On 4/19/2013 5:11 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Ok, we all know a fellow lister who has passed on. When I stumble on to
his site in LinkedIn it can be, well, discomforting. Is there a way to
flag the site as "deceased" so that the social network site will expire
it, perhaps after an appropriate period of mourning?
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1014&sid=18946948
"Unlike the personal social networks of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
where a family member or friend must make a death notification, anyone
can notify LinkedIn about the profile of a deceased member.
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional business network with over
120 million members. According to LinkedIn, it will delete the profile
of a deceased colleague, classmate or connection upon receipt of proof
of death. There is no provision to memorialize the profile of a deceased
LinkedIn user.
To delete the profile of a LinkedIn user, a “Verification of Death Form”
must be submitted online, by fax to (402) 493-3548, or by mail to
LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Ct., Mountain View, CA 94043. Proof
of death in the form of a death certificate, obituary, news article or
Internet link must be included.
LinkedIn is clear to point out that an email address registered to the
deceased member's account must be included. “Without this important
piece of information, we will not be able to address your request.”
“You can argue that permanently archiving a digital life will allow some
survivors to better reflect on the person and even discover new
connections and insights that would have faded too quickly with only
human memory,” concluded Forrester."
midrange.com
