When cancer stole Roger Ebert’s voice, Twitter gave him a new one
After a long battle with cancer — which took away his vocal chords and eventually most of his lower jaw — veteran Chicago-based film critic Roger Ebert passed away on Thursday, leaving a host of...
View ArticleAllen Stern, blogging pioneer and entrepreneur, passes away — we will miss...
Allen Stern, an early blogger as well as an entrepreneur and an all-around great human being, passed away last week, according to an update posted on his Facebook page by his sister Sari Rosenberger....
View ArticleGoodnight, Mac Mini — Apple Stops Mac Mini Shipments to Retailers
In what is sure to be devastating news to those who who’ve been holding off on a new Mac purchase for the long-awaited Mini update, Gizmodo is reporting that Apple has ceased shipping new units to...
View ArticleHow to be prepared for death in a digital age
Death isn't something most of us want to spend time any thinking about, but it is inevitable for all of us, and we need to think about passing on our digital assets as well as our physical and...
View ArticleTellabs CEO Rob Pullen succumbs to cancer
Tellabs CEO Rob Pullen died Monday morning of colon cancer, succumbing to the disease after several months of chemotherapy and a recent surgery. Pullen, who was 50, was one of the major figures of the...
View ArticleFacebook and death: Blurring the line between the real and virtual
When a friend or loved one dies, their online identity often continues for some time after their death, thanks to Facebook and Twitter and other networks. Is being reminded of them every time we sign...
View ArticleDealing with data after death ain’t easy. Here’s why
While our data might have value, companies and governments disagree on what should happen to it after we die. Dealing with data after death ain’t easy. Here’s why originally published by Gigaom, ©...
View ArticleNPR host’s live-tweeting of his mother’s last moments shows the power of 140...
Scott Simon, an author and host of NPR's Weekend Edition, has been posting messages to Twitter from his mother's bedside in the intensive care unit of a Chicago hospital and the response has shown just...
View ArticleIs Twitter the worst place or the best after someone famous dies? I think...
Some argue that social networks like Twitter are the worst possible place after a celebrity like Robin Williams dies, because they cheapen the experience of mourning by making it public -- but I think...
View ArticleDavid Carr’s death has silenced a unique and powerful voice
David Carr, a former crack cocaine addict who recovered and became the widely celebrated media writer for the New York Times, died Thursday -- and with his passing, the world lost a kind and generous...
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