Sebbie on the Webbie

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About a year ago we were going through the process of migrating to Australia. In the process, to prove we are a genuine married couple, we wrote the last will in which we left everything to the other in case of death. However, while writing my will, I noticed a lot of quite unusual things that needed to be wrapped up in the case of my death. Like who is going to notify my online friends that I’m dead. At this point of one’s life it is pretty theoretical anyway, so it’s a safe distance from the actual event.

So I started writing down my passwords and user names for different websites I administrate and online profiles that I have, giving instructions to people in the case of my death. I wanted to make sure that my online friends and followers would not have to wonder what happened to me, but someone would be updating my profiles with a link back to my blog explaining what happened. The real life friends will be told naturally, but who’s going to tell the hundreds of people online that are waiting for you to get on Twitter finally!

So I made the Internet Instructions an appendix to the will, only stating in the will who is responsible for the updates, and that only they should be given the sealed envelope. But isn’t it quite amazing to think that these days, pretty much all of us need a press release to the world notifying what happened? After all, were still a bunch of nobodies. One of the things I put in mine, was that you have to submit my MySpace profile to MyDeathSpace.com. As chorny and hmm.. tastless as it may be, I want my update.

So who’s going to update your Twitter with the words: “If you are reading this, it means I’m dead… http://tinyurl…”