I’m always worried about my son draining my iPhone battery with too much Angry Birds (or myself with too much Facebook and e-mail), so when I had the opportunity to test out a new battery case I jumped on it. On a busy day, I can drain my iPhone battery pretty quickly, so having an extra battery on hand for my iPhone is a must.
Continue ReadingChubbs the Wampug has made quite the splash in the Star Wars universe. With a movie, Facebook page and fans around the globe, Chubbs is one of the biggest four legged stars in the galaxy. I jumped with excitement when she agreed to give me an interview and allow her fans the chance to peek […]
Continue ReadingYou may have heard about this dad who recently punished his daughter through a video on YouTube. Through writers on GeekMom and various social media venues where the event has been shared, I have seen every opinion in the spectrum of possibilities from chastising the father to praising him. The video was a very timely […]
Continue ReadingOur super-dooper social media GeekMoms posed a question a couple weeks ago. “So how are you liking the Facebook Timeline? Got any questions you’d like us to tackle at GeekMom?” I didn’t show all the responses in this screen shot, but there were many. As you can see, they ranged from the first responder’s “LOVE […]
Continue ReadingA friend of mine recently published her professional website after months of preparation. One of her premier posts shared 30 things she would like to do this year in honor of turning 30. It’s not a milestone birthday year for me, but the idea made sense. In an effort to set reasonable goals instead of unattainable […]
Continue ReadingIf you are like me, you probably have at least a few friends that you only know on the internet. I’ve been on the internet for 15 years now, since my sophomore year in college. I’ve been a member of many forums and made many friends that I only know through the internet. Some of […]
Continue ReadingInternet memes and social media websites have become so popular that people take to dressing up like them for Halloween. Having a teenager and an almost-teenager in my household, it probably comes as no surprise that my oldest son dressed up as Facebook for school yesterday, and my youngest dressed up as Nyan Cat. When […]
Continue ReadingAs you’ve no doubt heard, Facebook rolled out some major changes this week–and even bigger changes will be hitting your Wall in the weeks to come. (More on those in a minute.) Many Facebook users were caught off guard by the new “ticker” that now appears in the upper right corner of the News Feed […]
Continue ReadingI caught wind this past week of a new social network that hit the airwaves on September 14th. Erly.com, started by Eric Feng, the founding-CTO of Hulu, is deeming itself a “new social platform for organizing and sharing your personal content.” It’s attempting to shift our perspectives on social media: while most of our social media […]
Continue ReadingI’m a little embarrassed to say that I get most of my news from the internet. And not from a reputable news source. Most of the news I read about comes from Facebook and Twitter. This afternoon, I got up from taking a nap with my toddler to find my Facebook and Twitter feeds covered […]
Continue ReadingI just returned from the northern suburbs of Chicago where I had my 20-year high school reunion. I didn’t go to my 10-year reunion because I didn’t hear anything about it. Those were the days before social media. A couple years ago, though, high school friends started showing up on Facebook. It was fascinating to […]
Continue ReadingThe week after we celebrate our 235th Independence Day, I give you America’s Facebook wall. Entitled, “Like It or Unfriend It?”, the image was created by author Teddy Wayne, Vanity Fairstaffer Mike Sacks and designer Thomas Ng. Nice little run through history, don’t you think? Another humorous composition about our history: the founding fathers tweeting. Remember […]
Continue ReadingSB242 is currently making its way through the California legislature and according to SFGate.com: “Under the proposal, social networking sites would have to allow users to establish their privacy settings–like who could view their profile and what information would be public to everyone on the Internet–when they register to join the site, instead of after […]
Continue ReadingWhen Shutterfly decided to revamp and update their photo book process, and needed someone to try it out, I raised my hand high. I’ve made dozens of Shutterfly books through the years and had some ideas about what parts of the process worked and what parts needed help. I was pleased to have my fellow […]
Continue ReadingSorting through the daily influx of press releases that journalists like me face whenever they brave their inbox, this one caught my eye: “Are You Raising a Narcissist?” Having an only child makes me constantly on alert for signs that we’re spoiling, coddling or otherwise crippling him through our well-intentioned parenting, so I read the […]
Continue ReadingOur first experience with social networks involved lecturing and grounding. It was way back in the day, when Myspace was the place to be online and our oldest child, at 13, was just too young to be involved in that game. It was more about teens talking to each other, and if you believed the […]
Continue ReadingCalling all Star Wars, Sci Fi, and Geeks in general: Show your pride Friday! Friday December 10th is the day to show your Star Wars pride in support of our fellow Geekette, Katie. Back in October, Katie was suffering at the hands of Star Wars bullies. Thanks to the web, Katie has lots of love […]
Continue ReadingOne of our many responsibilities as parents is keeping our kids healthy. And as mothers, it seems we make the majority of doctor appointments and are usually the ones who take them, too. However, moving into a new area can be a challenge. When we moved back to Oklahoma in 2005, we had to choose a pediatrician […]
Continue ReadingI really hate candy corn. Growing up in a family with a seemingly insatiable sweet tooth, hating any candy, let alone such a classic symbol of pure unadulterated sugar love, was a capital crime. Come Halloween we’d dress up and lumber over to my Grandmother’s house to meet the rest of the cousins for some […]
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