I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. I hate the SuperBowl. I've never been able to get excited about a bunch of guys in tight pants brutalizing each other Continue Reading
Last week, I got an email from a company that I'm sure was well intentioned. But boy, was it ill-conceived. For every pair of pink headphones sold during the month of October, it said, they would donate a portion of the proceeds to Breast Cancer research. Here was the pitch: "We here at (company) Continue Reading
So last week, Facebook announced that it's changed its rules about how it handles the accounts of 13-17 year olds. Instead of only allowing those account-holders to share their posts and information with just their own friends, and friends of friends (as it has always been) they will now be able Continue Reading
Another child committed suicide this week in the aftermath of bullying. Can Miss America doing something about it? It's happened again. A child cyber-bullied into suicide. It is a terrible thing - a child so distraught that she takes her own life. Unimaginable loss for the parents. My heart aches Continue Reading
I know. Weirdest title of a post ever. But today's the day the new FTC COPPA regulations go into effect. COPPA is Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. It's the law that governs how sites and apps collect information from kids. And that means that suddenly, a lot of the sites your kids visit Continue Reading
Sheryl Sandberg wants us to Lean In. Marissa Meyer wants us to come in (to the office, that is.). New York Magazine wants to reignite the Mommy Wars by re-branding them as being between those who lean out and those who lean in. But the truth is, the distinction between leaning out or in, working Continue Reading
I know it's hard to believe, but sometimes being a blogger brings things that are even better than swag: like the ability to participate in this year's R Baby Foundation Gala. Before I say anything more, look at this: Yes, that's me, looking all earnest. But it's kind of hard not to be earnest Continue Reading
Only some of you will "get" this. But for those that do...it was a surreal moment when this message came through: On a more serious note - I actually think it's kind of a good reminder that Social Media is terrific, and I love it, and I've written about how much I love it more than once. But it's Continue Reading
Thank you to BING Social Search for sponsoring my post about social media. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. How many social media junkies does it take to change a light bulb? None. Their backlit keyboards are all the Continue Reading
There are hundreds of social media experts out there, and thousands of rules. There are SEO experts who will tell you the rules to follow to optimize your blog's visibility, Twitter experts who will explain rules of how to get more followers, Facebook aficionados who know the difference between a Continue Reading