It used to be our life's memorabilia was boxed up and passed on, with instructions left in wills. Today, there is a wealth of online property, and laws and policies are catching up to make provisions for what happens when the owner dies. For example, 30 million Facebook accounts belong to people who have passed away. Prompted by a personal plea from a father who had lost his son, Facebook instituted a way to memorialize accounts, keeping the person's settings but leaving content for loved ones to enjoy. Google gives people a variety of options if the account goes inactive:

• Notify contacts and share data
• Delete account
• Set up an auto responder with a personalized message

What's more, there are now websites, for example if i die.org, that will send your list of passwords to somebody upon your death, send personal emails that you have written, or post a message to Facebook. Others offer digital lockers that you can load with videos and even have virtual images of you that people can interact with once you're gone. Personal preferences run the gamut, from wishing everything be deleted to wanting it all to be shared. Even with all this technology, the best thing you can do is let your loved ones know your wishes and state them in your will.  Interested in reading more? Visit thedigitalbeyond.com, a blog that focuses on what happens to digital assets upon death, and what you can do now to plan ahead. Source: CBS News