@ What happens with our social media profiles when we die?

For as long as the human race has existed, we've been concerned about what happens when we die. Past civilizations envisioned everything from chilly limbos to lush gardens of delight but modern humans have a problem the ancients never needed to consider: what becomes of our online selves when we die? (via WhoIsHostingThis?)


EXERCISE TO DO: Clic on the skull picture, analyse the infographics and  answer these questions below.

1. Does Google guarantee a full deactivation of a deceased user's account? Why? What can you do?

2. How many users on facebook die every minute in the all world?

3. How many accounts belong to dead people in these days on Facebook?

4. What are some of the on line services currently available to help you to plan for a suitable digital death?

5. What does the sentence  "there are different policies for dealing with deceased users" mean?

6. What does a twiter deactivation require to be successful? And a facebook's one?

7. Complete: "Between ................. and ................. there will be more dead people dead on Facebook than live ones"

@ Anouncement of Bin Laden's death by President Obama

Listen to President Obama's speech about Bin Laden's death from the White House and follow its script at the same time he talks. You can also do it on: WHITEHOUSE.GOV or on YOUTUBEOBAMA

@ Seguimos suspendiendo en inglés...

Estimados alumnos,
Seguro que alguna vez habéis oído hablar a vuestros padres o en las noticias de un famoso señor llamado Emilio Botín, dueño de un de los bancos más prestigiosos y solventes de nuestro país: el banco Santander. Pero parece ser que tiene una asignatura pendiente con el inglés (como nuestros presidentes de gobierno) o al menos con su pronunciación. Si queréis comprobarlo haced clic en el vídeo y juzgad con vuestros oídos.