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Why I Haven’t Been Able To Share My Wedding Photos On Facebook

I confess. I am a card-carrying, bona fide undersharer.

Up until the point of writing this, I hadn’t yet stamped a few life events with Facebook-official status. In other words, I hadn’t posted personal photos (or details) of important things like tying the knot, honeymooning in New Zealand, and buying my first tree. A house happened to accompany [Read More]

February 7th, 2014|Life|

Sochi 2014: The Apps To Download And Social Media To Watch

Well, the Super Bowl was fun. Even though the game wasn’t terribly exciting, you still had fun tweeting about the game, ‘80s cultural icons, that cute puppy and David Beckham right? Social media provided a platform for viewers to weigh in on one of the biggest cultural events of the year, and your next opportunity to do so [Read More]

February 6th, 2014|Hot|

From Oregon Trail to Duck Life– Are Kids Games Getting Dumber?

Remember Oregon Trail? Not the real one of Lewis and Clark fame that had actual historical value. I’m talking about the computer game that I played in sixth grade. Conceived in 1971, produced in 1974, and seemingly rolled out to every elementary school by 1984, Oregon Trail allowed me, as wagon leader, to guide my party of settlers from Independence, [Read More]

February 6th, 2014|Fam|

Resolutions Are Wishful Thinking; Try A Microresolution For Real Change

From losing ten pounds to getting more sleep, Small Move, Big Change author Caroline Arnold shares how to set microresolutions to improve your quality of life.

1. Why do so many New Year’s resolutions go unresolved? How are microresolutions more effective than setting big goals?

Classic New Year’s resolutions such as to get fit, to [Read More]

February 5th, 2014|Life|

Super Bowl Ads Women Loved– And Loved To Hate

Who won the Super Bowl? It wasn’t the Seahawks, but women in Seattle, Denver and everywhere — as brands that demeaned females were called on the carpet as millions watched from the sidelines.

The magic bullet enabling this transformation? Twitter.

Nearly 30% of tweets sent during the game are about the ads. And women – who make [Read More]

February 5th, 2014|Hot|

Half A World Away, These Two Friends Found Each Other Through Skype

This touching story from Skype helps illustrate how technology is making the world a better place. It’s so heartwarming to see videos like these, especially since so much of what we hear is how polarizing constant connectivity can be.

Sarah from Nappanee, Indiana and Paige from Auckland, New Zealand had never [Read More]

February 5th, 2014|Hot|

Paper App From Facebook Is Making Waves With Seamless Integration

Most of us get more of our news and current event updates than we’d like to admit from Facebook. So it’s no surprise that the hottest new app out there integrates our beloved Facebook with various news sources, making for a seamless browsing experience.

Paper (free, iOS only right now) has a Flipboard-style layout, [Read More]

February 5th, 2014|Stuff|

A Sweet Look Back From Facebook To Celebrate 10 Years Online

Okay, this is actually really sweet. In honor of Facebook’s ten-year-anniversary, their team created a little video that compiles your top moments since you joined the site. It’s fun to see old photos and I definitely got a little nostalgic as they scrolled through my most-liked statuses from the past few years. Seeing my past [Read More]

February 4th, 2014|Hot|

Mindfulness Helped the Seahawks Win A Super Bowl. It Can Help You, Too.

This has been a really big week for mindfulness. This practice is not new – in fact it has been around for over 2500 years – but it is finally having its day! Before jumping ahead to cheer for all the recent accolades, let’s just take a minute, take a deep breath and allow space [Read More]

February 4th, 2014|Life|

GoldieBlox: The One Super Bowl Ad That Didn’t Offend Anyone

We were thrilled to see the GoldieBlox’s ad during the Super Bowl this year. The toy advertised is a building kit designed for young girls, created to disrupt the notion that all toys marketed to females must be pink. GoldieBlox won Intuit’s Small Business, Big Game challenge to get the [Read More]

February 3rd, 2014|Hot|