Mother's Day is just around the corner and tech is top of mind for many moms. In the past I spent countless hours putting together gift guides. But this year I decided to keep the momentum going with my well known use of Twitter microblogging at @TechMama. Starting today and this weekend I will be tweeting out articles about Mothers Day tech. So please follow me @TechMama to … [Read more...]
Traveling Geeks 09 Paris: Microblog via Twitter
My platform of choice during the Traveling Geeks 09 trip to Paris was first Twitter to microblog, then loading the microblog items to a blog post (my blogging platform is Typepad). Twitter is an application that allows people to share what they are doing at the moment in 140 characters or less. My niche on Twitter is to share parenting and technology updates, so this … [Read more...]
Blossom (Mayim Bialik) is now a Mom and on TNT Saving Grace 7/14
It is always fun when TV shows feature moms that I can relate to. One of my favorite secret obsessions (or not so secret anymore) is TLC's "What Not To Wear". Stacy and Clinton and team do a great job of making over people, many moms I know want to nominate themselves to have a makeover. If only to have a week of shopping in NYC sans kiddos. I secretly fantasize … [Read more...]
Moms Who Tech Are At SXSW
To get ready for Shireen Mitchell's and my SXSW Moms Who Tech conversation (which I am mentioning way too much - sorry but I am excited....) I wanted to see which moms who tech would be at SXSW. Moms here at SXSW are great examples of those that are power users of technology and social media.Here are some, please email me more to add to the list or reply to me via … [Read more...]
TechMama at SXSW 09
I am thrilled to be at my first SXSW starting today. For those wondering what SXSW is, the about page has a good quote from the National Post "SXSW ...reflects, discusses and showcases trends in culture and media but also often creates them.". I submitted a request for a panel months ago and was thrilled to have a core conversation approved. I asked Shireen Mitchell … [Read more...]
