by Liz Gumbinner | Photo Apps, Social Media
Last year, I fell in love with theĀ A Color Story appĀ for photo editing, and named it my cool pick of the week on our Spawned podcast. Just this weekend, they launched A Design Kit, their equally fun, friendly, and really wonderful app this time for design. Especially...
by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media, Tips and Tricks
Thanks to Twitter user Red Long, who describes himself as blind in his bio, I found a terrific tip to use a feature in your Twitter accessibility features to help your visually impaired readers. However in digging deeper, turns out there are a whole bunch of really...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
Just this past week, Facebook launched a brand new feature allowing you to order take-out right from the restaurant’s Facebook page. So, if you’ve ever gotten a hankering for some Chipotle guacamole or Five Guys burgers while scrolling through your news...
by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media, Tips and Tricks
Leave it to my twelve-year-old-daughter to be way ahead of me on the Instagram design tricks — in this case, how to make an ombre text overlay in Instagram stories. I fell instantly in love. Now we’re not the types (ha) to spend hours making our fonts look...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
We’ve probably all had photos we’ve shared on social media that we would very happily forget, like say my lovely “before” shot I took when I was starting a workout regimen a few months after having a baby that now pops up every single time I...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
When it comes to smart phone addiction, we’ve done our own experiments with putting away our phones around our kids here at Cool Mom Tech. We’ve even used various techniques to manage screen time for our own kids and tweens. That’s why we were so...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
Just when you thought you needed to worry about your kid’s screen time, it turns out that the amount of time you spend on your phone could be affecting your child’s behavior. According to a new study conducted at theĀ University of Michigan with 170...
by Kate Etue | Social Media
There’s a new optionĀ in the online fundraising world that’s going to make givingĀ so convenient because it’s right in your Facebook feed.Ā Yes, it’s true! Facebook has added the capability for any user to start a personal fundraiser on Facebook...
by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media, Tips and Tricks
As someone who’s not on Snapchat (what? I’m old!) I admit I’m excited about the novelty of the new Instagram 3D facial filters, as anyone who follows ourĀ @CoolMomPicks Instagram Stories can tell today. I put togetherĀ the quick, Cliff’s Notes...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
Maybe we need to be worrying more about our own social media addiction more than our teen’s, at least, that’s according to a new survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. They discovered that teens are actually...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
Just when you got the hang of Instagram Story, Facebook decided to launch their new Facebook Story, which you’ve seen across the top of your News Feed if you’ve got the most recent version of the Facebook app. This is not to be confused with Messenger Day...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
We’ve shared lots of different ways you can take back your Facebook News feed and make it your own again. Well, as much as possible, anyway. That includes everything from using the See First to Hide Post. But it turns out, there’s actually a super simple...