What happens to your online accounts if you die?

[Tiffany]

Well, I have a Facebook, Twitter, Formspring, and Yahoo account...and I was just wondering last night what happens to them if you die..Does someone delete it or is it just there or do you ask someone to update it for you?? What do you guys think?

[Rosy]

Some expire after a very long time

[dissed]

It will sit there.
Sometimes your family can get access to the password and get on it as well..

[dissed]

After you die, you come back as a spirit and update your profile status to 'dead' and they automatically get deleted.

[Laura]

They just exist and become inactive. I heard a story on the radio a few years ago about somebody that was thinking of launching a business to delete your online identity if you died, but I don't know if it went anywhere. If you are leaving final instructions, you might leave those with a will and ask a close friend to delete them for you.

A coworker of mine died a year ago and he's still listed as a Facebook friend. It's sort of strange.

[Erica]

lol....i've actually tough about this befor.....Good question...i think my accounts would just delete in time...

[Beautiful Freak]

it stays there for eternity.

[Red ray 47]

That's an interesting question you asked there, probably the accounts registered on websites could be stuck there.

[Alfred]

I thought of that too... I think it will be there forever like if you have a video on youtube, even your great great grand son or daughter could see it as long as the site is still active.

[Aria]

I know Facebook memorializes your profile.