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Tackle these 10 simple tech to-dos to start the year safer, cleaner, and  more organized

Tackle these 10 simple tech to-dos to start the year safer, cleaner, and more organized

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home, Social Media, Tips and Tricks

For so many of us, the new year is about fresh starts. That’s why around here, so many of us use January as time to cross off what we can from all of those never-ending tech to-do lists. These are the kinds of tech to-dos we often put off, not necessarily...
What my teen daughter had to say about THAT article about Instagram and body image

What my teen daughter had to say about THAT article about Instagram and body image

by Liz Gumbinner | Internet Safety, Kids, Social Media

We’re all talking about “that” Wall Street Journal article about Instagram: Facebook Knows It’s Toxic for Teen Girls. You’re probably talking about it. Or your kids are. I know it’s all we’ve been seeing in our social feeds...
How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A

How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Internet Safety, Tips and Tricks

This week in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group, we were asked how to prevent a Facebook hack, and specifically, if were any security measures to take that might help.  And yes, yes there are! Here, a few really simple tips to help prevent a Facebook hack. They can...
The top 10 most popular Cool Mom Tech posts of 2020

The top 10 most popular Cool Mom Tech posts of 2020

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups, Tips and Tricks

Every year, we share our top 10 most popular posts on Cool Mom Tech. From the best podcasts for kids to customizing your iPhone 14 home screen, here are the posts we wrote this year that resonated the most with our readers in 2020. Also check out: The top 10 Cool Mom...
Here’s how to make that Facebook Avatar that looks nothing like you.

Here’s how to make that Facebook Avatar that looks nothing like you.

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If you’re like me, then your Facebook feed has been filled with everyone’s new Facebook avatar. It’s also been filled with people saying how they look nothing like them. And I have to be honest, I totally agree. So of course, I had to give it a try...
How to practice safe socializing using tech during the Coronavirus outbreak

How to practice safe socializing using tech during the Coronavirus outbreak

by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks

It’s ironic that I chose the word “connect” as my 2020 word, just to find myself practicing “social distancing” three months into the year. Suddenly, instead of looking forward to coffee shop meetups, long chummy walks, and dinners with...
Here’s how Facebook is stalking you. And what you can do about it.

Here’s how Facebook is stalking you. And what you can do about it.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If you’re like me, you’ve had a few instances where you know you didn’t search for a particular product or service on your phone or your computer, but suddenly you’re getting ads for it in your Facebook feed. Is Facebook listening into your...
This Facebook design flaw allowed kids to chat with unauthorized users on Messenger Kids.

This Facebook design flaw allowed kids to chat with unauthorized users on Messenger Kids.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

Since Messenger Kids launched back in 2017, we were pretty skeptical about the messaging app that purported to offer kids a safer way to chat with friends, all without having to actually be a Facebook user. Not surprisingly, the Messenger Kids app was highly...
Here’s what you need to know about the WhatsApp breach

Here’s what you need to know about the WhatsApp breach

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

With lots of tweens and teens using Facebook’s WhatsApp as a way to communicate, not to mention parents, especially those of us who travel a fair amount, we were very concerned about the cybersecurity breach on Monday. Users were left vulnerable to malicious...
How do I keep kids safe on social media? | Guide to Digital Parenting

How do I keep kids safe on social media? | Guide to Digital Parenting

by Cool Mom Staff | Guide to Digital Parenting, Internet Safety, Social Media, Tips and Tricks

We couldn’t create an Ultimate Guide to Digital Parenting without including tips about how to keep your kids safe on social media. After all, for our tweens and teens, the Internet is social media, and they could sooner give up the games, the videos, and even...
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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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