Social media has turned out to be such a major part of individuals' lives. As reported in Mail Online, it is now the norm for people to share on social network sites specifically Twitter and Facebook when a relative or even a celebrity dies and numerous websites promise to offer immortality - in the form of a social media profile at least. What will happen to someone's social media's account after they pass on?
Using Facebook's "legacy contacts", loved ones will have the chance to request the memorialization of an account or to request the removal of a deceased person's account from Facebook. That would not be necessary in the future said some in the funeral business as the profiles of the deceased will be linked to their coffins.
With the help of technology, people can pay respect to the dead in the modern times beyond imaginable. Perfect Choice, based in UK that organizes funeral events has come up with digital model of a casket. Tributes from social media will be readily available for funeral goers to read from the LED and LCD screen on the lid of the casket which is likewise capable of changing colors. External speakers will also be added that can be used to "project a eulogy or play music."
Emma Simpson of Perfect Choice said from an interview in Daily Mail that they lately went through some research in utilizing innovation at UK funerals and found it exciting how different elements could be incorporated to modernize funerals. "We were surprised by the amount of people posting photos of their funeral attendance on Facebook. Social media has become such a big part of people's lives ... we wanted to combine funerals, technology and social media to produce a proto-type coffin and this is what we came up with," she added.
Perfect Choice admits that the trend may be a long way off or it may never happen, but it certainly provides food for thought. For now, you'll have to pay your respects the old-fashioned way.
