My connected (unborn) granddaughter (we think)
Last week, I met my colleagues on the newly-formed Policy Stakeholder Committee of Nominet. Those eight people are all intense users of the Net but interestingly none of us chooses to be an active user of social networking sites.
But I’m due to become a grandfather in early January and my lovely daughter-in-law has just advised me that my future granddaughter (we think) is now on Facebook:
“The baby (unlike the parents) has gone online and now has it’s own email and facebook. The purpose of the page is to update you all on the baby’s progress. It is also a place where you can pass on advice to the little one. We also wanted to make sure that the little monkey didn’t miss out on any social event because of her parent’s reluctance to share our life online.”
So I’ve joined Facebook at last, looked at the scan pictures of the baby, and sent her a message. Can’t wait to cuddle and kiss her …
September 30th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Isn’t that a wonderful use of social websites? Far better than many other uses I’ve heard of!
I have a friend who decided to visit the five continents when her baby was 6 weeks old. She said it is the perfect age to travel with a baby and she learnt so much about parenting from different cultures around the world.
But your daughter-in-law / grandaughter’s page brings that possibility right into their living room!