by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts, Photography
As a new mom, I’d adore a Mother’s Day gift that takes my favorite Instagram shots and transforms them into an awesome keepsake so that I don’t have to. After all, I can hardly find time to back up the several billion pictures I’ve taken of my...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
So, you’ve seen all the cool photos that parents are sharing of their kids on Instagram and you’re wondering how to take better Instagram photos of kids. Well, you don’t need to be a pro-photog to snap fantastic photos of your own kids. You just need...
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 | Tips and Tricks
Instagram is one of my favorite places for all sorts of inspiration, whether it’s a pair of shoes I’m coveting, or a great recipe from Cool Mom Eats I want to try in my own kitchen. But if you’re like me, you snap a screen shot and then end up with a...
by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Social Media
You might have noticed the new Instagram albums feature that allows you to post up to 10 photos at once for people to flip through. If you’re wondering how it works, and why you’d even try it, we’ve got a quick tutorial, plus some great examples of...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
We get lots of questions from readers about how to repost a photo on Instagram. While we know that you can simply take a screenshot of the image you wish to share, then upload to your own feed with a photo credit + tag or camera emoji + tag (adding #regram), we prefer...
by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety
We share a lot about Internet privacy and talking to kids about web safety here on Cool Mom Tech, because we’re parents too, and let’s just say parenting in the digital age is no easy feat. Sometimes, it can be downright scary. That’s why we think...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
Have you been wondering how to hide hashtags on Instagram? If you’re like us, you love using them, but you don’t necessarily want to force everyone to read all of them, so here’s how to hide them so no one can see them on your post (but people...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
If you’ve ever read a comment thread online, then you know that in many cases, it can be a pretty awful place. So, we’re pleased to hear that Instagram took a huge step in changing that, at least on their app, anyway. Related: How to manage and add...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
For those of us who use multiple Instagram accounts — say you have a personal and a business account, or maybe you have access to your teen’s account — it’s been a gift from heaven this week that at last, as with Facebook and Twitter, you can...
