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Recently, a comment on one of my posts caught my attention. This person has a point, naming your baby is something that they truly do have to bear for the rest of their lives. However, an article in a post I just read on The Baby Name Wizard caught my attention (click on her link that says “My Last Column”). It seems that, much to my dismay, “Googleability” is becoming a leading criteria for parents when selecting their children’s names! I’ve included a little excerpt below.
For some tech-focused families, “Googleability” is now a prime baby-naming requirement. If a full name yields too many Google results, they toss it out. Many of these parents are reacting to their own frustration with mistaken identity. Once you’ve been one of seven Tom Wilsons in your company directory, you learn to crave the clarity of a unique name. For others, a Googleable name is a fashion statement. They’ll even make sure a .com domain name is available for their baby-to-be, like the ultimate vanity license plate.
Are we really becoming a society who bases our child’s entire future on how it will play in Search Engine Optimization? Whoa is me.
Sorry for the soapbox. Back to preemie stuff next post.
Matt
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