Author Archives: Stacey Nerdin

About Stacey Nerdin

Stacey Nerdin keeps a personal, no-niche blog at Tree, Root, and Twig, and can be found chatting on Twitter as @StaceyNerdin.

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Interview with Melissa Culbertson, Author of the New eBook ‘DIY Blog Critique’

Two years ago Melissa Culbertson entered the blogging scene with Adventuroo, a place where she writes about “motherhood, the outdoors and capturing the adventures in the everyday.” Though new to the blogging world, she quickly realized something about the bloggers … Read More

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Splash Creative Media Launches Their 2nd Annual Fill the Backpack Campaign

Last year, Splash Creative Media – a social media engagement group comprised of eight collaborating bloggers – launched Fill the Backpack, a campaign to bring valuable Back-to-School giveaways to blog readers and support to teachers and education organizations around the … Read More

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Recap of the Inaugural ‘Women Create Media’ Conference

Amid a flurry of activity this week in San Diego, the one-day Women Create Media conference garnered a good deal of attention and ready praise. The conference, held at the Joan B. Croc Center For Peace Studies at the University of … Read More

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Political Blogger Joanne Bamberger Talks About Her New Book “Mothers of Intention”

Joanne Bamberger’s first post on her new site PunditMom was short and to-the-point: Everyone else out there is a pundit, so I say, why not join the crowd! So many issues and so little time, so I’d better get started! … Read More

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Special Needs Blogging Community May Have Been Deceived by One of Their Own

The special needs blogging community was rocked earlier this month by what many see as – at best – a violation of trust and – at worst – a premeditated scam meant to play on the heartstrings of supportive peers … Read More

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Highlights from EVO ’11

Bloggers are now home and settled after what was reportedly a fantastic EVO ’11 conference presented by Today’s Mama and Mom It Forward in Park City, Utah last weekend. Much was made of the positive, family-friendly feel and the picturesque … Read More

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Type-A Parent Track Announced for BlogWorld Expo L.A.

At last month’s Type-A Parent Conference in Asheville, NC, BlogWorld Expo founder Rick Calvert made a special announcement: BlogWorld Expo West, held in Los Angeles November 3-5, will now include a Type-A Parent track dedicated to parent bloggers. The Type-A … Read More

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Black Social Media Weekend & the 2011 Blogging While Brown Conference

The 3rd annual Blogging While Brown Conference kicks off in Los Angeles this Friday, July 8th, as part of a larger celebration of Black Social Media Weekend. Conference organizers explain that the purpose of Blogging While Brown is to bring … Read More

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50 Bloggers Chosen for Whirlpool Test Drive

In early June, Mom Central announced a new Test Drive program with Whirlpool in which 50 moms would be given a Duet washer and dryer set, valued at $3,200. In exchange, the bloggers would need to write 4 blog posts … Read More

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Swag Report: Type A Parent Conference 2011

There was a little something for everyone in terms of this year’s Type A Parent Conference swag – fun for the boys and girls, great stuff for moms and dads, and even some sweet treats and good eats. Attendees appreciated … Read More