JediMom Blog

In her post, Online Privacy: Photos Out of Control, Anne Collier provides a great summary of recent incidents where family photos online have been misused – some for commercial use and some to feed unhealthy appetites. These incidents should be a call to action for the online mom community. I strongly believe that a group [...]

Social media has radically charged the moms’ grapevine. Moms now connect instantly worldwide, but also across multiple social media sites or channels simultaneously.  The result is an interconnected global network that can mobilize with lightning speed. We’ve already seen big brands like Motrin on the receiving end. But moms are equally keen to promote a [...]

Last week, I attended a Mother’s Day Tea at my son’s preschool. In preparation for the day, my son had been asked the question, “What’s in mommy’s purse?” My son’s answer was a “cell phone” and “snacks.” Snacks is a no-brainer for any mom. But the cell phone answer made me think. Other moms were [...]

I woke up around 4:30 this morning trying to figure out why the house was shaking. Perhaps if I was in California I would have just rolled over and gone back to sleep. However, I live in the Midwest and earthquakes really just aren’t the norm here. Apparently, the last one was about 40 years [...]

Almost every social media site allows users to type a status and let the world know what they are doing at the moment. These status updates certainly influence your perception and opinion about a person. Lately, I’ve been wondering just how accurate and honest people are in their social media updates. The platform does seem ripe [...]