How to Avoid Getting Scammed on Social Media (And what to do if you already were)

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It’s happened. Spammers & scammers have made their way over to Pinterest under the guise of companies like Starbucks, H&M, and Pinterest itself, claiming that they’re giving away 500 free iPads, gift cards, and so on. And there are apparently bunches of people whose parents never taught them that if something seems too good to… read more »

How to Be an Awesome Pinner on Pinterest

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Pinterest is one of the fastest (if not the fastest) growing social networks, and I tell you what. I’m totally obsessed. I’ve found really great ideas, recipes, DIY and gift projects, and even awesome blogs. However, with any new network comes a learning period, where everyone kind of has to figure out how the whole… read more »

Blacking Out for SOPA

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I’m sorry to inconvenience all of you, but tomorrow (January 18), Making Geek Look Good is blacking out in protest of SOPA, which in short intends to fight online counterfeiting and trafficking of copyrighted materials in such a broad way that any and every website could be at risk of being blocked. TechDirt has a… read more »

Ocean Marketing and Paul Christoforo’s PR Blunder (AKA You Really Stepped in it, Bro)

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Ah yes, another post wherein I hop up on my soapbox. See, every now and then, a story gets me so riled up that I have to talk about it on here. Today’s edition of pissed-off-geek-rant is brought to you by Paul Christoforo, courtesy of Penny Arcade. If you’re not yet familiar with the situation,… read more »

A Little Too Proud of Myself

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Yep. I was particularly excited about this one, my sister LOVED this one, and this one has essentially saved my house from being an upside-down nightmare. Want to follow my boards? Of course you do. Either click on the Pinterest icon in the sidebar or follow my boards here. Note: I’m NOT ResaMichelle on Pinterest.… read more »

The End of NaBloPoMo!

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Ahhh, yes. The end of an entire month of blogging each and every day (okay, except for the first couple days), and it has not been an easy process. There were nights when I just wanted to freaking go to bed, days when the kiddo wanted to steal the keyboard from me and eat it… read more »