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In today's world of always-connected social media, there's no reason to stop interacting online simply because you're dead.

A wave of new companies are starting to offer services such as virtual cemeteries where guests can visit and e-mail alerts set up by funeral homes to remind relatives near and wide about the anniversary of your death.

While such services seem to reach beyond the grave, a growing generation of funeral customers refuse to let death have the final word.

As baby boomers plunged headlong into online social media in recent years, they've become especially interested in upending the traditional philosophy that funerals are really meant for the survivors. After all, this is the "Me Generation."

Funeral directors expect more baby boomers will create a vibrant online life after death.

And with so many boomers active online, Creedy said, they've simply become accustomed to creating virtual worlds to stay in contact with friends, family and co-workers no matter the circumstances.