social media

  1. Living

    Confessions: Grandmas who have beaten fear of technology

    By Jessica Watson on May 1, 2013
    Jumping into technology can be scary at any age, but if you were born in the days before video games, microwaves and color...
  2. Tweens, Teens & College

    Extreme social media makeover for college students

    By Guest Author on Apr 17, 2013
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    With spring finally at the doorstep, it couldn’t be a better time for college students to do some social media spring cleaning,...
  3. Engagements

    The social media bride explained

    By Melinda Bokel on Apr 5, 2013
    It has finally happened. Social media has crept its way into the modern wedding process. David's Bridal found that the 2013 bride...
  4. Career Advice

    Create a LinkedIn profile that gets you hired

    By Heather Barnett on Mar 18, 2013
    If you're looking for a job (or just new clients), it's time to get that LinkedIn profile working for you. These days, potential...
  5. Food & Recipes

    Yelp health score ratings: Coming soon

    By Heather Barnett on Mar 8, 2013
    It seems restaurant review website juggernaut Yelp is adding an additional feature — health ratings. But how valuable are these...
  6. School Age Kids

    What to do about your child’s dying social skills

    By Alicia DiFabio on Mar 5, 2013
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    In a world dominated by digital communication, parents worry about their children’s ability to develop the necessary face-to-face...
  7. Baby Names

    Baby for sale? Mom lets advertisers pick baby's name for $5,000

    By Kim Grundy on Feb 22, 2013
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    Would you let an advertiser pick your baby’s name for $5,000? A parenting startup called Belly Ballot ran a contest and one L.A. mom...
  8. Tweens, Teens & College

    How much social media is too much?

    By Ami Burns on Feb 18, 2013
    So, your child has a Facebook account, but now she wants Twitter, too. That's not enough — her friends pin their favorite everything...
  9. Career and Time Management

    Fundraising's rising star

    By Jessica Watson on Feb 1, 2013
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    There's a new kid on the fundraising block and it is called Crowdrise. Crowdrise puts a fun spin on donating to your favorite cause,...
  10. Hobbies

    Blogging basics: How to master social media

    By Jessica Watson on Jan 29, 2013
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    If you're a blogger, you may find yourself shuddering at the thought of figuring out one more form of social media. You don't have...
  11. Hobbies

    Blogging basics: What to write about

    By Jessica Watson on Jan 22, 2013
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    You are blogging and loving it, except for those days when you're staring at a blank screen without a new idea in sight. Try these...
  12. Diet & Fitness

    Survey results: How social media affects your body image

    By Sarah Brooks on Jan 17, 2013
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    How does social media affect our fitness, health and body image? We asked our readers, and some of the results may surprise you.
  13. Mom & Dad

    How moms can use Pinterest's new secret boards

    By Katie Kavulla on Jan 15, 2013
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    You asked and Pinterest listened! Now you can create "secret boards" to keep certain pins off of your public Pinterest account. For...
  14. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Chasing the Dream: This mom created the Twitter party

    By Sarah W. Caron on Dec 26, 2012
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    When Twitter was just catching on, Amy Lupold Bair had an idea to welcome new sites to the web with a SiteWarming party. That idea...
  15. Tweens, Teens & College

    Tumblr: A hip hangout for teens

    By Sherri Kuhn on Dec 21, 2012
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    Social media is here to stay — and the next big thing is always just around the corner. While Tumblr isn’t new, it isn’t a social...
  16. Celebrity Gossip

    Kim Kardashian threatens to quit Instagram

    By Kristyn Burtt on Dec 20, 2012
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    Kim Kardashian threatens to quit Instagram over their new terms of service. With over 5.7 million followers, that's a big blow to...
  17. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Chasing the Dream: Use your mom influence for good

    By Sarah W. Caron on Dec 12, 2012
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    Moms are powerful. And social moms? They yield great influence. How are moms in the social space using their pull to give back in...
  18. New Products & Reviews

    Risky pics and nasty tweets? How to clean up your online reputation.

    By Jessica Watson on Nov 13, 2012
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    Did you hit "send" a second too soon? Did your lingerie show for two end up on YouTube? Here is the solution to cleaning up your...
  19. Parenting

    Social media pressure to be a DIY mom?

    By Lisa Steinke on Nov 7, 2012
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    It seems like all around you, your mom friends are either pinning some kid-inspired DIY idea to Pinterest or posting their latest...
  20. Tweens, Teens & College

    Self-portraits: Teens obsessed with the perfect profile pic

    By Sherri Kuhn on Oct 11, 2012
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    You can’t escape them — teenagers taking pictures of themselves to use for their profile picture on Facebook or Twitter. Are they...
  21. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Chasing the Dream: How this mom seized a niche

    By Sarah W. Caron on Oct 3, 2012
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    When Twitter first started to explode among bloggers, Megan Calhoun was there. She saw a niche and created a networking site for the...