The Internet Killed Rapper Too Short, Tweets He is Still Alive
Once again, Twitter has killed another person. From Morgan Freeman to Brittney Spears, the social network is known for taking false information and running with it. This time the death of Too Short became a trending topic yesterday afternoon, but fortunately he is still alive. Not only did Twitter suggest he was dead, Wikipedia also [...]
Read MoreSocial Media Accounts, Life After Death
What happens after you die? One of the most existential questions of all time takes on a whole new meaning when you add technology to the mix. With the recent untimely passing of Heavy D and the profusion of re-tweets of his final tweet –‘Be Inspired’ — the obvious addendum to this question now becomes [...]
Read MorePresident Obama Reacts to the Death of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was the definition of what an innovator really is. There is no doubt that his legacy will live forever. President Barack Obama says he is one of the greatest. The President and First Lady have reacted to the sad news of Steve Jobs passing away yesterday in a full statement on the White [...]
Read MoreApple Announces Steve Jobs Has Died
It was just a month ago that Steve Jobs resigned from his CEO position at Apple. This evening Apple’s Board has announced he has passed away in the below statement. Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the [...]
Read MoreSocial Media Beyond the Grave
While no one knows how long even the most popular social media sites like Facebook and Twitter will last, the content posted to those sites will probably live on long after their creators have died. What happens to a user’s tweets, status updates, pictures, videos, blog posts, and other types of online content after death? [...]
Read MoreMichael Jackson “Collapses” Web as Twitter Trends His Death and Google Sleeps?!
Michael Jackson’s name surfaced in the number 3 and 6 positions on Google’s list of the top 100 trending topics about fifty-four or more minutes after the first tweet on Twitter trended the same topic.
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