Nintendo Wants Your Zelda Fan Art
Yesterday Nintendo revealed a new contest that puts the fans at the center of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series.
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Waze: Exciting News for This Exciting App
This week I made an almost-1000 mile drive from Florida to West Virginia. Somewhere around Knoxville, where I hit some traffic, I decided to give Waze a chance. I’m glad I did.
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Looking at Life Through Facebook
Many parents start baby books for their children. Looking at my son’s book, I realized he won’t learn as much about his early years through his baby book as he will through my Facebook page and the posts I’ve written for GeekMom.
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GeekDad ‘Show and Tell’ Meetup
We want all of you Dads out there to start up your own GeekDad Show and Tell meet-ups where you can chat with like-minded people about the latest gadgets, games and toys with your kids. Find out how to get involved with the first one in the UK or start your own.
Continue ReadingComing of Age in the Digital Age
This week, my first-born became legal. Not to drive, vote or drink, though; that comes later. My son turned 13 years old, making him eligible under terms of service to have his own social media account. That isn’t to say …
Continue ReadingWolfram Alpha Rolls Out Facebook Reports
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.
Continue ReadingFacebook’s New Privacy Settings Actually Make It Easier
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.
Continue ReadingNovember Is a Time for Awareness of Men’s Health Issues
In recognition of the unofficial Prostate and Testicular Cancer Awareness month, many men will be growing moustaches to raise awareness. The movement, known as Movember, spurs supporters to sprout soup strainers during this month to “change the face of men’s …
Continue ReadingThe Hobbit “Roll to Win Giveaway” Announced
To celebrate the arrival of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, in theaters December 14th, Lego is releasing the first installment of The Hobbit to a board game aisle near you. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hit store shelves on October 1st and to help celebrate its arrival, Lego is hosting The Hobbit “Roll to Win Giveaway” on Lego Games Facebook page.
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Ion iPics to Go Review
Ion’s iPics 2 Go gives iPhone users the ability to take their cherished photo memories from paper to digital. With the help of a free app and a little black box, you can transfer your hard copy memories into digital treasures.
Continue ReadingiBattz Mojo Armor Battery Case Review
I’m always worried about my son draining my iPhone battery with too much Angry Birds (or myself with too much Facebook and e-mail), so when I had the opportunity to test out a new battery case I jumped on it. On a busy day, I can drain my iPhone battery pretty quickly, so having an extra battery on hand for my iPhone is a must.
Continue ReadingThe Hunger Games Adventures for iPad Will Immerse You in the World of Panem
If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games book, movie, or both, we have some very exciting news for you: The official social game based on the story is coming to the iPad very soon — and it’s really good!
Continue ReadingBuild Your Own Hotel Transylvania
If Tiny Towers — the iOS game where you are the builder and landlord of your own building — isn’t quite goth enough for you, maybe we could interest you in your own Hotel Transylvania.
Continue ReadingJetpack Joyride Comes to Facebook
Okay, I’m not a huge fan of Facebook games. I never played Farmville or Mafia Wars, and since I spend less and less time on Facebook every passing month, I’m not usually on the lookout for games there. However, one …
Continue ReadingStar Wars Week: An Interview With Chubbs The Wampug
Chubbs the Wampug has made quite the splash in the Star Wars universe. With a movie, Facebook page and fans around the globe, Chubbs is one of the biggest four legged stars in the galaxy. I jumped with excitement when she agreed to give me an interview and allow her fans the chance to peek […]
Continue Reading10 Ways to Future-Proof Your Child
A few simple suggestions for how to make sure your offspring are ready for a rapidly changing future, online and off.
Continue ReadingRespect Your Parents or They Will Follow Through
You may have heard about this dad who recently punished his daughter through a video on YouTube. Through writers on GeekMom and various social media venues where the event has been shared, I have seen every opinion in the spectrum …
Continue ReadingRespect Your Parents or They Will Follow Through
You may have heard about this dad who recently punished his daughter through a video on YouTube. Through writers on GeekMom and various social media venues where the event has been shared, I have seen every opinion in the spectrum of possibilities from chastising the father to praising him. The video was a very timely […]
Continue ReadingChatWithTheBand – A Ustream/ Google+ Hangouts-esque Facebook App For Musicians and Artists
If you are a musician, or artist, and have been lamenting over the lack of interactive chat features on Facebook similar to Google+ Hangouts, finally, there is something similar available to those who make use of Facebook fan pages. The app is called ChatWithTheBand. ChatWithTheBand lets you video chat with fans and listen to tracks as […]
Continue ReadingLay-Geek’s Guide to the Facebook Timeline Part 2: Exploring the Privacy Settings
Our super-dooper social media GeekMoms posed a question a couple weeks ago. “So how are you liking the Facebook Timeline? Got any questions you’d like us to tackle at GeekMom?” I didn’t show all the responses in this screen shot, but there were many. As you can see, they ranged from the first responder’s “LOVE […]
Continue ReadingLay-Geek’s Guide to the Facebook Timeline Part 2: Exploring the Privacy Settings
Our super-dooper social media GeekMoms posed a question a couple weeks ago. “So how are you liking the Facebook Timeline? Got any questions you’d like us to tackle at GeekMom?” I didn’t show all the responses in this screen shot, …
Continue ReadingIf I Die: Things to Do on Facebook When You’re Dead
Actor Andy Garcia once portrayed a heart-of-gold businessman in Denver who had fatal dealings with a loan shark, the result of a desperate effort to save his expensive lifestyle and floundering company. The business model for “Afterlife Advice” involved archiving …
Continue ReadingA GeekMom’s 34 Goals for 2012
A friend of mine recently published her professional website after months of preparation. One of her premier posts shared 30 things she would like to do this year in honor of turning 30. It’s not a milestone birthday year for me, but the idea made sense. In an effort to set reasonable goals instead of unattainable […]
Continue ReadingGeekDad’s Gift Guide for Geek Dads
Sure, we show lots of geeky gifts that entertain the inner child and the actual children, but what about that gift for the dads? Well, here is a selection of gifts for the dads out there, each of which has …
Continue ReadingBig Bang Theory: Mystic Warlords of Ka’a on Facebook — Awesome DVD Giveaway!
If you watch The Big Bang Theory regularly, and even if you only tune in now and then, you may recall the first episode in which Wil Wheaton appeared playing an “evil” version of himself. The plot in that episode …
Continue ReadingThe Future of Us Revisits Life Before Facebook
What would your teenage self think of your adult life now? I know that’s a question many of us have pondered. I’ve often seen messages “to my younger self”: what people would tell their high school-age selves if they could …
Continue ReadingOnline Friends and Death
If you are like me, you probably have at least a few friends that you only know on the internet. I’ve been on the internet for 15 years now, since my sophomore year in college. I’ve been a member of many forums and made many friends that I only know through the internet. Some of […]
Continue ReadingTeh Interwebs Invades Halloween and My Home!
Internet memes and social media websites have become so popular that people take to dressing up like them for Halloween. Having a teenager and an almost-teenager in my household, it probably comes as no surprise that my oldest son dressed up as Facebook for school yesterday, and my youngest dressed up as Nyan Cat. When […]
Continue ReadingHeroes of Neverwinter Brings D&D to Facebook
You and your Facebook buddies can now venture into dank dungeons and frightful forests, seeking out treasure, glory, experience points. The typical RPG haul.
Continue ReadingTasty Minstrel Games Supports Toys for Tots
Like board games? How about getting board games into the hands of needy kids? Tasty Minstrel Games, a board game publisher in Tucson, Arizona, is sponsoring a toy drive for Toys for Tots. While I haven’t yet gotten to play …
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