Several people here publish websites of all different types... weblogs, podcasting sites, informational sites, business sites, news sites, photo sites, old style personal web pages, websites for other organizations, you name it. I would think a good number of people have a website.
Has anyone given any thought about whether or not their website will continue beyond their own death? Or will the websites we publish die shortly after we go?
I know for me, there is no one that would want to take over any of my websites. In time after not paying for hosting charges, domain name services and forwarding passwords, access and files on to another person or entity, it is more than likely the website(s) we publish will die.
Are the websites our personal legacies to leave behind to the internet masses or should they die with us?
What about web content you publish to third party sites, such as MySpace, Flickr, BuzzNet, Yahoo, and even HawaiiThreads? I am sure that content will continue as long as the sites are up... but in time they could all go away too.
Is the Internet Archive (which I don't personally use, but which I know has taken some of my content) a good source for internet website and content archiving? Beyond our demise?
Just kicking this idea out there to see what people think.
Has anyone given any thought about whether or not their website will continue beyond their own death? Or will the websites we publish die shortly after we go?
I know for me, there is no one that would want to take over any of my websites. In time after not paying for hosting charges, domain name services and forwarding passwords, access and files on to another person or entity, it is more than likely the website(s) we publish will die.
Are the websites our personal legacies to leave behind to the internet masses or should they die with us?
What about web content you publish to third party sites, such as MySpace, Flickr, BuzzNet, Yahoo, and even HawaiiThreads? I am sure that content will continue as long as the sites are up... but in time they could all go away too.
Is the Internet Archive (which I don't personally use, but which I know has taken some of my content) a good source for internet website and content archiving? Beyond our demise?
Just kicking this idea out there to see what people think.
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