Video chat hits Facebook with the Rounds app. (It was inevitable, right?)

by Jeana | Social Media

The first time I used video chat, I remember it felt like I was stepping into the future. I recall marveling at seeing someone’s face in real-time on my computer and of course, waving furiously, which is a requisite for the first 10 seconds of any video...

How Our Readers Are Using It: Pinterest

by Cool Mom Team | Social Media

If you follow us on Twitter, it’s pretty clear from our links that we’re completely addicted to Pinterest, a virtual cork board that allows you to “pin” online inspiration and share it with others. We’ve been using it both for Cool Mom...

Twitter Stories – because sometimes 140 characters is all you need

by Jeana | Social Media

You just got back from the drugstore? You’re feeling tired and need some coffee? You just ate a sandwich? These aren’t what I’d call value-added tweets.  If you’re on Twitter, you know what I’m talking about.If you’re looking...

Understanding the new Facebook Digital Timeline

by Beth | Social Media

So, you may have gotten wind of a huge change to Facebook called a Digital Timeline this week. Let’s be honest — anyone who’s been on Facebook more than four seconds, has learned not to be surprised by changes to the social network, from privacy...

Ticketmaster gets social with Facebook, and the circus just got a lot more fun.

by Jeana | Social Media

I’m embarrassed to admit that the last rock concert I went to was Coldplay at the Meadowlands Arena…in 2005. Clearly it’s time for me to get back into the live concert circuit. If it’s music you like, or theater or professional sports, or...

The best of the Steve Jobs tributes

by Cool Mom Team | Social Media

With the not entirely shocking news that Steve Jobs is stepping down as the CEO Apple, we’ve been captivated by the number of thoughtful and often moving articles, blog posts, and opinion pieces about the legacy he has left. It’s clear that is a man who...

5 reasons why we already like Google+

by Cool Mom Team | Social Media

When the floodgates for invites to Google+, Google’s new social network, briefly opened up last week, I was fortunate enough to snag one from a friend. Since then, I’ve been playing around with what at first I was thinking was “yet another time...

Zite – your own personalized zine

by Cool Mom Team | Social Media

I recently read some astounding facts about the amount of content on the web. Each day, something like 60,000 new websites are created and 1.5 billion items are uploaded to Facebook alone. Yikes! How to sort through it all? Well for you iPad readers, there’s a...