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This Is Some of Us

November 29, 2017Melody Mooney2

GeekMom Melody on shariing loss, struggle joy and reality as art imitates life on television.

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August 26, 2017Darren Blankenship

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Scientist Selfies: The Social Media Experiment

August 19, 2017GeekMom

Can social media help change the public image of scientists? We found a group on Instagram with the perfect social media experiment: Scientist Selfies!

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August 2, 2017Darren Blankenship

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February 6, 2017Darren Blankenship

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September 9, 2016Darren Blankenship

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‘Cumulus’ Is a Make-You-Think Novel About Tomorrow

August 29, 2016James Floyd Kelly

Eliot Peper’s Cumulus is a novel that takes place in Oakland, California and centers on a tech giant corporation, its social media and surveillance advances that are not too hard to believe, and the haves and have-nots who must live day-to-day with the ramifications of a society that must either accept certain things as normal or resist.

Is Twitter Dying?

April 20, 2016Tony Sims7

Lately, we have been toying with the idea of doing away with Twitter for business purposes. Not that we tweet hardcore sales info; typically we tweet about community involvement, tips, and news. However, the stats on our tweets have gone to numbers in the tens.

Reactions to Facebook’s New ‘Reactions’

February 24, 2016Patricia Vollmer

What do you think about Facebook’s new “reactions”?

Nintendo’s ‘Miitomo’ Arrives Next Month

February 4, 2016Z1

Nintendo’s first smartphone app, ‘Miitomo,’ will launch here in the States this March on both the iOS and Android platforms, and just yesterday Nintendo revealed that would-be early adopters can start prepping for the release later this month.

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December 1, 2015December 16, 2017Darren Blankenship

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The New Guide to Managing Media for Tweens and Teens

November 20, 2015Common Sense Media

Today’s kids are immersed in media. More than ever before, tweens and teens are watching, reading, listening, creating, and communicating throughout their entire day. It’s become harder to distinguish between screen time and just … time.

Book Review: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ by David Shafer

September 14, 2015December 13, 2017Robin Brooks

David Shafer’s off-beat techno thriller Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is Alpha-Oscar Kappa.

GeekMom Is On Instagram!

August 25, 2015December 13, 2017Jackie Reeve

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Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Unfriend Without Guilt

July 3, 2015Mordechai Luchins1

Teach your kids that just because someone is your friend doesn’t mean they’re your friend.

DIY Black Widow Fix for My Daughter: #WeWantWidow Too

June 11, 2015Melody Mooney1

Melody and her geekling daughter create a DIY fix for Widow-less merchandise. Using problem-solving skills and a voice, the two join the #WeWantWidow movement.

Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 9

April 9, 2015Erik Wecks

Everyone says that an author should have a social media presence, but there are right ways and wrong ways for authors to go online.

The Vocal Minority of Comic Fans Needs to Stop Talking

March 18, 2015Mordechai Luchins63

The last few days have seen some serious fandom rage from and at certain comic book creators. Who’s right, who’s wrong, and who needs to just go away?

Hey Pinterest Users: Stop Saying This, Please!

February 27, 2015Natania Barron4

Pinterest is an amazing community—but it would be more awesome if we stopped saying this one thing.

5 Ways to Keep Social Media From Eating Your Life

January 12, 2015GeekMom1

Here are a few ways to keep them from eating your life (some of which you may already be familiar with, but they’re worth revisiting) — allowing you to enjoy social media sites when you’re ready, but don’t feel the need to come running every time they call.

How to Keep Social Media from Eating Your Life

January 11, 2015Fran Wilde

Here are a few ways to keep them from eating your life (some of which you may already be familiar with, but they’re worth revisiting) — allowing you to enjoy social media sites when you’re ready, but don’t feel the need to come running every time they call.

Sample Excerpt: It’s Complicated, The Social Lives of Networked Teens

April 5, 2014Andrea Schwalm

danah boyd’s nuanced treatise on teens use of social media was 8 years and 160 interviews in the making–and something every parent should read.

Is Facebook My Happy Place?

November 14, 2013Patricia Vollmer4

Every social media user has the choice to post what he/she chooses. Anything can be conveyed. Anything! Apparently I only post the happier stuff. Why worry people, right? Does that make me a fraud?

First Look and Giveaway–Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives by Randi Zuckerberg

November 5, 2013Natania Barron9

A look at Randi Zuckerberg’s new book, Dot Complicated.

IBM and Hult Business School Design First Joint Digital Services Curriculum

August 29, 2013Samantha Cook1

IBM attempts to mesh education and technology for students.

4chan Is at it Again With #Boobs4Bieber

January 30, 2013November 22, 2017Jules Sherred

4chan, the website that is infamous for Internet trolls, is at it again. This time, the “joke” is an attempt to get underage girls to bare their breasts on Twitter.

Wolfram Alpha Rolls Out Facebook Reports

January 24, 2013Ruth Suehle

Wolfram Alpha, the “computational engine” (as opposed to search engine), has rolled out a system that lets you see visualizations of your Facebook data with added information about your network.

Facebook’s New Privacy Settings Actually Make It Easier

January 23, 2013Ruth Suehle

Facebook is rolling out new ways to access your privacy settings along with a new feature called Graph Search. The changes could fundamentally alter how you use Facebook and what it means to you.

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