# Digital Tombstones Multimedia Mourning By Cowbag | Published 2008-11-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-tombstones-multi-media-mourning References: [cntv.us](http://www.cntv.us/en/view/14841/Digital) This is a grave with a difference--[digital tombstones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-memory) allow you to add movies, images and pictures to a headstone. Rather than an old-fashioned inscription, you can [play a video or a song](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/times-of-my-life). It’s [multimedia social networking for graves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-time-capsules). Incidentally, making noise is against cemetery regulations in Germany, but the point is that they *could* play music if permitted to. The idea came from Michael Koenigsfeld, a gardener in a cemetery in west Germany, where his aunt is also buried. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 25% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Multimedia Mourning:** Funeral directors and cemetery operators can invest in offering digital tombstones as part of their services. - **Personalized Memorials:** Companies that specialize in personalized products and services can expand their offerings to include digital tombstones. - **Tech-enabled Graveyards:** Technology companies can create and market solutions specifically for digitizing cemeteries and headstones. ### Who This Affects Most - **Funeral Services:** Digital tombstones can disrupt traditional funeral services, creating new revenue streams and competitive advantages for funeral homes. - **Personalized Products and Services:** The digital tombstones industry opens opportunities for customization and personalization for companies that offer these types of products and services. - **Technology:** Tech companies can leverage advances in AR/VR, blockchain, and other technologies to create innovative solutions that enhance digital tombstones and the overall cemetery industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tree-Covered Vertical Mausoleum](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hollywood-forever-cemetery.md) - [Digital Guestbook Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visitation-book.md) - [Digital Memorialization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembermeai.md) - [Philosopher-Neighbouring Burial Plots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karl-marxs-tomb.md) - [Post-Mortem Pet Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cirius-beam-projector.md) - [Deep Sea Funerals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-sea-funeral.md) - [Posthumous File Sharing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bequeath.md) - [Digital Audio Guestbooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voxufm.md) - [Grief-Focused Voicemail Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/missed-calls.md)