This is a sponsored post When I started Tech Savvy Mama in 2008, I never imagined that my place on the web could develop into a full time business and brand. Last week when my site relaunched with a brand new shiny design, I had an opportunity to pause, reflect, and think back to the…
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Hey Tweens! Here’s What My Tween Wants You to Know About Instagram
This post was written by my 12 year old daughter, Emily, who started on Instagram to follow my travels for work. She has grown up watching me use social media and wanted to share her perspective with parents and other kids. Lots of tweens these days are clamoring for social media and the most popular…
Important Conversations to Have with Your Kids About Instagram
This is a sponsored post Since Lisa Frame posted The Very Public Side of Private Instagram Accounts on this blog, we’ve received comments expressing reactions ranging from surprise to those saying that this is just another example of the lack of cross platform security that has always existed as data moves fluidly across social networks and…
The Importance of Teaching Kids to Own their Own Data (& why my son is like the Snuffalufagus of my digital world)
This is part of a sponsored post series for Domain.ME Pop quiz: How many kids do I have? Answer: 2 If you thought of Emily and answered one, don’t feel too badly. There’s a reason why you might not have thought of her eight year old younger brother. Emily’s eight year old younger brother makes…
Celebrating Tech Savvy Mama’s 7th Anniversary by Reclaiming ME
This post was sponsored by domain .ME; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Next month I’ll celebrate Tech Savvy Mama’s 7th anniversary. What started out as a hobby and a way of sharing helpful tidbits with parents about the best educational software and websites has become so much more. Who knew seven years…
Drawing My Line in the Sand to Preserve Our Family’s Digital Privacy #ShareAwesome
Despite being tech savvy, there’s a line in the sand that I won’t cross when it comes to keeping my family safe online. Social media requires me to maintain a constant online presence for my Tech Savvy Mama brand but that image is carefully curated to maintain my family’s privacy. I carefully evaluate apps, websites,…
Social Good Summit: Using Digital Tools to Change the World #2030Now
How can new technology and new media can create solutions for the problems that our communities face to shape a better future? This is the question that the annual Social Good Summit will be focusing on as attendees come together in New York City for this annual event that also invites everyone to create and…
What Does Your Online Presence Say to Your Kids? Maybe it’s Time to #RefreshYourFunny
This post was sponsored by the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility in conjunction with my role as a #TalkEarly ambassador. “Night mommy. I just want one more kiss,” my 10 year old daughter says, wandering into my office to give me a third kiss for the night. Enveloping me in a warm hug, she nestles her…
Using Pinterest Place Boards to Plan a #Rio2 Inspired Trip to Brazil
The first time I saw Rio in the theaters, I was blown away at the visual accuracy of the movie’s black and white sidewalk mosaics in Copacabana and Ipenema, Sugarloaf Mountain’s cable cars, and the Corcovado that towers above the city. The movie transported me back to an era before we had children thanks to stunning…
Weekly Reads: Disney Layoffs, Free Getty Images, TSA on Instagram, NatGeo’s Live From Space
Another long hiatus but I swear, in honor of a new season and what we hope is the end of winter for good, this feature will be back with more regularity like the title suggests! {Headlines} This week Disney Interactive announced huge cuts including the end of BabyZone.com, the 3 year old Spoonful site that…
