# Postmortem Messaging Twitter & Facebook Launch 'Webwill' for Dead Online Lovers By Rachel | Published 2009-05-25 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Twitter-Facebook-Webwill References: [newslite](http://newslite.tv/2009/05/25/webwill-use-twitter-from-beyon.html) & [webwill.se](http://webwill.se/) Never has someone been as socially connected in death as they are now thanks to ‘Webwill,’ a new program launching for Facebook and Twitter. ‘Webwill’ is a program that allows you to auto-program your online status once departed. So, for those of you wanting to say a goodbye, you can auto-program a meaningful goodbye. For those of you with a sense of humor in death, perhaps this postmortem message will be something a bit more colorful. Either way, the dead now get a say in what their final status update is. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Postmortem Messaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing platforms and tools for individuals to pre-program their social media presence after death. - **Auto-programmed Goodbyes:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating digital solutions that allow people to automatically send pre-designed farewell messages on social media platforms after their death. - **Social Media Legacy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building platforms that enable users to curate and preserve their digital presence even after they pass away. ### Who This Affects Most - **Social Media Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Enhancing existing social media platforms to include postmortem messaging features. - **Funeral Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with technology companies to integrate postmortem messaging services into funeral industry offerings. - **Digital Legacy Management:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating tools and services that help individuals manage and control their online presence after death. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Posthumous Digital Communication](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/continyou.md) - [Digital Memorialization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembermeai.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials.md) - [Important Sharing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-finhapp.md) - [Digital Guestbook Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visitation-book.md) - [Eerie Film-Inspired Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/afterlife-generator.md) - [Post-Mortem Wireless Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/in-memoriam.md) - [Digital Legacy Storybooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autobiographer.md) - [AI Obituary Composers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/obituary-composer.md)