Thursday, August 23, 2007
Geek Out [Insert Your Name Here]
If you're ready to take geek to the next level, check this out. Mark and Corrie Pankow just had their fourth child, Bennett. What do parents do when they select a name for their child? If you're the Pankows, you make sure the domain name is available first. Yes, BennettPankow.com was taken for their newborn son. Bennett's three siblings each have their own domain names too. And the Pankows are not alone. More and more parents are registering domain names for their kids early on. What we don't know is how many parents select their child's name based on domain name availability.
And this trend isn't limited to domain names. Parents are snapping up email addresses based on their child's name as well. YourChildsName@yahoo, @gmail and @hotmail are going fast.
That is all for today's blog. I've got to go finish registering andyzavoina.com. Lucky me, it is still available.
If you're ready to take geek to the next level, check this out. Mark and Corrie Pankow just had their fourth child, Bennett. What do parents do when they select a name for their child? If you're the Pankows, you make sure the domain name is available first. Yes, BennettPankow.com was taken for their newborn son. Bennett's three siblings each have their own domain names too. And the Pankows are not alone. More and more parents are registering domain names for their kids early on. What we don't know is how many parents select their child's name based on domain name availability.
And this trend isn't limited to domain names. Parents are snapping up email addresses based on their child's name as well. YourChildsName@yahoo, @gmail and @hotmail are going fast.
That is all for today's blog. I've got to go finish registering andyzavoina.com. Lucky me, it is still available.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Is your Monitor a High Tech Milk Carton
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children started putting missing children's photos on milk cartons in the 1980s. Now they're going high tech and putting these on screen savers. The hope is that businesses will use these and increase the exposure of missing children to both employees and customers. Global Software Applications is the software company helping develop the rotating messages.
Do they work? It is reported that one in six children featured on milk cartons was found as a result of their photos being seen.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children started putting missing children's photos on milk cartons in the 1980s. Now they're going high tech and putting these on screen savers. The hope is that businesses will use these and increase the exposure of missing children to both employees and customers. Global Software Applications is the software company helping develop the rotating messages.
Do they work? It is reported that one in six children featured on milk cartons was found as a result of their photos being seen.
