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Web coolness: A tasty Porg, a cell phone prison, and Alexa now in your nursery!

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. We love this porg rice ball for feeding our Last Jedi fans. (And check out these rice substitutes that kids will eat from our sister site). This school locks up...

Facebook Fundraisers: Ask for donations to your cause, right in your News Feed

by Kate Etue | Social Media

There’s a new option in the online fundraising world that’s going to make giving so convenient because it’s right in your Facebook feed. Yes, it’s true! Facebook has added the capability for any user to start a personal fundraiser on Facebook...

Csnaps lets you take a selfie with a celebrity for charity. (Also: Look! Richie Sambora!)

by Lexi Petronis | Lifestyle Apps

Do you remember The Mother of All Celebrity Selfies? You know, the one Ellen DeGeneres took at the 2014 Academy Awards surrounded by A-list nominees? Well, Richie Sambora remembers it too, especially that the photo ran all over social media for free (reports say it...

Explaining #selma50 to kids with Congressman John Lewis’s own Twitter feed

by Liz Gumbinner | Causes and General Do-Gooding

It was really amazing yesterday to see how the 50th anniversary of the 50-mile civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery was honored through social media. What struck me most of all was the Twitter feed of Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who was there that day, as...

We feel very Smiling Face With Heart-Shaped Eyes about Apple’s new diverse emoji

by Julie | Social Media

We’ve heard that developers are beta testing the latest versions of iOS and OS X, with a WiFi bug fix and blah blah blah blah. Let’s be honest, we know that what most people really care about right now: emoji. More specifically, racially diverse...

Web Coolness: Ghostbusters donuts, a hilarious way to cure smartphone addiction, and more

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Who you gonna eat? If you’re at Krispy Kreme then we suggest these Ghostbusters donuts, obviously. The largest credit card breach in history: If...

Last-minute donations made easy with tech

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

If you’re like us, you’re on a tech organization rampage right now, like backing up data, organizing digital photos, and getting rid of those cord tangles once and for all. Or at least until February. But before you close the curtain on 2013, might we...

The Feedie app helps you feed the hungry while feeding yourself

by Stacie Billis | Causes and General Do-Gooding

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 your friends...

Personalized iPhone cases for tweens and teens that do some extra good.

by Julie | Cell Phone Accessories

I absolutely adore my iPhone, which is why I want to feel the same way about my iPhone case. I really want adequate protection but it still has to look pretty and fit my style–that goes double for my tween daughter, who can be a little rough on her tech. And now...

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