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What work of art do you most look like? The silly app everyone is playing with

My timeline started blowing up with bizarre side-by-side photos of selfies and museum portraits. I tracked it down as a feature of the new Google Arts & Culture app (iOS and Android) which is free, fun, and possibly has some educational value in it too. Scroll...

The best ever, super simple trick for taking better selfies

by Liz Gumbinner | Photo Apps, Tips and Tricks

Last week on family vacation, atop the San Jacinto Mountain with the scenic Coachella Valley behind me, of course tons of selfies were taken. As is the law these days. When it was my turn to pull out my phone, I realized I couldn’t get a flattering angle, and...

You oughta be in (flattering, well-lit) pictures

by Liz Gumbinner | Cell Phone Accessories, Photo Gifts

Just in time for holiday visits, New Year’s Eve celebrations and uh, New Year’s Day morning-after selfies (if you dare), Rebecca Minkoff has introduced yet another must-have tech accessory: The new rose gold Glow Selfie iPhone Case designed for iPhone 7,...

Web Coolness: Women in STEM, new unlimited data plans, and how Instagram and Snapchat are affecting your teen’s body image

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. A women in STEM book that you need to add to your library. Wow. One of our favorite organizational apps is free for a limited time. Hurry! Must read, parents: How...

This gadget does what? 5 outrageously crazy new tech gadgets you never knew you needed. (And still don’t.)

by Jeana | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Most of the tech pitches I receive fall into a few categories: 1) Wow, that’s super cool 2) Hmm, possibly, I’ll take a closer look and 3) Eh, no thanks. But with the proliferation of crowdfunding campaigns and sheer numbers of tech products being developed...

The coolest selfie cases and flashes to make you look even more gorgeous, dahling

by Jeana | Cell Phone Accessories

I never really latched onto the selfie trend, probably because every time I try, I end up partly cut off, at a weird angle or the lighting is awful. But thanks to these five sefie cases and flashes designed just for improving the almighty selfie, I may have a shot of...

Web Coolness: It’s iPhone day! Plus, how fake Instagram can be, and a selfie spoon. Seriously.

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too. Today’s the day! Who’s snatching up a new iPhone 6S or 6S plus today? As if we needed a reason to love GoPro anymore than we already do, they launch GoPro for a...

It’s a selfie world, and we’re just living in it

by Liz Gumbinner | Photo Gifts

Okay all ye mothers who felt guilty about not getting those baby books filled with photos representing every little milestone: You are no longer alone! Because now, you don’t even have to have kids to feel the pressure of owning a photo album completed with...

#SelfieWithMom for Mother’s Day: A selfie we can all get behind. And in.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If there’s one thing that I love about selfies, it’s that I’m in more photos with my kids now than I ever was before. And as I get older and my kids get older, it’s those photos I treasure the most, even more than their sweet homemade gifts and...

Web Coolness: First female Minecraft character, big news from Instagram, and a selfie arm that’s freaking us out

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. We’re geeking out over this Star Wars coffee table that also happens to be a pinball machine. What?! Finally, the first female Minecraft character is...

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