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How odd

paulag01 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:37 -0500

Wow - getting invited to re-connect with someone who passed on, now that is one very spooky email. Similar but not as bad as receiving a letter I wrote to a friend that was returned to sender (me) about 2 weeks after his funeral.....that was a sad moment indeed.

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How odd

paulag01 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:14 -0500

Paula Gregorowicz
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Facebook Struggling To Deal With This

webtrainingwheels — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:03:20 -0500

I had never even thought about this issue before reading your post, it was a real eye-opener. Coincidentally I have just been seeing some complaints regarding Facebook's "reconnect" feature they have been highlighting lately. People are complaining because Facebook is suggesting they 'reconnect' with people that have passed away. So clearly there needs to be a better mechanism in place to deal with this issue. Thanks for raising this issue and for the resources you provide.

Lucy

Wow!

Candelaria Silva — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:53:34 -0500

Great post. Something all we mortals need to think about. I have the will, power of attorney, health care proxy. Now, another thing.

On the other hand, I won't be 'round so will I care. (Just kidding.)

http://blog.candelarisilva.com

Good and plenty!

I agree with you...

paulag01 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:33:28 -0500

Totally agree on the Eerie thing, to a degree, nice memorial, but on the other hand....

And what happens if/when these sites sink in with longevity and there are more accounts/people affected with passing away. Just an interesting thought

Paula Gregorowicz
The Paula G Company
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You're thinking ahead!

paulag01 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:32:23 -0500

Great idea Virginia...of course most people don't think to be so organized & proactive, but it IS an excellent strategy. Thanks for chiming in.

Paula Gregorowicz
The Paula G Company
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I wrote a bunch of instructions

Virginia DeBolt — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:03:34 -0500

and stuck it in the note book that has my will and other legal documents. My kids know where this is, and they know how to find my passwords. I hope they can take care of things without too much hassle from a TOS agreement.

Virginia DeBolt
BlogHer Technology CE | Web Teacher | First 50 Words

Good Point

nedacasta — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:18 -0500

It definitely makes sense to consider all of these things now that most of us our so entrenched in the digital age. A good friend of my little sis passed away. I didn't know her but seeing her My Space profile and knowing that this person was no longer around to post status updates and that it would be sitting there for all eternity was sort of erie.

Good Point

nedacasta — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:11 -0500

Here's another post

njgeiger — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:00:13 -0500

Rita, here's another I just posted that I think fits

http://thenestempties.blogspot.com/2009/10/snail-mail-for-college-kids-thing-of.html

Nancy

Thanks!

Rita Arens — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:19:42 -0500

Thank you so much for sharing your work!

Rita Arens writes at Surrender Dorothy and BlogHer and is the editor of Sleep is for the Weak.

Rita, Here are 3 posts I've

njgeiger — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:00:16 -0500

Rita,

Here are 3 posts I've already put on my blog on the subject. I'm adding them from my newspaper column a few at a time.

http://thenestempties.blogspot.com/2009/10/text-or-talk.html

http://thenestempties.blogspot.com/2009/10/invading-their-space.html

http://thenestempties.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-these-days-of-cell-phones-emails-and.html

Nancy

Mine, Theirs and Ours

Devra Renner — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:59:36 -0500

Now that my children are older, ages 9 and 13, there are some tricky challenges that accompany using all of this George Jetson technology. I recently told my kids that CD's did not exist when I was their age and I swear I think their heads exploded. I am looking forward to sharing some of my own tips and tricks as well as writing about the latest trends and news as it relates to parenting our kids in this age of uber information. www.parentopia.com/blog

Hi Rita

kazari — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:39:24 -0500

My first child is due at Christmas (I'm a blimp!) and this is something I've been thinking about a lot. I think my first six months at home is going to be very different to my mother's.

We don't own a TV, but have two laptops that are on pretty much the whole time we are home. I'm wondering how that will change, and if we'll feel the need to get a tv when we have an active toddler.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to hearing everybody's stories!

http://myrope.wordpress.com

Thanks for sharing!

Rita Arens — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:39:00 -0500

Please do share any posts you've all written on this subject!

Rita Arens writes at Surrender Dorothy and BlogHer and is the editor of Sleep is for the Weak.