social media

While everyone is gearing up to watch the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks battle it out in Super Bowl 2014, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in saying that I love the ads just as much. Possibly more. And if you're like me and want t…

We finally decided to give our sixth grader a smart phone. And while I think the good has outweighed the bad so far, I really wasn't prepared for how complicated things would get -- and how quickly it would happen. So I can see why imple…

Here are 5 of our favorite tech Pinterest pins this week just in case you missed them. Make sure you're following us on Pinterest so you can keep up with great pins like these daily! 1. This app was one of our favorites of 2013 . When yo…

Just in case you needed another reason to check your Instagram feed over the holidays, now everyone is creating these adorable slideshows of their most liked photos of the year. And I have to admit, I've watched every one that's popped u…

Not just any heart necklace will do these days, my friends. The hip kids are wearing Instagram like necklaces that you can find at Photojojo , one of my favorite shutterbug shops on the web. Laser cut from acrylic and made in the USA, th…

We've always thought of social media as more than ornamental, but with these cheeky Social Media Christmas Ornaments you can actually trim your tree with Twitter and deck the halls with Instagram. What a fabulous gift for your pal the Pi…

If you're wondering how to get started on Twitter or what the heck MT means, just this morning our Editor Liz Gumbinner shared her tips on The Today Show. Take a peek at the video clip to get the skinny on hashtags, retweets, who to foll…

I've got so many great Instagram photos in my feed that I want to share with friends and family. What are your favorite ways to print Instagram photos? -Carolyn Some of our own favorite photos are from Instagram, Carolyn, and we've found…

Pinterest can be many things to many people--an online cookbook, a virtual closet, a life list repository, or a hodgepodge of cool crafts we uh, may never get around to. But one of the most popular ways to use Pinterest is as a shopping …

As if we haven't already learned that everything lasts for ever, even a selfie on Snapchat , another app developer is pushing boundaries with a copycat version though this one gives the user a little more control. Presumably. If you have…

If you're big Twitter users like we are, then you know that currently, you can't send DMs to people who aren't following you--a feature we actually really like. Beause it means you can't get DMs from random people either. Well that's all…

On November 11, Google will go live with three new changes to their terms of service, with one particular component regarding Google ads that you might want to pay special attention to. Especially if you don't want your Google Plus profi…

If you're the type who uses your Instagram and Facebook accounts to share photos of delicious meals that you've enjoyed at fab restaurants, now you can use new iPhone app Feedie to post your food photos and do more good than just making …

You might have noticed that some (or many) of your favorite Facebook fan pages have started disappearing --again--from your news feed on Facebook. Thanks to a recent Facebook update that eliminated Facebook Edgerank, entirely changing ho…

One of the greatest things about tech is how it can help solve problems. Especially problems that we always thought we'd just have to live with, like losing our stuff. Or kids losing their stuff. So it's been extra cool to see a wave of …

I haven't really spent a lot of time on Scribd, the massive online digital documents library featuring all kinds of user-uploaded stuff. Mostly, it's known as a place to score free ebooks. But recently, I was looking for a set of free pr…

If you write a blog, or are on any kind of social media, there's probably been a time that you wanted to publish a link to a site you didn't particularly like--maybe to complain about a negative brand experience, or alert people to a sca…

If you've ever played around at the social media and fashion community Polyvore (or uh, got stuck there until 3AM ahem) you'll be excited to see that they just launched a dedicated home category, just for decorating and home design inspi…

Most of the time we love Facebook, but admittedly it can be lame when that one cousin floods your feed with kitten photos. Or a downer if your summer vacation consists of a hose in the backyard, while friends are posting pictures from Pa…

Just about every day, I have a moment where I'm grateful social media wasn't around when I was a teen or pre-teen. Don't get me wrong; technology is a major positive in my life and in my kids' lives. But it's also kind of scary to think …

If you're into social networking--as in, actual networking for work or personal reasons--then you definitely want to know about newsle, a wonderful newsfeed service that is keeping me on top of all the important stuff they're doing. Subs…

Ever since Instagram launched video , we're still seeing some freaking about problems and troubleshooting needs. So we dove in a little ourselves to help you get started, address some of the common issues, and hopefully, get you on your …

This week, we became tastemakers on an awesome new site called Luvocracy --basically it's like Pinterest, only you can shop directly through the curated recommendations we make on site and get the guaranteed best price on any item. We ev…

I was surprised when I went to send a Facebook message to someone who isn't on my "friends" list and saw the following: Either pay a dollar and get my message delivered, or let it languish in some "other" folder. What would you do? I cho…