Digital Legacy

Do you know what will happen to your digital "stuff" when you die? No? Rest assured, you are not alone. This increasingly important but relatively unknown subject involves what happens to all of your accounts, social media, emails, photos, and documents and how you will be remembered in your online afterlife.This book will let you take control of your online afterlife and ensure that your important digital assets are treated according to your wishes. Given that the average person...
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Do you know what will happen to your digital "stuff" when you die? No? Rest assured, you are not alone. This increasingly important but relatively unknown subject involves what happens to all of your accounts, social media, emails, photos, and documents and how you will be remembered in your online afterlife.This book will let you take control of your online afterlife and ensure that your important digital assets are treated according to your wishes. Given that the average person spends close to seven hours per day online it's an essential read for everyone."Death, wealth and possessions are as old as humanity. Our digital life is a younger concept. And the digital assets there are even more valuable for your loved ones - your photos, your videos, your friendships, your story, your dreams, your accomplishments. Your entire life story in digital form. Digital Legacy is a must-read to find your solution to this most fundamental human problem." - Gopi Kallayil, Chief Evangelist of Digital Transformation and Strategy at GoogleDeath: of course it's not an easy subject for any of us. Indeed, few subjects are more difficult to discuss or imagine than death. It's like we'd rather talk about anything else than the one universal experience we all share. But it's now one that also needs to be addressed in the digital age.Just as we arrange life insurance or trusts and wills, we need to plan for the post-digital life experience not only for ourselves but for the loved ones we leave behind - or else we run the risk of losing our digital legacy that includes our memories, our stories and even our identities. Digital Legacy: Take Control Of Your Online Afterlife provides both the context of how we got here but also the right guidance to move forward with your planning today. Authored by two tech executives (also former Googlers) and founders of the digital-legacy platform GoodTrust -- Daniel Sieberg and Rikard Steiber, CEO and founder of GoodTrust -- the book outlines the pitfalls, challenges and opportunities that are important for all of us to tackle.