The easiest photo album app yet

by Lexi Petronis | Photography

As much as I wish I were a scrapbooker–or, OK, even the kind of mama that actually puts photos into an album more than once a year–I’ve made my peace with the fact it’s probably not gonna happen. So I flock to cool apps like Martha...

Facebook Gifts: This time, the gifts are real.

by Stephanie Slate | Social Media

Something new is coming to Facebook. And no, it’s not another forced transition to a format you don’t really want. Or your private messages on your Facebook wall (heh). This time it’s something that may actually be pretty helpful, especially for busy...

Dropbox and Facebook – a match made in heaven. Or the cloud.

by Jeana | Social Media

If you’re an avid Facebook user (is there any other kind?), you’ll be thrilled to hear that Facebook and Dropbox have teamed up to enable you to share files from your Dropbox account right inside Facebook groups. That’s pretty big. Basically,...

Popset – do you need another photo sharing app? You just might.

by Jeana | Best Apps

With back-to-school in full swing, I’m sure many of you already have hordes of photos on your phones chronicling those first exciting days. For those friends and family near and far who are anxious to see how Samantha’s entry into 2nd grade went, virtual...

Hey, I know you!

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’re like me, you’ve got Facebook friends, LinkedIn contacts, Twitter people, friends who aren’t on anything, a few scribbled on paper–let’s say it can get really hard to keep up with everyone. But thanks to a really unbelievable...

Facebook makes photos bigger. And it’s way better.

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

The next time you hop on Facebook, you may be delighted to see that the photo of your friend’s beautiful new baby is displayed prominently across your page. Or…you may bummed to see that your friend’s drunken wedding photos are displayed prominent...

Making sure the Facebook fan pages you love are the updates that you read

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

If you’ve recently noticed a lack of updates from your favorite brands, bloggers, or fan pages on Facebook (or maybe you haven’t realized it until just now), it may be because of the introduction of Facebook’s new Promoted Posts. But we can help you...

Social media icons that actually look iconic

by Eva Glettner | Random Coolness

You know the drill, bloggers. You have so much going on, with Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter that you include the links. But, then your cool and artsy website looks all buttoned up and corporate. So how do you leave breadcrumbs to your social media empire...

The new Facebook App Center is coming. Holy cow–you’re never getting out now.

by Jeana | Social Media

Seems everywhere you turn now, there’s a new app just waiting for you to try out. We’re living in an app-cessed world! (I just made that up). There have been many Facebook apps we’ve touted here on Cool Mom Tech, including Wrapp for social gift...

What’s better than Craig’s List? How about Emma.

by Jeana | Websites We Love

The last time I searched Craigslist was a while back when I suddenly had an urge to find a free (or cheap) piano for the living room. I have to admit, the pages upon pages of listings, the text-laden interface (even if they did remind me of those good old early email...