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July 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda I can’t easily obtain personal domain name zoefox.com because some proactive parents of a girl named Zoe Fox, born in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2001, have already claimed the property. However, since discovering the site, I’ve never noticed the other Zoe’s parents make any changes to the site. Perhaps they’re squatting until their daughter has some grander plan for zoefox.com. Annoying to me = awesome present to the now 11-year-old Zoe.
“People will buy domain names before they’ll do anything else,” says Beth Blecherman, founder of TechMamas.com.
If you’re a new parent, you can make sure this doesn’t happen to your children by creating some thoughtful digital gifts now, which take relatively little time to set up. Although, there’s no solid way to determine which of today’s popular social networks will be around by the time your child is old enough to use them.
SEE ALSO: 7 Heartwarming Digital Projects Parents Made for KidsAs the Internet’s influence continues to grow, managing your online reputation becomes increasingly important. Here are five ways to ensure your child has some prime cyber realty to occupy when he or she is ready.
What Should You Do With These Online Properties?
Before your children become responsible enough to take the reigns of their own websites and social profiles, you have two choices about what to do with the online real estate in your children’s names: squat or populate.
Should you choose to fill the sites, Google+, Facebook or Twitter can be great ways to create digital baby books, complete with photos, funny sayings and milestones.
Mashable reader and mother of Jasraj Singh has been filling in her daughter’s Facebook timeline since she was born, with albums and videos.
However, other parents uncomfortable populating those sites. Blecherman says she feels uneasy on Facebook because she’s a relatively public blogger, but she will create albums on sites like Picasa and Shutterfly. She sees some tech-savvy parents turning to Google+ over Facebook because the circle tool simplifies privacy settings.
“Even though most social networking takes place on Facebook, parents are more comfortable using Google+ or a private Instagram [account],” she says.
According to Blecherman, some parents use Twitter and Facebook the way others would create a private blog documenting their children’s lives.
“Parents that use social networks to lifecast by sharing a lot say they’re giving their kids a gift,” Blecherman says. “Parents just have to remember that their kids can read this when they’re older.”
Did you obtain any online properties for your children? Do you think parents should encourage their children’s Internet activities?
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