Social Media

Entrepreneur Magazine: Five to Follow on Twitter

Thanks to MomCentral’s entrepreneur-extraordinaire, Stacy DeBroff, for including... 

Andy Sernovitz: This One’s For You

Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate,... 

E-Hole or E-Hero? You decide.

I’ve never been good with languages. But this tweet made me want to learn Dutch... 

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Cool New Stuff

Are you ready for 2012? Is your rice bowl empty?

This is an oldie but goodie that’s worth hauling out of the bloggy mothballs.... 

The new Potluck Economy. What are you bringing to the table?

The old-fashioned, Leave It To Beaver, church-basement concept of the Potluck Supper... 

Why everyone should play bad tennis

Most of you, my awesome readers, are competitive, kick-ass perfectionists. You work... 

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Featured Friends

Congratulations to the 2011 PAL Award Winners

Sherry Artemenko’s PAL AWARDS are not your usual beauty contest. Yes, they are often given to the gorgeous (Zylie the Bear) and the colorful (Chuggington Traintastic Cargo). But the awards’ raison d’etre is simple –to be of service to parents and their kidlets. Sherry Younger Artemenko, Speech-Language Pathologist, has worked... [Read more of this review]

What’s hot and what’s not in 2010: Toy Trends Expert Sherry Younger Artemenko’s take on Toy Fair.

Guru’s Note: Many moons ago, when my “executive” job in toyland consisted of cobbling together lines for Strawberry Shortcake (“Have a berry, berry good day!”) and the Care Bears (“Dream on, little starshine”), I looked forward to ferociously tackling the annual new products frenzy that is the International... [Read more of this review]

Eileen Calandro, Chief Mom Connector

Guru’s Note: To meet @calandro5 online is to love her. To meet her IRL over a piece of Madonna Inn pink champagne cake is to love her even more. Eileen is a perfect example of the social media phenomenon I’ve dubbed ‘Strategic Serendipity.” She’s also the poster child for the way natural leaders bubble up organically during... [Read more of this review]

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