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Submitted: August 22, 2007 - 8:19am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 8:40am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 8:40am
TOTS GETTING INTERNET IDENTITY AT BIRTH
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Anick Jesdanun]
A small but growing number of parents are getting domain names for their young kids, long before they can do more than peck aimlessly at a keyboard. The trend hints at the potential importance of domain names in establishing one's future digital identity. Think of how much a typical teen's online life now revolves around Facebook or News Corp.'s MySpace. Imagine if one day the domain could take you directly to those social-networking profiles, blogs, photo albums and more.
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