Have you ever Googled yourself? Did you find any fascinating careers and/or hobbies that your same-named friends have undertaken? It is amazing and a bit scary how much one kind find through this three-second exercise. Searching My Own Name I entered my first and last name in quotes earlier today and found the following information:…
NOTE: I am proud to announce that my post below also appears in the January 2012 edition of the WealthCounsel Quarterly Newsletter, linked here. While written mainly for estate planning practitioners, this overview is also hopefully helpful to anyone with any digital assets. Enjoy, and Happy New Year! Read more...
Cloud computing is the ever-growing system of online companies providing services online as opposed to providing them through software that you would install on your own computer. In “the cloud”, everything from applications to storage to infrastructure is provided online, thereby giving users the ability to find their data on any networked computer, smart phone…
I got a nice note from a Boston University graduate student several weeks ago asking me to address some of her questions about digital estate planning, which in turn triggered this post. For a summary introduction on this topic, I humbly offer these posts (Digital Assets, Part I, Digital Assets, Part II, and Steps to…
Today, we will continue our discussion of digital estate planning by talking about some direct steps you can take to protect your “digital assets” after your death. The overall goal is to protect the existence of your documents, pictures, emails, etc., and to prevent sites from destroying them before your digital executor can get to…
