As the world gears up for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and the accompanying TV-watching spectacle/patriotism/ice-dancing fever, a new competition is taking center stage. No, I don’t mean female ski-jumping, snowboard parallel special slalom, or snowboard slope style (although all these new winter sports should be a blast to watch). It’s the selfie Olympics, and the Internet [Read More]
This touching video shows the positive power of social media, as photographs published in USA Today help a family get in touch with their missing son.
3/1: Speech at UW Seattle as part of the Air Force Reserve’s Speaker Series
3/5: Israel Dealmakers Summit Fireside chat with Laura Lauder in NYC
3/8: At the PayPal bloggers tent at SXSW in Austin
3/9: Panel with Dana Brunetti [Read More]
Pinterest recently announced a compilation of it’s top pins of the year– everything from the top tattoos to the nail art that we couldn’t get enough of. You can check out the year in review, see what was trending and what you missed.
Here’s a sampling:
This family uses the tech tools at their disposal to make a Christmas card that their friends and family will never forget. I’m predicting that next year, christmas videos will be all the rage.
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a presidential selfie? Priceless.
You’re selfie-ing…
I bet you think this moment’s about you
You’re selfie-ing
I bet you think this moment’s about you, don’t you #dontyou?
It’s truly the year of the “selfie,” the self portrait of today’s wired world. Ranging from silly to narcissistic to contemplative, the selfie is changing [Read More]
Cards Against Humanity has been quickly gaining ground as a dirty, “adults-only” version of the popular card game Apples to Apples. The format is exactly the same, except that instead of the tame adjectives like “Joyful” or “Silly” used in Apple to Apples, Cards Against Humanity uses pretty much anything raunchy, explicit or in poor [Read More]
We all know the feeling– that feeling you get when you finish a fantastic book. It’s a mixed bag of emotions; elation since you’ve again found a book that engaged and delighted you, and letdown because you realistically will have to plod through several clunkers before you again find that book, the one you [Read More]
Fisher Price has introduced a new baby seat that is able to hold an iPad suspended in front of an infant’s face, presumably so they can watch a show. The site explains, “Look for apps with black and white images to enhance visual skills, soothing apps with nature scenes, learning apps [Read More]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRy0ONLBFfc&feature=youtu.be&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBRy0ONLBFfc%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&app=desktop
Our favorite holiday video of the week– Jimmy Fallon, Rashida Jones and Carrie Underwood change the lyrics to pop songs to reflect the season– too good!
