Congratulations! Facebook users can now share the news of an impending birth. The option to list an expected child, along with due date and name, appears within the family section of their profile.
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In January, I lost my baby brother Bennie, but his Facebook profile is keeping him alive for all of us who adored him.
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(As told to Ruth Manuel-Logan)

I consider myself to be a pretty educated guy, smart, personable. I’m a great dad and have tried to be a caring husband. I’ve never been one to hang out with the guys. Not a boozer. Never been a womanizer, not even in my single days. My life basically revolves around my wife and kids, and that’s how I’ve kind of always pictured my life to be. Corny? OK. Nothing wrong with being an average Joe — I’ll accept the banner and wear it proudly! So how is it that my wife is filing for divorce. My two worlds, our 7-year-old twin boys, are living with her. How did it all come to this? Facebook!

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Tsk, tsk: Parents crave the popularity stamp as much as their kids on Facebook, and are just as willing to let slip personal information in order to attain such social status.
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Facebook has been continuing their pursuit of offering more services for families to connect with the addition of a “Family Members” section. Back in March I wrote how Facebook had begun targeting families most likely to drive new users. It also appears to be another move against existing family applications, the largest of which is currently “We’re Related”.
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HotPrints, the photo application that lets you create, print and send albums from your existing images on Facebook, is revealing new themes with its updated offerings. The two new themes are the Family Memories Book and the Baby Book. These are both family-oriented photobooks, aimed at a demographic different from the themes HotPrints started out with. HotPrints is also adding Holiday- and Travel-themed options as well.
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