News Report #5

"Adoption seekers using YouTube, Facebook to find moms"
By Stephanie Chen, CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/10/adoption.internet.advertise/index.html#cnnSTCText


In this article it talks about how people that are currently looking to have their child adopted are starting to resort to things like YouTube and Facebook to find couples that are looking to adopt. Also it discusses how couples looking to adopt are posting videos online so that they might be found by someone giving their child up for adoption. These videos are allowing for parents to see how the people they could potential give their child to live and interact with each other. The article talks about how these videos are allowing people to see what these couples homes look like, interviews with people that are close to them that can discuss how they feel about their parenting skills, how the couple interacts with each other, and things along those lines.

I think that this is a very creative way to potentially speed up the adoption process. In today’s culture people have come to depend on and really learn to utilize the internet. I do not think that I personally would have thought to do this or go looking to adopt YouTube but with the increased use in things like these, I think it is a very intelligent idea. I do agree with the article when it says that you can better get to know a couple through watching their videos and interviews from their friends and families. I think that you can truly see the love that they have for each other and the commitment they have to finding a child. Overall I think that this is a very positive thing and I would not be surprised if this became extremely popular and they new way of adoption.