Today’s post comes from Carol Carpenter, VP of Marketing for Trend Micro, Inc. As a mother of two tweens, Carol is also known as Trend Micro’s Cyber Mom and is committed to educating parents on how to easily keep kids and teens safe online while they learn, play and explore. Today Carol shares real and…
Wall Street Journal: Pursuing an Academic Edge at Home
Going along with yesterday’s post about the summer slide (but also in the shameless self promotion category), I was recently interviewed by Wall Street Journal reporter, Joseph DeAvila for a story called Pursuing an Academic Edge at Home. The interview was more like a conversation helping him understand how schools choose the kinds of technologies…
Beating the Summer Slide
As a member of the Yahoo! Mother Board, I am presented with a monthly topic that may inspire a post. As a teacher, July’s topic about the summer slide was right up my alley although a few days late because I got to visit Yahoo during my vacation! How has your summer been? If it…
Maybe Mabel Will Send Me and Jessica to BlogHer 2010!
Jessica, Grover, and Me at BlogHer 2009 Sure, BlogHer was great but it was missing so many of the great people who make up the fabulous blogging community I’m part of. I especially missed Jessica from A Parent in Silver Spring who was my roommate for BlogHer09 and my inspiration for starting my own…
The Pitfalls of Kids and Technology
Sure, technology is great but it has its downfalls too. This A Byte Out of Life video features Silicon Valley Moms Group bloggers, Linsey Krolik, Sheila Dowd, Myrna Lantzsch as they discuss concerns about their kids and technology in their home. Smartphones and their multifunction features, Facebook, video gaming, being able to connect with others…
Attention Readers!
Apparently this site is under review for being tagged as a spam blog. Lovely, right? So if you see a little warning on the page or get a little popup, please know that I expect this to be cleared up very soon. And yes, I am quite embarrassed by this and no, despite being tech…
BlogHer Part II- Swag
Photo courtesy of StimeyCapitalizing on the purchasing power of women, companies came out in full force and swag was everywhere. It randomly appeared in our rooms, could be found in suites all over the hotel, in the bags we picked up at registration, and all over the exhibit hall. Swag was nice at first…
The Best of BlogHer Part 1
I wasn’t going to go to BlogHer this year but am glad I did. It certainly lived up to my expectations and provided nice face time with the bloggers that I read, Tweet with, and converse with via e-mail on a daily basis. I also learned about tons of new tech products that I can’t…
Happy 3rd Birthday to Captain Computer!
Dear Captain Computer, You are the reason I didn’t want to go to BlogHer this year. I know that you will have birthdays for years to come, you are growing up so quickly and I didn’t want to miss your final days of being two. This year you went from being a silent observer to…
Website of the Week: 1800Flowers.com (with giveaway!)
Do you take time to yourself to destress and recharge? I know I don’t! While I’m off at BlogHer networking and mingling, I’m also looking forward to relaxing and recharging at the Social Luxe Lounge and Blogalicious’ Lush party among many others. For those who aren’t joining me at BlogHer this year, 1800Flowers.com has offered…
