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As we spend more of our lives online, we are creating a volume of content that is unprecedented. In a world where everyone can be a publisher and a broadcaster, we are documenting our personal and professional lives on the web with photos, videos, blog posts, status updates, forum discussions, reviews, and snippets of day-to-day life that can be mundane, funny and deeply personal. We’re creating online relationships, building friendships – independent of geography – out of a constant stream of ambient familiarity.
Death and Digital Legacy is a subject with many touch points in today’s online world. Here are just some of the areas that I can address in this topic:
- What should you consider about your digital legacy today?
- What are the business implications of death online?
- How is technology changing the mourning process?
- How do families deal with a digital legacy?
- What are the policies of the online services?
- Who owns your content after you’ve passed on?
- What policies do online services have for digital legacy?
My sessions use real stories of people and events to illustrate each scenario, and are presented with respect and care to both the subject matter and the impact on the audience. Each session contains practical and tangible information that people can relate to and act upon. This is a diverse topic with no single solution, but rather a variety of approaches. If time allows, discussion is encouraged.
Upon request, I am happy to customize the presentation to include information relevant to your specific audience and area of concentration.
Please contact me at Adele |at| DeathAndDigitalLegacy |dot| com for more information.
UPCOMING SESSIONS ON DEATH AND DIGITAL LEGACY
After a busy schedule in the first six months of 2010, I’m taking a break for the summer. Check back in the fall for more dates.
PAST SESSIONS AND COVERAGE:
Podcamp Montreal
September 11 – 12, 2010
June 18 to 20, 2010
Ottawa
Ontario Genealogical Society,
Simcoe County Branch, Barrie, ON
June 5, 2010
webcomMay 26, 2010
Montreal
Resources
Presentation slides (coming soon)
May 18 & 19, 2010
Toronto
Resources
Presentation video (coming soon)
Presentation slides (coming soon)
Coverage:
Why everyone needs to appoint a digital executor before they die Financial Post
Marketwire (coming soon)
Get ‘porn buddy’ to clean up your digital debris when you die, itBusiness.ca
My favourite session was Adele McAlear’s session on Death and Digital Legacy Blog TO
Montrealer Adele McAlear hel a unique session about Death and Digital Legacy Metro.ca Toronto
Feedback:
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March 2, 2010
Resources
Coverage
“…to the useful, like Adele McAlear’s what happens to all your online user accounts after you die.” Montreal Gazette
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February 24, 2010
Resources
Coverage
Updates coming…
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PodCamp TorontoFebruary 20 & 21, 2010
Promo: Audio interview with John Meadows
Resources
Coverage
“Adele’s presentation was very professional and she covered a lot of ground in the short time allocated.” Dandelion Web
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November 12, 2009
Resources
Coverage
“Talk to your friends and family today” Tech Vibes
“scary but necessary” One Mann’s Thoughts, Kneale Mann
Feedback
“you’re a heck of presenter on an important topic” @Isfan
“Really gave me something to think about!!” @sluedee
September 19 & 20, 2009
Resources
Presentation outline September 18, 2009
Presentation recap, September 23, 2009
Coverage
Audio interview with Daniele Rossi
“As an entrepreneur it’s an important topic to consider…” Sprouter Blog, Erin Bury
« elle a porté à notre attention des questions que l’on doit se poser en tant qu’usagers des premières lignes des médias sociaux. » MA14.com, Mélanie Millette (Google English translation.)
“It was a great presentation, and we also had a great discussion during the session…“, Poke the Bear, John Meadows
« Les politiques d’utilisation des réseaux sociaux varient et sont souvent difficiles à trouver en ce qui concerne les cas de décès. » Branchez-vous Blogosphère, Josianne Massé, Part 1 La mort, et après? (Google English translation.)
« Certains disent ouvertement qu’ils souhaitent disparaître de l’Internet lorsqu’ils seront morts. » Branchez-vous Blogosphère, Josianne Massé, Part 2 Testament numérique (Google English translation.)
« Nous nous rassemblons toujours pour pleurer, mais on peut être chacun à l’autre bout de la planète. » Montréal Campus, Naël Shiab (Google English translation.)
Feedback
“Discussing the need to appoint a ‘Digital Executor’ Great presentation by @adelemcalear.” @missrogue
“This is one of the most unique & thought-provoking sessions I’ve ever been to at a Podcamp” @erin_bury
“Yeah…dave’s right, you pretty much nailed it. You are now the guru of one of the biggest discussion points ever” @nickianitti
“@SuzeMuse Agreed. Always enjoy @adelemcalear’s sessions” @davefleet
“ you are a great presenter and congratulate you on taking on a important topic.” @isfan
“it is awesome to hear people taking on tough subjects and nailing it. really got me thinking” @isfan
“Absolutely loved your session at #pcmtl. Found it very moving and thought-provoking” @dallasllama
“… most thought-provoking presentation and discussion on Death & Digital Legacy at #pcmtl” @zoonini
“great presentation and discussion!!” @JohnMeadows
“… your presentation was thought provoking.” @MolsonDouglas
“…Many intereogations, great discussion!” @MaudCJ
“Merci pour vos présentations au #pcmtl. Du très bon!” @bluteau
“very lively, hope she’ll give us hints on how to organise our after death digital presence” @sdeclomesnil
“Social Media + Death. As society learns to deal with the first, it also needs to learn to deal with the two together.” @RickWeiss
“Looking foward to “Death and Digital Legacy in Social Media” at #pcmtl It’s been on my mind for a while now…” @marcboivin
Stories From the Web
Testimonials
Great presentation and discussion!! :-)
— John Meadows @JohnMeadows, PodCamp Montreal 09
