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    Morbid Facebook app "If I die" let's friends know when you've kicked the bucket

    We’re not really going out on a limb when we say that death can be a sensitive subject. While we all accept that death’s cold grasp is always within reach, some prefer to ignore the inevitability of our mortality until it’s too late. That’s where, “If I die”, a new Facebook app, steps in to help.

    “If I die” aims to help Facebook users before and after they meet their end by letting them record a video or text message and posting it on their wall.

    While it all might sound a tad morbid and prove uncomfortable, rather than tread lightly around the subject, Willook, the developers of “If I die”, are trying to handle the subject matter by injecting a bit of dark humor in the hopes of diffusing the sensitive nature of the subject.

    Given that death can often be unexpected, Willook says that ultimately its goal is to provide people with peace of mind. The website encourages people to leave behind a final farewell, a long-held secret, or even one last stinging insult. Users simply need install the app, record a five minute video or text post, and assign three good friends to act as “trustees” who are required to confirm the death with the application. Once the death has been verified via the app the message you left behind will be posted.

    Whether Facebook users will be inclined to make use of “If I die” is uncertain. It certainly makes sense given the finite time we have on this earth – we just hope no one decides to pull a massive prank on their friends or loved ones.

    This article was originally posted on Digital Trends

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    18 comments

    • Sir Alex  •  4 mths ago
      People should just accept their insignificance.
    • v.o.r  •  4 mths ago
      How long before someone's "trustees" who know each other prank him by "confirming" his death when that's not the case?
    • Vivian  •  4 mths ago
      This makes sense, really. I have Facebook friends across the country (including a number from my years at an out-of-state college) and if something happens to them I won't know it unless it's posted on Facebook. And it won't be posted unless one of their loved ones hacks their account to do so. This app provides a reasonable mechanism for informing old friends who aren't in daily touch, but would want to know. I don't think it's morbid.
    • JEB  •  4 mths ago
      Death: There's an APP for that
    • Deep  •  Roseville, California  •  4 mths ago
      I would like an app that tells me when FaceBook has kicked the bucket.
    • Zuyana  •  4 mths ago
      Fair idea, but you know people's friends will confirm their death just to see the message or as a "prank." Eeeh.
    • KarenW  •  Burlington, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      *LETS
    • Joel  •  4 mths ago
      I hope Facebook dies soon.
      • Joel 4 mths ago
        And Twitter.
    • SuperG  •  Portland, Oregon  •  4 mths ago
      I've often seen the last wishes of the dead not honored, so you really need a trusted, pragmatic, and dispassionate person in charge of executing your will and final words.
    • Watson  •  4 mths ago
      I don't need the Facebook App that says I died. If I die you will just stop getting updates from me. That forces Facebook to maintain my account forever, in case I decide to communicate with you all from the other side.
    • MEGAN  •  Jacksonville, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      Funny thing, my friend was just talking about how people would know she died cause she lives by herself
    • Victoria Two  •  4 mths ago
      LEAVE facebook.
    • William S  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  4 mths ago
      Facebook is for the dying.
      • laethyn 4 mths ago
        so every human being on the planet then?
    • C Minus  •  4 mths ago
      I read articles about this weeks ago... why report on it now?
    • Otto Pilot  •  Spring Branch, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Another extraordinary waste of time, perpetrated by people who cannot function without this techno-crutch.
    • Lamont  •  4 mths ago
      I would like to see the death of facebook!!! Im mean LOSERBOOK!!
    • Shar Anthony  •  4 mths ago
      eww this is not kewl
      • Frank B 4 mths ago
        troll, learn to speak/type english
    • Your funeral, GOP.  •  4 mths ago
      Isn't it a bit hypocritical to use the internet to slam Facebook? The comments section isn't all that different. Oh well. It's the same geniuses that "fight for peace" I suppose.
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