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Nov
Dying to be remembered
A
morbid subject but everyone has at one time or another pondered
what happens to you once you die. Whether you go on to an
afterlife, are reborn or just fade away into oblivion, one thing is
certain. Your Facebook profile will still be there.
The good news out of this gloomy subject is that Facebook have
decided to allow your memory to live on within their social
network. They have announced that a profile can be turned into a
memorial of its decreased owner. Facebook will remove contact
information, status updates, change privacy settings and Facebook
will no longer suggest the deceased member to other Facebook
members - They will of course require confirmation of the deceased
which must include verification from an obituary or a news
article!
Sources indicate that the move has been prompted because some
Facebook members being suggested to add as a friend, 'reconnect',
or be reminded by a status updates automatically by Facebook's news
feed of a deceased friend - something that can cause a lot of
emotional pain.
The negative side of this is that you have no control over your
Facebook profile once you have passed on. Not that Facebook has
'evil' plans for your profile, but estate agents may not want their
memory to eternally held by a social networking company.
What isn't clear is what will happen to your profile, when
sufficient time has passed and all your Facebook friends have
passed on too. Will Facebook delete you or do they have a moral
responsibility not to?
The positive side of this is that a Facebook tombstone is
accessible from any of your friends and from anywhere on the
planet. They can leave tributes on how you touched their lives and
use your shared photos as happy memories that will never be
forgotten.
Estate agents, would you like your Facebook profile to carry on
after your ultimate demise, would you prefer for it to be
completely erased, or do you simply not care?
Let us know what you think! Contact us on our
Facebook fan page or Twitter profile or call us on
0208 457 4777.
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