Only in America: Tweet before you talk
Media-savvy parents are securing Twitter handles and domain names for their newborns — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
Members of the media elite are securing domain names, Gmail addresses, and Twitter handles for their newborn children, and even tweeting in their kids' names. "It's important to have your dot-com for your entire life. It's part of your brand," said ABC News correspondent Darren Rovell. "I would argue that in some sense you become a brand the second you're born."
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