When does one first get an identity online? Last Sunday I had brunch with my friend Fraser and we talked about how so many parents have blogs for their babies, sometimes written from the baby’s point of view. E.g. see Aren’s blog. I’ve also heard of people creating Facebook accounts for their toddlers. If I became a father, I’m sure I would do the same.
This raises an interesting decision: At what point do you hand over the password to your child? At what point can they be trusted to shape their online identity? Could this be the modern “coming of age” event, a sort of digital Bar Mitzvah?