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Get ready, parents! Facebook will soon integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger

Get ready, parents! Facebook will soon integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

According to an article in the New York Times that just came out today, Mark Zuckerberg is planning to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. That’s right, over the course of 2019 and into 2020, these apps will be reconfigured in a way that would allow...
Here’s how to use the new Instagram video chat feature!

Here’s how to use the new Instagram video chat feature!

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If you suddenly see someone trying to call you from Instagram, don’t freak out. It’s the new Instagram video chat feature that just launched. Related: How to post photos from your Instagram Feed to your Instagram Story To make a call, you’ll click...
How to post photos from your Instagram Feed to your Instagram Story

How to post photos from your Instagram Feed to your Instagram Story

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If you spend any time on Instagram, then you’ve probably seen feed photos popping up in Instagram Stories. And no, I’m not talking about screenshots! Finally, you can post clickable photos from public feeds (either yours or someone else’s if you want...
Poll your friends with the new Instagram emoji slider!

Poll your friends with the new Instagram emoji slider!

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If you were already a big fan of the Instagram Story poll feature, but felt like it was a little limiting (why only two answers, Instagram?), they just launched a new emoji slider poll that might just give you the voting nuance you were hoping for. Related: How to...
2 new features to help make Instagram a safer place. Finally.

2 new features to help make Instagram a safer place. Finally.

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

As someone who uses Instagram on an almost hourly basis (hey, it’s work, too!), I was pleased to discover that just yesterday, they launched 2 new features to help keep users a whole lot safer. Here’s the quick scoop on what they are, and how they work,...
How to make ombre text overlays: Instagram stories design tutorial

How to make ombre text overlays: Instagram stories design tutorial

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...
The new Kudos app is like Instagram for kids. But will they use it?

The new Kudos app is like Instagram for kids. But will they use it?

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

My tweens know that I have a pretty strict policy about social media in our house. We won’t even have the conversation about setting up accounts for them on Facebook or Instagram until they’re the minimum age required by the app. And even then, I’ll...
Instagram Story tip: How to change your photo date and time stamp so you can use older photos

Instagram Story tip: How to change your photo date and time stamp so you can use older photos

by Kristen Chase | Photography, Tips and Tricks

Like me, you’ve probably tried to share a favorite photo on Instagram Story after the fact, only to discover that it was taken well past the allowable 24-hour time period. Also like me, you may have figured out a trick where you can screenshot the photo you want...
Instagram’s new Archive feature lets you hide photos, rather than delete them. Brilliant!

Instagram’s new Archive feature lets you hide photos, rather than delete them. Brilliant!

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...
How to use the fun new Instagram 3-D facial filters. Wheeeee! Snapchatty

How to use the fun new Instagram 3-D facial filters. Wheeeee! Snapchatty

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 our @CoolMomPicks Instagram Stories can tell today. I put together the quick, Cliff’s Notes...
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 Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.

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