Facebook users: Here’s how to check to see if your data was stolen by Cambridge Analytica.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

Updated on 4/11/18 below Today, Facebook will be rolling out a feature to help you check to see if your data, along with around 87 million other people, was stolen by Cambridge Analytica. While we haven’t seen anything on our own Newsfeeds yet, here’s what...

How to figure out (and change) which categories Facebook has assigned to you.

by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks

If we didn’t know before, we’ve certainly learned very recently that Facebook knows a whole lot about us. But today I discovered that they’re assigning us to marketing categories, which are chosen based on the data gathered from your Facebook...

Should you quit Facebook? We’ve got the resources you need to decide.

by Cool Mom Team | Internet Safety

After this recent Facebook data-mining scandal, we know that many users are feeling conflicted about staying on the platform. And we’re seeing various articles and reports, from whether you should leave altogether to why you should stay on. Talk about confusing!...

Here’s how to check which 3rd-party apps are connected to your Facebook account

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

Back in 2017, we covered a story about hackers using Facebook quizzes to steal user data. And now, here we are in 2018 with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where over 50 million users had their information pulled thanks to a personality app. With that in mind, we...

Vestaboard is going to make your kitchen wall a whole lot cooler.

by Kristen Chase | Random Coolness

It’s no surprise that Vestaboard caught our eye. It combines the nostalgia of split-flap boards many of us have seen on our train travels (30th Street Station in Philadelphia, holla!), with the letter boards pretty much everyone, including us, is using on...

3 simple ways to sell (or give away) your old stuff online. They really work!

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

I recently moved into a new home and needed a way to get rid of some of my old stuff (furniture, bikes, 4000 stuffed animals). Upon the recommendation of a couple of trusted friends, I decided to give Facebook Marketplace a try. As much as I’ve been annoyed by...

Twitter tricks: The smart accessibility features you never knew about.

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media, Tips and Tricks

Thanks to Twitter user Red Long, who describes himself as blind in his bio, I found a terrific tip to use a feature in your Twitter accessibility features to help your visually impaired readers. However in digging deeper, turns out there are a whole bunch of really...

Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If you’re like us, then you’ve got a ton of fingerprints on your computer and way too many photos on your smartphone. But to start 2018 with a clean slate (or at least, a clean screen), we’re sharing 20 tech to-dos to help you get more organized...

The world’s easiest iPhone time-saving trick I never knew. D’oh.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

Okay, so please tell me I’m not the only iPhone owner who’s had an iPhone for literally years…and never knew this super basic time-saving iPhone trick. Turns out, your clock — you know, the little digital display of the time at the very top...

This kid’s Halloween costume just won the Internet.

by Kristen Chase | Random Coolness

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably saw the hilarious viral video of the Irish family trying to catch a loose bat in their kitchen. If you have not seen this video, I suggest you watch it right now. Trust us, it’s funny! Well, no surprise,...