How To Have an Online Social Life When You're Dead 187
A wave of new companies are springing up to offer such things as virtual cemeteries, alerts to remind loved ones about the anniversary of your death, and even email services that send an alert to your sinful relatives in danger of being left behind when the Rapture carries you away. "People have a desire to perpetuate not only for themselves, but for their loved ones, the story of their lives, and technology has all these new great ways of doing that," said John McQueen, owner of the Anderson McQueen funeral home.
Been done (Score:3, Informative)
"That gives me an idea. Delayed emails that do not get sent until after my death. "
It's been done.
http://www.deadmansswitch.net/ [deadmansswitch.net]
Re:Problematic (Score:5, Informative)
Shotgun blast to the head has always worked for me.
Re:I see now (Score:3, Informative)
This reminds me of a preacher on the Radio -- Dr. J Vernon McGee. He started a Bible teaching radio program [thruthebible.org] featuring himself teaching through the Bible. You can listen to it today on any day of the week, or even download his podcasts.
Here's the thing -- He's been dead since 1988. The current organization just keeps playing his tapes over and over again.