The online identity, geek vs. parent debate
Nicole McMullin
Aug 23, 2007
I read an article from the Associated Press last night about purchasing domain names and securing e-mail accounts for yet-to-be borns and newborns. I’m undecided as to whether I think it’s a good idea. I’m having a geek vs. parent debate.
The geek in me thinks this is awesome. I checked last night and verified that the name we are leaning towards for our new baby girl is available as a domain and Gmail account. I did not secure either, just checked it out.
The article mentions the importance of an online identity as one of the reasons some parents elect to secure a domain name, e-mail or both for their new little people. I get that, and would toss in professional concerns as well. My husband is an artist and his Web site is his name. It makes it easier professionally than having to explain why his resume is posted at insertcrazynamehere.com.
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cool if you want to get a email of your liking register a domain name and get your own email
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Mar. 25, 2008 at 11:33 PM
My advice on securing an email address for your child: Don’t worry about it. We set up a firstname.lastname account for our pre-teen daughter a few years ago, and she’s just now ready to forgive us. All her friends have cool email addresses like creativesummerlover and bigcatz and icywintergreen. Fortunately, when we consented to set up an AOL IM account for her, we let her choose a cool screen name. She’s happy now....
Mary Ellin
Sep. 11, 2007 at 03:04 PM
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