tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707739904261330151.post4905516427672929811..comments2023-10-29T00:53:06.402-07:00Comments on Truth Inexorable: establishing your child's online identityNatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11967547718472192519noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707739904261330151.post-39901520978983080342009-02-28T11:43:00.000-08:002009-02-28T11:43:00.000-08:00I've been reading applications from high school st...I've been reading applications from high school students for a summer research program... and one of the emails listed was something along the lines of 'lalaland0000@whatnot.com' .... so yeah who's to say that what you "choose" for your kid will be what he/she wants?<BR/><BR/>I've seen lots of parents saving website domains or blog names for kids, but I've not ever heard of them snagging email handles.Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279574173474748725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707739904261330151.post-22709253838389198842009-02-12T16:53:00.000-08:002009-02-12T16:53:00.000-08:00Hmm, I hadn't thought about this. Kids seem t...Hmm, I hadn't thought about this. Kids seem to like choosing a made-up online name & email address (one not based on their IRL name) and I'd actually encourage that. Kids aren't particularly savvy about keeping their online identities "clean" so it seems like a good idea not to use a real name until they're old enough to be responsible about using it.<BR/><BR/>That being said, it wouldn't be such a bad thing to reserve real-name stuff ahead of time. But who knows whether Gmail will be around in 25 years, and who wants to pay for a domain name for 25 years on speculation? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, my surname is uncommon enough that I'm not too worried about my kids' names being taken :-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837448447989116632noreply@blogger.com