by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media
We spend a lot of time on Twitter. Maybe too much. But between our personal accounts, and @coolmomtech and @coolmompicks, all of us here definitely get to see our share of brand outreach. Not just to us directly, but to other folks on Twitter too. And the truth is, a...
by Julie | Tips and Tricks
As much as I love Twitter — both for the news and the conversation — there are times when I just need to cut down on the noise in my feed–TV shows I don’t watch, playoffs I don’t care about, or nonstop tweets from Caribbean vacations that...
by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps
If you’re anything like the sports lovers in our lives, you’ve got the game on the big screen and your smartphone in your hand, flipping through Twitter, Facebook, and other cool Android apps for sports fans to help bring the game to life in the best ways...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories
So cool geeky jewelry can be a little hard to find. Personally, I’ll pass on the gihugic QR code necklace. But then I stumbled upon Saffron and Saege on Etsy and well, I can’t just pick one favorite. The best part is that with these affordable prices, I...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
If you want to devote a whole 5 or 10 seconds and see your first tweet on Twitter, there’s an easier way than scrolling back to the beginning. Visit Twitter’s discover.twitter.com/first-tweet page just launched to celebrate their 8th birthday. (Happy...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
While everyone is gearing up to watch the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks battle it out in Super Bowl 2014, I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in saying that I love the ads just as much. Possibly more. And if you’re like me and want to keep up...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
If you’re wondering how to get started on Twitter or what the heck MT means, just this morning our Editor Liz Gumbinner shared her tips on The Today Show. Take a peek at the video clip to get the skinny on hashtags, retweets, who to follow, and all the basics to...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
If you’re big Twitter users like we are, then you know that currently, you can’t send DMs to people who aren’t following you–a feature we actually really like. Beause it means you can’t get DMs from random people either. Well that’s...
by Cool Mom Staff | Life and Home
At our fun Sealed with Love party in New York City a few months ago, we were on the hunt for a hashtag banner, but ended up getting crafty and made one ourselves. Too bad we didn’t know about the Hashtag Banner back then! The folks at Banter Banner will...