Does my baby need a website"
Ann Elisabeth Samson, a mom of three in Toronto, was on the Internet domain registry site GoDaddy.com when she decided to check whether her kids? names were available as URLs. They were. Samson, who works as a website editor, had long ago purchased her own domain name. It had never occurred to her to buy her kids? names, but now she reached for her credit card. ?I think it?s fun,? she says. ?It took five minutes, and it?s not a huge investment.?
For less than $30 a year per URL, Samson became part of a growing technology trend: securing your children?s digital space for them, sometimes years before they learn to send an email or know what it means to Google something. The idea is that claiming your baby?s little corner of the Internet now?whether it?s just a domain name, an email account, or the full suite of social media handles and user names?is just part of being a responsible parent. In Samson’s circle of friends, it?s not unusual for parents to receive their child’s URL as a baby gift. ?I think it?s a fantastic present. It?s something you might not think to do, it?s not that expensive, and it?s not another piece of plastic baby gear.?
Rich Merdinger, vice-president of product development at GoDaddy, reports that the company has seen substantial increases in registrations of last year’s top five girl and boy baby names. ?Parents are realizing the scarcity of domains online, especially with social media, and they want a single pl...
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