Staking Claim for Your Kids in the Internet New Frontier
Posted on 11 08, 2008 under Technology, The Manual by Noodad | Comments
You finally named your kid. Hopefully you didn’t wait too long after the little bugger was born. Now what? Besides the usual, changing diapers, warming bottles, ogling your wife’s boobs, or ogling your wife’s boobs some more, you should think about the internet.
I’m not talking about surfing porn or watching funny youTube videos. I’m talking about staking claim in the new frontier of the internet on your kid’s behalf.
Almost 2 years ago, one of the first articles I wrote for Noodad.com was about buying your kid’s name as a domain name . I wrote:
“Domain names are being snatched up, squated on and sold for big profits to multi-billion dollar corporations. And despite what people tell you, a .com is still better than any other suffix. So. I suggest once you choose a name, you purchase the domain of your child’s name ASAP. And while you are at it, reserve the AIM screen name, MySpace link, and anything else you can get your hands on.”
I refer to the internet as the new frontier not so much because it is new but because there are things out there that are ready to be claimed for free. The key is to grab them when you can so your kid isn’t resorting to JohnSmith37281910@gmail.com. Here is a list of all the things you should grab right away on your kid’s behalf.
- yourkidsname.com (optional if you choose to splurge on .net or .org)
- AIM Screen Name
- MSN Messenger Screen Name
- Flickr Account
- MySpace Page
- Facebook URL
- Blogger (Blogspot)
- GMail
- Hotmail
- Yahoo account
Sure, some of these are more important than others. The point is, by the time your kid is old enough to care, all the good ones will be already taken. Do the time early, keep your passwords safe and organized, and then accept your thanks from your kids 15 years from now.
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