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aGameOfThrones
05-20-2011, 08:44 PM
Sure, there are a plethora of baby-naming apps on the iPhone. But how many of them were created by humble bureaucrats toiling away in the deep, dark recesses of the Social Security Administration?

As of this week, one--now that the SSA has released its new app, Baby Name Playroom, which reaches into its databases to serve up the most popular baby names from the past 130 years. It also includes links to troves of useful information on the SSA website, like disability benefits for children and how to file for a Social Security number for your baby. It's cuddlier-looking than one might expect from an app created by a government agency (though we're not sure we'd recommend naming your kid based on its "Shake to get a random name!" feature).

http://www.fastcompany.com/1754471/faceless-bureaucracy-wants-to-help-you-name-your-kid

QueenB4Liberty
05-20-2011, 09:30 PM
Um that's weird.