Have you ever given thought to the way you share the things you love with friends online? Or how you are being marketed to when on the internet? Sure cookies track the websites you visit but what about your social media presence? Or the way you use your smartphone? From the things you talk about on…
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Come Talk About Social Media Community
It’s been called into question in the past, this thing that is the Social Media Community. It’s been called fake, superficial, and everything under the sun. What it hasn’t gotten enough of is accolades. The Social Media Community pulls together in times of great joy, great stress, and great fear. It’s an amazing…
Using Social Media Tools to Build an Online Community: NAEYC Conference Presentation
Last week Amy Mascott (@TeachMama and WeTeachGroup.com) and I ventured to Orlando where we on spoke at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAYEC) annual conference about Community Partnerships: Using Technology to Educate, Inform, and Connect in the Online Community. It’s been awhile since I attended a national education conference but it…
Blogging Hobby Transformed Into Local Online Business
Ever since blogging became more than a hobby, I’ve become my own online business without realizing. Earlier this year I did something surprising- I resigned from my teaching job with my school system to start my own business as a consultant. I abandoned a job that I loved and worked so hard to achieve to…
Should Children Be Allowed To Use Facebook?
This sponsored post was written by Maggie Durango, a freelance writer and occasional guest blogger. Any sane parent would approach their child’s use of technology and the Internet with a certain amount of trepidation given the fact that there are so many predators online that try and abuse young kids. Every parent wants to keep…
Another Reason to Love Stephen Colbert
Last night Stephen Colbert took on social media, online privacy, and the types of things we share online in The Colbert Report. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – Control-Self-Delete www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News Thanks for reading Tech Savvy Mama through your feed! Original post…
Tweeting and Facebooking to Survive the DC Blizzard
This morning I woke up and did what any good blogger would do would do- did a little happy dance that our power stayed on through the night and then started using social media to Tweet, blog, and update my friends on Facebook about the DC area blizzard. The conversation that I had with friends…
