[MEDIA] What should happen to our online selves when we die? from @LifeSearch for @UCBNewsTeam

LifeSearch (a life insurance company) have posted the results of a new study that they have done, into how prepared people are in managing their digital assets/social media after death, and found that a large number of users want their data cleared automatically on death, whilst others want to hold onto e.g. e-books/music, and photographs […]

#EmptyShelf19: March

This month I’ve read that: Late Fragments: Everything I Want to Tell You by Kate Gross My rating: 5 of 5 stars I only meant to start this book, but I finished it in one sitting. A really lively book, with much humour and insight into the life of a woman (younger than me) writing […]

[CANCER] Death – It’s on my mind … especially after the death of @Rachael_Hodges #BreastCancer

I woke up early this morning (unusual) and sketched out the idea for this blog post, noting that Rachael Bland’s last tweet had struck a chord (and not just with me).  In the words of the legendary Frank S – I’m afraid the time has come my friends. And suddenly. I’m told I’ve only got […]

Life’s Regrets?

Really fascinating piece and a good reminder as to what are the important things in life – as expressed by those on their deathbed to their nurses. 1) Living a life true to yourself 2) Not working so hard 3) Having courage to express true feelings 4) Stayed in touch with friends: It is common […]

Death Online Research Symposium #DORS

Grabbed the tweets from the last couple of days from Death Online Research Symposium: [<a href=”//storify.com/drbexl/dors” target=”_blank”>View the story “#DORS” on Storify</a>]