Want to send a Facebook message? That’ll cost you.

by Christina Refford | Social Media

I was surprised when I went to send a Facebook message to someone who isn’t on my “friends” list and saw the following: Either pay a dollar and get my message delivered, or let it languish in some “other” folder. What would you do? I...

Agit8: Music and social media come together to help fight poverty

by Jeana | Websites We Love

Social media can do wonders in pulling people together in support of a common cause. We’ve seen its impact on helping victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes, the Boston Marathon bombings and other catastrophic events. And for years, music has had the same effect...

7 cool things people are doing with Instagram right now

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

While we adore Instagram, we still approach the Facebook takeover of Instagram with a healthy dose skepticism. Still, the network only seems to be growing, and the fact that there are so many cool things people are doing with their feeds these days renews our hope in...

Social Fixer makes Facebook more like the Facebook you wish Facebook was.

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

If your Facebook page is hardly recognizable now with all those sponsored posts, unfiltered feeds and frankly, status updates from people you don’t need to hear from every hour on the hour, then a neat plug-in I just found may be just what you need. Social Fixer...

RedRover 3.0: The best way to find stuff to do with your kids. A.K.A. The app every parent has been dreaming of

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

We’ve been big fans of the RedRover app since it first launched (and you heard it here first!), but let’s just say their 3.0 version is completely different, and honestly the best for parents yet. So much so, that once you’ve downloaded, you will...

The new Twitter Music service: Is it any good?

by Jeana | Entertainment

Listening to the Hits One station on Sirius Radio in the car may keep me somewhat up with the latest pop hits (even though my kids always know the lyrics before I do), but I still find myself saying “who?” to every new up-and-comer that is mentioned. Can...

#besomebody: Turning inspiration into action

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

The first time I met Kash Shaikh, he was an enthusiastic PR guru with GoPro and I was his guest, gratefully shivering in the early hours of an Alaska morning to see the Northern Lights. After helping GoPro skyrocket into even greater popularity, he’s decided to...

10 ways to get more out of Google+ right now.

by Pilar | Social Media

For those of you still wondering what the heck to do with Google+, it would seem that now with 250 million users, there is actually a whole lot. Even for regular old people, and not just “social media experts” which really, is the genius of it....

Facebook privacy tips: 5 Facebook settings you should double-check

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

My Facebook activity has dropped off lately because I realized how much time I was spending on it–but also in part because of the confusing Facebook privacy changes that they seem to be making continually, sometimes unbeknownst to their users. With today’s...

American Express and Twitter turn hashtags into purchase: A good reason to stay off Twitter when you’re hitting the wine.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I’ve been impressed with how innovative American Express has been with Twitter, going back to when they first introduced their Card Sync technology over the holidays that gave cardmembers automatic discounts credit to their account just for using hashtags. (Liz...