As you may have gathered from all my recent Pinterest posts, I am a tad in love with the virtual pinboard social network. I am so thrilled to announce that I am writing Pinterest For Dummies, due out in April.
The debates have started, the gloves are off and the next nine months are going to see a flurry of accusations, promises and rhetoric. I’m a political junkie, so I’m ready to grab some popcorn and enjoy the show! But for the average American citizen, election season – especially for something as pivotal as a presidential election – is something to be dreaded, not enjoyed. How do you determine which candidate deserves your vote?
This week, I and many others are thinking of Susan Nieber @whymommy who continues her years-long battle with cancer. Be sure to read her most recent post, How did we get here? and check out her blog, Toddler Planet. She received the Bloganthropy Award [...]
It all started out so simply, I had one email address, one login, life was easy. Then came a writing gig where I needed to respond from another address and then an editing gig where I had a third. Soon I had so many logins and email accounts they spiraled out of control.
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One of my favorite things about using Pinterest is finding amazing recipes and cooking tutorials. I know I can’t be the only one who swoons for food on Pinterest, so I decided to set up a Pinterest food board linkup.
This will allow you to find other food boards to follow, and to get [...]
In the big news for the week, the SOPA legislation has been withdrawn after major internet sites protested (did anyone else check Wikipedia six thousand times on Wednesday, only to say, “Doh!” when it came up black?), Twitter blew up with 2.4 million tweets and President Obama said [...]
I mentioned that CES was completely and utterly overwhelming. There were crowds and shiny things at every turn.
Did I mention that mere days before I was to pack all of my gear and fly across the country, my darling children destroyed my laptop with a spilled drink? No? Well it happened and [...]
There has been quite a bit of buzz (and questions) around the parent blogosphere regarding Klout recently. The recent algorithm change in particular sparked some of this, and I have heard many bloggers question how Klout works and calculates scores. In fact, when we had a poll at Type-A Parent last [...]
The big news this week comes from Las Vegas, as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) dazzled with smartphones, tablets, televisions, gadgets and gizmos galore! Our very own Kelby Carr attended CES, along with Heather Solos and Grace Duffy, and you could follow the CES buzz here at Type-A Parent. Kelby filled us [...]
At this year’s CES, several attendees expressed their frustration with the continued presence of scantily-clad “booth babes” hired by companies to promote their wares. (And, many more chimed in via Twitter and blog posts to express their disgust.) It was mostly smaller companies. “You know, the ones that peddle crap like jeweled
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