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On Twitter, Moms Want Companies to Interact, Inform, and Make Them Laugh

Companies wanting to connect with moms should start brushing up on their pithy one-liners -- moms are hooked on Twitter. More than half (54%) of...

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Posted by admin
on June 23rd, 2010 at 5:47 am

About half of parents ‘friend’ their kids on Facebook – CNN.com

Retrevo surveyed more than 1,000 adults in the US and found that parents not only want to learn more about their kids through technology, they...

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Posted by admin
on May 4th, 2010 at 10:24 am

Principal to parents: Take kids off Facebook – CNN.com

In a move likely to earn him few Facebook friend requests from tweens, a New Jersey middle school principal is calling for parents to yank...

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Posted by admin
on April 30th, 2010 at 11:14 am

Understand Why Moms Blog

Marketers are historically good at talking at people but poor at conversations. To work with mom bloggers, businesses need to take the time to read...

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Posted by admin
on April 29th, 2010 at 10:31 am

Ann Taylor Case Shows FTC Keeping Close Eye on Blogging – Advertising Age

The Federal Trade Commission has made public its first investigation into a company's relationship with bloggers, and while the federal agency took no action, the...

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Posted by admin
on April 29th, 2010 at 8:28 am

Senators urge Facebook to change privacy settings – CNN.com

Four Democratic senators called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to reconsider the recent changes in its privacy settings and asked the Federal Trade...

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Posted by admin
on April 27th, 2010 at 5:26 pm

Advancement of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) Leadership Summit

The Advancement of Women in STEM will guide participants through a challenging day of self-discovery and effective action planning. via Advancement of Women in Science, Technology,...

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Posted by admin
on April 27th, 2010 at 12:50 pm

The Most Influential Women in Technology | Fast Company

Women in tech may remain at a distinct disadvantage by almost any metric (average salary, top-management representation, etc), there is also plenty to celebrate and...

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Posted by admin
on April 26th, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Jersey Court Rules Blogger Not Protected By Shield Law, Must Divulge Source

An appellate court in New Jersey has ruled that a woman who slammed the software company Too Much Media on a message board isn't a...

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Posted by admin
on April 26th, 2010 at 10:42 am

Do Boobs Cause Earthquakes? Facebook Event Aims to Prove It

After prominent Iranian cleric Kazem Sedighi said that women’s immodesty increases earthquakes, a Purdue University student named Jen McCreight created a Facebook event called “Boobquake,”...

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Posted by admin
on April 26th, 2010 at 8:32 am

Why So Few Women in Silicon Valley? – NYTimes.com

.. when she was raising money for Crimson Hexagon, a start-up company she co-founded in 2007, she recalls one venture capitalist telling her that it didn’t...

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Posted by admin
on April 19th, 2010 at 3:36 pm

Mother of the Year? Not Me. – Newsweek.com

One of the first things I said after the birth of my son was "I want my money back from Lamaze." Everything those people told...

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Posted by admin
on April 19th, 2010 at 9:21 am

Social Media Use Becomes Pervasive

New research shows that social media use has become a regular habit for three quarters of the online population. via Social Media Use Becomes...

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Posted by admin
on April 16th, 2010 at 9:59 am

Social Media Use on the Rise in TV Newsrooms [STATS]

A new study of television, radio and online media by RTDNA and Hofstra University reveals that use of social media in TV newsrooms is on...

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Posted by admin
on April 16th, 2010 at 9:53 am

New study finds that maternal mortality has increased in the U.S., dropped worldwide – Wellness – TIME.com

While there is an alarming trend in maternal deaths in the U.S., overall this latest report shows tremendous improvement in this critical health measure around...

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Posted by admin
on April 15th, 2010 at 12:51 pm