Digital Legacy Plan: A guide to the personal and practical elements of your digital life before you die

by Angela Crocker, Vicki McLeod

When you die, what will be left about you online? How will your online accounts be accessed and how will you be remembered for posterity? From online banking to decades worth of digital family photos, copious creative or intellectual property, or personal history documented on social media, everyone has a widespread digital footprint that tells the story of our lives. But how much of that story remains online after we’re gone? Angela Crocker and Vicki Mcleod team up to give readers ideas and tips on how to handle their digital legacies. Vicki focuses on the personal aspects of legacy, while Angela brings it down to earth with the practical, how-to aspects. One hundred years from now, there will be one billion dead people on Facebook. And while it can be uncomfortable to talk about death, it’s important to prepare the personal and practical elements of your digital life before death. This guide offers best practices for online memorials, social media and mourning, and digital etiquette in death. Also tools and resources are included throughout the book to help your digital estate planning and empower your estate’s executor.

Genres: Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

Published March 19, 2019

Reviews

[Angela Crocker · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s always a funny thing to rate your own books but I’m particularly proud of this one. Along with my co-author, Vicki McLeod, we’ve crafted a thoughtful and practical guide about digital legacy. No matter the scope of your digital footprint, everyone needs to consider what will happen to their digital information after they die. We offer an approach that makes it easier to tackle this difficult task and to navigate the related emotional baggage.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chock full of terrific - and Canadian! - information.