Digitale dingen na de dood

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Via de Spellboundblog kwam ik terecht op de site Your digital afterlife die hoort bij het gelijknamige boek en het filmpje hierboven.

Written by the creators of TheDigitalBeyond.com, this book helps you secure your valuable digital assets for your loved ones and perhaps posterity. Whether you’re the casual email user or the hyper-connected digital dweller, you’ll come away with peace of mind knowing that your digital heirlooms won’t be lost in the shuffle.

Table of Contents
1. Introducing the Digital Afterlife
Your Digital Life, Death, and Beyond
2. The Shift to Digital
3. A Well-Lived (Digital) Life
4. The Artifacts of Your Life
5. The Value of Digital Things
6. What You Leave Behind
7. The Opportunity of Digital Legacy
8. Your Legacy at Risk
9. The Birth of an Industry
Securing Your Digital Legacy
10. Before You Begin
11. Computers and Devices
12. Email
13. Social Websites
14. Finance and Commerce
15. Create Your Plan
Epilogue: The Future of Digital Death

Het vierde hoofdstuk (the Artifacts of Your Life) is als 'teaser' gratis te downloaden. Hoewel ik vermoed dat het heel erg Amerikaans geörienteerd is, ziet het er toch veelbelovend uit. Hij staat dus op het verlanglijstje.

De blog op Spelboundblog verscheen naar aanleiding van een panel-sessie tijdens SXSW. De volledige sessie kun je hier beluisteren of hier bekijken. Hieronder zie je een grafische samenvatting die gemaakt is door Heather Willems.

Een paar citaten uit de Spelboundblog:

Oklahoma recently passed a law that permits estate executors to access the online accounts of the recently deceased – the first and only state in the US to have such a law. It was pointed out during the session that in all other states, leaving your passwords to your loved ones is you asking them to impersonate you after your death.

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When my family buys a new music CD, our family owns it – not the individual who happened to go to the store that day. It makes sense that an MP3 purchased by any member of my family would belong to our family. I want to be able to buy a Kindle for my family and know that my son can inherit my collection of e-books the same way he can inherit the books on my bookcase.

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