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Twitter's Death Policy: Don't Follow Me After I Die

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Last month I blogged about how uncomfortable my partner was by messages from Facebook suggesting she connect with a co-worker who has passed away. Today, I'm happy to report that Twitter is handling their memorial accounts a wee bit better.

Mashable reports that once your family members have notified Twitter of your death (and it all checks out) that you will no longer be included in the who to follow recommendation box. That's excellent. I appreciate that little attention to detail.

With that detail under control, I'm feeling really smart for not setting up any auto-tweets or scheduled tweets. About once a week someone suggests I schedule my thrice weekly quad grande nonfat caramel macchiato tweet and I always say "No, that's cheating." Can you imagine if I did schedule those and was tweeting about my Starbucks addiction from the grave? Do you have any auto-tweets set up? Do your family members know how to shut that down?



I don't think I want my Twitter account completely deleted, but I definitely don't want anyone tweeting from the account either. Throw a silly Twitter party with a #DeniseIsDead hashtag, that would be ok. Drink a few caramel macchiatos. And then move along.

How about you? Do you want your tweets memorialized? Would you like a Twitter wake?

~Denise
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Life. Flow. Fluctuate.

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missydoll 5 pts

'Can you imagine if I did schedule those and was tweeting about my Starbucks addiction from the grave?'

Okay, that cracked me up. And I have a dark enough sense of humor to think that my most recent tweets regarding my loathing of WalMart restrooms from the grave would be hysterical.

Altho, that particular tweet would cause people to say, "We thought Missy would go to heaven - obviously, the opposite occurred."

Denise 9 pts moderator

More details, please. What qualities should applicants have? ;-)

~Denise
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Denise 9 pts moderator

But that leaves the rest of us, who only really know you online, out of the toasting. Thus the twitter wake...

Denise 9 pts moderator

I hear you, Vered. I only care in the sense that I'm thinking about it now. But I don't care enough to be all obsessive about it, either.

~Denise
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Denise 9 pts moderator

I wouldn't like anything depressing. It should be fun and what's more fun that that silly hashtag?

~Denise
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Denise 9 pts moderator

Perfect!

~Denise
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Denise 9 pts moderator

Hmmm that might be fun.

~Denise
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Thetameone 5 pts

Tweeting beyond the dead would be amazing. I just need to make sure the right person is taking over my account. Please submit your applications at www.thetameone.blogspot.com ( http://www.thetameone.blogspot.com )
Only seriously applicant please.

WritRams 5 pts

However, if you all wanted to get together IRL and have a couple of margs to toast my awesomeness, that would be OK. ;o)

Jacqueline Wilson (aka: WritRams) is a writer, blogger, educator, mother and wife. You can find her on her Writer Ramblings blog at www.WritRams.com ( http://www.writrams.com ) writing about a little of everything...maybe even you.

Vered 5 pts

I can't bring myself to care about what happens after I die, in social media or in real life. I won't be part of it anymore, after all.

No auto tweets for me, alive or dead. I agree - that's cheating.

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SCanon 5 pts

The #DeniseisDead hashtag made me giggle. I can see it now. "There's a tear in my coffee. #DeniseisDead" Morbid, yet tickling!

Somer blogs at Merry Wife of Canon ( http://www.merrywifeofcanon.com ) as well as Smell My Plate ( http://www.smellmyplate.com ).

sassymonkey 6 pts moderator

I will have a caramel macchiato (your order) and track down some menthols.

Contributing Editor Sassymonkey also blogs at Sassymonkey ( http://sassymonkey.ca ) and Sassymonkey Reads ( http://sassymonkeyreads.ca ).

JennaHatfield 10 pts

Anyone who throws me a twitter hashtag party upon my death will be haunted for all eternity.

Jenna Hatfield (@FireMom ( http://twitter.com/FireMom )), from Stop, Drop and Blog ( http://stopdropandblog.com ) and The Chronicles of Munchkin Land ( http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com ), is a freelance writer and newspaper photographer.

maljoh20 5 pts

Denise! that was a nice little article and yes social media guys should think about it as it may heart quite a few feelings in such cases while reigniting the memories of lost ones.

I hope things approve on others like twitter.

maljoh20
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