case, maybe Forgotten isn't an adequate label. Preserved? Archived? Seems like a service that addresses the Forgotten stage is really just attempting to prolong the Remembered stage, perhaps indefinitely. Or is the distinction that in the Forgotten stage, nobody remains who knew you when you were alive? In that case, maybe Forgotten isn’t an adequate label. Preserved? Archived?

]]> By: John Romano http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/08/stages-of-the-digital-afterlife/comment-page-1/#comment-355 John Romano Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/?p=512#comment-355 It's fascinating to me how short a time it has taken for the Internet to be used to memorialize and mourn the dead. We've seen memorial Web sites, Facebook profiles as memorials, and <a href="http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2009/01/mobile-afterlife/" rel="nofollow">mobile phones being buried with their owners</a> so that mourners can TXT the dead. But it's that last phase, "Forgotten" that I find to hold the greatest opportunity. Imagine a digital archive of every human life. Billions of stories. Billions of love affairs and children. Amazing. It’s fascinating to me how short a time it has taken for the Internet to be used to memorialize and mourn the dead. We’ve seen memorial Web sites, Facebook profiles as memorials, and mobile phones being buried with their owners so that mourners can TXT the dead.

But it’s that last phase, “Forgotten” that I find to hold the greatest opportunity. Imagine a digital archive of every human life. Billions of stories. Billions of love affairs and children. Amazing.

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