News babies get birth certificate, domain name


	News babies get birth certificate, domain name

kmakice

8-21-2007 4:52 PM

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parenting 2.0, domain names, baby names, trends

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8-21-2007 5:55 PM

arifsali

Someone's getting rich.

8-21-2007 11:20 PM

bignosemousie

I think it's a little sad to choose a name based on domain name availability.

8-22-2007 5:23 AM

sidegik

babies...internet-ready...

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							"One of the criteria was, if we liked the name, the domain had to be available," Pankow said.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.physorg.com/news106929426.html"><DIV>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. 
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