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How to preserve friendships (and your own well-being) online during a hostile election

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media, Tips and Tricks

I won’t pull punches here; I am horrified, it not entirely shocked by the vast number of women in particular who have confessed how traumatic this election season has been for them, thanks in no small part to abuse on social media from those in their networks....

What do your tweets say about you? A fun, easy quiz.

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media

If you need a five-minute time killer today (because we know you have just oodles of extra time to kill, parents) check out the very fun if questionably accurate Analyze Words. It’s as simple as plugging in your Twitter handle — or anyone else’s...

Can I edit my tweets? You ask, Twitter finally says YES. Bring out the confetti!

by Cool Mom Staff | Social Media

We cannot tell you how many of our readers and Twitter followers ask if you can edit tweets. And if you spend any time on the network at all, you’ve probably seen those requests pop up too. So at long last –hooray! — Twitter is rolling out Tweet...

How to use Facebook’s new reactions emoji. And why we’re predictably complaining about it.

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media

Today I cracked open my Facebook feed and was officially welcomed to the emojification of Facebook, with their new reaction system that gives you more options than mere “likes.” For everyone who ever begged for a dislike button, the current solution takes...

Life management tip: How to turn off Twitter notifications during certain hours using sleep settings

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media, Tips and Tricks

I was going through my settings on Twitter recently to tweak something, and I never realized it, but there’s a way to turn off your Twitter notifications during pre-set hours only. And if I just discovered this for the first time, then I’m probably not the...

#SelfieWithMom for Mother’s Day: A selfie we can all get behind. And in.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If there’s one thing that I love about selfies, it’s that I’m in more photos with my kids now than I ever was before. And as I get older and my kids get older, it’s those photos I treasure the most, even more than their sweet homemade gifts and...

Rounds app: A terrific Facetime alternative for Android users who want to talk to iPhone users.

by Nicole Blades | Social Media

I have a close-knit family. My sisters and I talk a lot any given week. The thing is, we all live in cities spread miles (and countries) apart, so we rely on social media, texting and, when time zones line up nicely, video chats. And with Mother’s Day,...

Scrapbook by Facebook: What parents need to know about this new feature from Facebook for tagging kids.

by Kate Etue | Social Media

When I post a picture of my kids to Facebook, I tend to tag my husband, my parents and in-laws, maybe even aunts and uncles. If I want them to see the picture, I tag them. Because until yesterday, there hasn’t been a way to officially tag a photo of a child on...

4 incredibly cool parents to follow on Instagram who are actually not posting photos of their kids

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media

I’m mostly an Instagram purist. I really love following the kinds of accounts in which people share their own individual photography instead of loads of quotes, reshares, or images pulled from magazines. And while I can never resist a gorgeous baby photo, there...

We feel very Smiling Face With Heart-Shaped Eyes about Apple’s new diverse emoji

by Julie | Social Media

We’ve heard that developers are beta testing the latest versions of iOS and OS X, with a WiFi bug fix and blah blah blah blah. Let’s be honest, we know that what most people really care about right now: emoji. More specifically, racially diverse...

11 Instagram accounts to follow that start your day off happy

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media

I recently learned a tip: Waking up and beginning your day looking at Facebook and Twitter can start you off on the wrong foot. Between the political fighting, the depressing news, the spam and the trolling…yeah. Not necessarily the first thing you want to see...

How to hide YouTube comments. Because too many of them make you lose faith in humanity.

by Julie | Social Media

Around here, we’re all starting to wonder whether TV will continue to be relevant to our kids who are growing up in the age of online media. In fact, next to playing Minecraft, my tweens’ favorite way to spend their screen time is watching videos of their...