42. A method comprising receiving information from which at least one of the following can be derived: content of a message to be delivered from a first party to a second party about a life event, a manner of delivery of the message, a future time when the message is to be delivered, or the identity of the second party, in which the received information includes information indicative of a relationship between the first party and the second party, in which the content, the future time, or both are not present in the received information, inferring one or more of the content, the manner of delivery, the future time, or the identity of the second party based at least in part on at least some of the received information, including inferring the identity of the second party based on the received information indicative of the relationship between the first party and the second party, automatically on behalf of the first party, forming, based on the received information and one or more of the inferred content or the inferred manner of delivery, an integrated, conversational multimedia message that is to be part of a customized natural language dialog with the second party.
42. A method comprising receiving information from which at least one of the following can be derived: content of a message to be delivered from a first party to a second party about a life event, a manner of delivery of the message, a future time when the message is to be delivered, or the identity of the second party, in which the received information includes information indicative of a relationship between the first party and the second party, in which the content, the future time, or both are not present in the received information, inferring one or more of the content, the manner of delivery, the future time, or the identity of the second party based at least in part on at least some of the received information, including inferring the identity of the second party based on the received information indicative of the relationship between the first party and the second party, automatically on behalf of the first party, forming, based on the received information and one or more of the inferred content or the inferred manner of delivery, an integrated, conversational multimedia message that is to be part of a customized natural language dialog with the second party. 46. The method of claim 42 , in which the automatic forming of the message comprises imbuing a digital surrogate with qualities associated with the first party, the manner of delivery of the message, the time of delivery of the message, or the second party.