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June 30, 2011 By Mom Spark 21 Comments

You know what I’m talking about. Those “Top 10 Bloggers” list that we try not to care about, but do. Here is why I think they are dumb. 10. They are biased. Writers of “Top 10″ lists already have their favorites and stick to those. 9. They are repackaged. Many lists are just copied/pasted from other lists. It’s an epidemic. 8. They are inaccurate. There are just too many bloggers to only choose 10 great ones. Plain and simple. 7. They create drama. Awarding…

September 26, 2010 By Mom Spark 63 Comments

A post from February, but I wanted to share with you again. When tragedy hits, people band together, but when times are uneventful, people gossip, backstab, and hate. It happens in the workplace, families, and, of course, the blogging community. I often feel discouraged and disappointed from it all, and often wonder why we indulge in tearing others down? The blogging world is extremely susceptible to this destruction because we are always voicing our opinions. While some tough issues do end up in healthy debates,…

July 20, 2010 By Colleen Stout 16 Comments

I read two stories this week about women who were detained at the border when they told officials they were entering the country on business related to blogging. One was an American going into Canada, the other a Canadian coming to the US. It seems that Mom Blogging got red-flagged by The Department of Homeland Security. They don’t think it’s a legitimate profession. Didn’t they get the memo from the FTC? I mean if the FTC can regulate you, and fine you, then you must…

February 24, 2010 By Mom Spark 9 Comments

November 15, 2009 By Mom Spark 59 Comments

A few weeks after I returned from the “controversial” Nestle Healthy, Happy Family Event, I was contacted by Stacy Katz of Katz Media Consulting about a potential interview by the LA Times on “Twitter terrorism”. After speaking on the phone with Ms. Katz, she expressed that a reporter, P.J. Huffstutter, from the LA Times was writing a piece on Twitter bullying, and she wanted to speak to me about the backlash I experienced on Twitter regarding the Nestle event. Although the term “Twitter terrorism” was…

November 15, 2009 By Mom Spark 10 Comments

I really wasn’t going to bring this up, because I didn’t want to promote this particular BlogCatalog post in any way. It now seems appropriate and relevant since I have experienced something similar with the LA Times. Here is the story. I was approached by Julia Kelly by DM on Twitter, who asked me to be a part of a “BlogCatalog” spotlight. Here are our exchanges, which take place on Twitter & email. I do not have text from my DMs back to her because…