Category Archives: Hot topics
Pinterest’s Dirty Little Secret: Link Swapping for Profit
On top of being an ‘invite-only’ early stage site, Pinterest has apparently reverted to link swapping for monetization without full disclosure. Venture Beat recently reported that Pinterest is secretly swapping out links behind third party pins through a company called … Read More
Mom Bloggers Unite in Opposition to Fat-Shaming Child Obesity Campaign
A number of high-profile bloggers have united in opposition to the Strong4Life Campaign, which features photos of obese children in their print and media ads with slogans like ““being fat takes the fun out of being a kid”. The campaign … Read More
Disney Social Media Moms Celebrate 2012 by Invitation Only
There’s arguably no brand that’s more recognizable, family-friendly, and most importantly, consistent in their message and marketing than Disney. It’s no wonder that most mom bloggers would dream of working side by side with them. In fact, Disney is a … Read More
[Op Ed]: The Scary ‘Truth’ About Moms
Last week, Jill Smokler, author of Scary Mommy, published a guest post by Not Supermom where she shared her challenges as a mother to two children with special needs. The title of the post read, ‘I Don’t Like My Children‘ … Read More
Websites, Blogs Prepare to go Dark Tomorrow in Protest of SOPA/ PIPA
There has been quite a bit of buzz this week about SOPA and PIPA. SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Act. PIPA stands for Protect Intellectual Property Act. SOPA is an anti-piracy bill currently working through Congress. According to Gizmodo, … Read More
Women at CES give the side-eye to “booth babes”
The past few days, tech writers and blogger descended upon Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. CES is the world’s largest consumer technology trade show, drawing large crowds and big-name brands anxious to introduce new … Read More
GOOD READ: Is Your Blog Stalked by Trolls? Here’s Why
This post is cross-posted with permission from Perils of Divorced Pauline. I belong to a group of mom bloggers and it is not uncommon for one of us to Facebook the rest of us and ask for “nice comments” on … Read More
Blogger Pulls Out Of Ambassadorship After Lowes Pulls TLC Ads [Interview]
In early December, Lowes made the decision to pull ads for their hardware stores from the new TLC show American Muslim. Lowes spokeswoman Chris Ahearn said that a member of their social media team observed negative feedback about the show … Read More
Google’s Sponsored Post Gaffe: an Interview with Blogger Alaina Forbes
Last week, several bloggers got some unexpected press when Search Engine Land discovered a series of sponsored posts with a hyperlink to Google’s Chrome download page. The story was of particular interest to the tech industry since sponsored posts seem … Read More
The Power of Pinterest.
Anyone who has visited Pinterest knows that it isn’t hard to spend hours looking through all of the crafts, recipes and home projects. In fact, this is probably why Pinterest was just named one of the top ten most-trafficked social … Read More
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