“Twittering From the Cradle”
New York Times.com
By: Camille Sweeney
Sept. 10, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/fashion/11Tots.html
Social network Totspot similar to Facebook allows for babies to blog about their life. Well actually the parents are doing it but it has become very popular. Some parents get onto the network and update their babies’ profile every day. Just like adult social network groups the ‘babies’ are able to make friends online and connect to them. The babies are able to express their favorites including their favorite books, nicknames and even food. Parents are able to decide how much or little information about their child is public, which allows for some protection and safety. On the safety note Totspot has a tracker which allows to see who has visited the babies website and when. There are 15,000 babies on Totspot which shows that parents are looking for a venue to put their children online. Totspot is even making it capable for mothers to find other babies for play dates, or to organize a meeting about baby health among other parents. Parents are also using these social networks in hope to keep far away relatives close with updating photos and stories. These parents also view their babies’ page as a one stop place where all of their babies’ memories and pictures are stored. I think it is an innovative way for parents to keep loved ones connected. However, I think that babies may be a little young to have a web profile and online communication between babies. Also with the parents creating the websites, it may tend to be bias of what the parents how they want their baby to appear.
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Wow, I think that is crazy! I think it is a great way for family members and friends to keep in touch and see pictures, but it is also scary to think about. I don't think I would want my baby to have something like facebook because there are predators on the internet looking for ways to kidnapp all the time. And it seems silly to be so young and have a social network. However, I'm sure it can be beneficial to the parents when trying to plan birthday parties and such.
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