Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Twitter and Death


My friend Greg has built up a good following on his account www.twitter.com/woywegian and the other day his wife popped her head around the door and asked him how much life cover would she get if he died.
This got me thinking because she walked off with a big smile. Poor Greg I thought, 3 more weeks of twittering and then he'll be gone. I could see myself coming to his office to find him slumped across his desk, computer on, halfway through a posting "I don't feel very well at the mo..." and gone. No more. End of his twittering. Hours spent building up a loyal following and now what happens. All those tweeps gone forever!

Now, Greg and I are good friends, but I don't know his pass word. He has over 1,300 followers and boy what a waste to lose them. Should I ask him for his password now or maybe I should ask him to kindly leave it to me in his will. Do you tweet a last message " RIP my friend you were such a great guy" or maybe tweet him a picture of some flowers? On his gravestone we could leave twitter details so visitors could tweet their respects. Greg spent so much time gaining followers, that when he downloaded an iPhone app to twitter from, he had to put a plaster on his thumb because of a blister. 20 hours a day 7 days a week. Now that is dedication

So, my questions. are 1). What happens to a twitter account when you die?
2) Can you leave your password to someone ?