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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 Team | 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...
Are your favorite apps sharing your personal data with Facebook, even if you’re not on Facebook? The answer is yes.

Are your favorite apps sharing your personal data with Facebook, even if you’re not on Facebook? The answer is yes.

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

In what seems to be a never ending issue with Facebook and privacy, the latest news is that Facebook has been receiving data from apps from users who do not even have a Facebook account. And one of the 11 apps that has been discovered so far, is one of our favorites:...
Screen time and social media with kids: We might be doing it wrong, parents

Screen time and social media with kids: We might be doing it wrong, parents

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

Since reading Anya Kamenetz’s interview with Jordan Shapiro on NPR, I’ve made some heavy shifts in how I’m approaching screen time with my kids. For the years that they’ve been on video games, tablets and most recently, their own phones,...
You can now unsend messages on Facebook Messenger. This is not a drill.

You can now unsend messages on Facebook Messenger. This is not a drill.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If you’re still using Facebook and Facebook Messenger, then you might have missed some big news that makes life a little bit better: you can now unsend messages on Facebook Messenger. Hey, it only took 10 months, and wasn’t even a thing until it was made...
So why are we all still on Facebook again?

So why are we all still on Facebook again?

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If we’re all perfectly honest with ourselves, then we know that Facebook has presented many privacy issues for a long time now. We’ve been writing about Facebook privacy issues since we started Cool Mom Tech in 2010. That’s nine years. NINE. A quick...
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...
Our top 10 most popular Cool Mom Tech posts of 2018. Happy New Year!

Our top 10 most popular Cool Mom Tech posts of 2018. Happy New Year!

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

From questionable Snapchat stories to gadgets that make our lives easier, we rounded up our top 10 most popular Cool Mom Tech posts of 2018. Happy New Year! Related: Our 10 most popular posts of 2017 10. How to figure out which categories Facebook has assigned to...
Thinking Parent: Tackling screen time in your home begins with looking in the mirror.

Thinking Parent: Tackling screen time in your home begins with looking in the mirror.

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

A few weeks ago, my youngest was angry with me about losing her iPad privileges, and in her fit of rage yelled “I bet you couldn’t be without your phone for 12 hours.” We all know that the truth hurts, but to hear it out of the mouth of your child...
Kill News Feed: In case you need a little break from your Facebook feed

Kill News Feed: In case you need a little break from your Facebook feed

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

If you’re needing a little break from your Facebook feed, but still would like to be able to post, check your messages, and see your groups, then you should get Kill News Feed, a Chrome extension that will block out just your feed. Related: 8 ways to crush your...
A Facebook feature you can use instead of adding “Following!” in the comments

A Facebook feature you can use instead of adding “Following!” in the comments

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

You’ve probably seen the letter “F” in the comments of a Facebook post. Or perhaps you’ve typed the word “Following” yourself, because when you comment, you’ll get notifications of other comments and get to follow along....
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