Multiple apple devices in 1 household.

I have an iphone 4, my wife has my old ipod touch 3rd generation. At home we have an imac with one account of itunes installed. Should I "register" the ipod in my wife's name? Should i create a new itune account ? I would like to be able to iMessage to my wife and for both devices to link to the same iCloud (specifically the calendar). At some point in the future we will also buy an iPad.
Thanks

Create an Apple ID for your wife and use that to sign into iMessage. Use a shared Apple ID for iTunes and App store purchases so they are avialble on all devices.

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