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There are cur­rently few pro­ce­dures or pub­lic aware­ness about what hap­pens to on­line dig­i­tal iden­ti­ties after death. This paper dis­cusses what hap­pens with per­sonal elec­tronic in­for­ma­tion after death and looks to what is ar­gued to be the rapidly ap­proach­ing dig­i­tal Af­ter­life. This af­ter­life of new emer­gent be­hav­iour of­fers a chal­lenge of al­most unimag­in­able scope to the cre­ative vi­sion of Artists, Philoso­phers, Tech­nol­o­gists and Cul­tural thinkers.

Facebook profiles don't die the same way people do. If I Die is a Facebook app that makes sure, even if you die, your social self can still send out your last wishes and post messages to your friends years after you're gone. If I Die lets "you" post a final message to your wall and loved one when you're dead.