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Power Moms ‘R’ Us

editors — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:33:00 GMT

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We know our Babble bloggers are movers and shakers, big influencers, tastemakers if you will – but this proves it. Nielson (the people who tell you what television shows are hot numbers) released their Power Mom 50 list and Babble is so there.

Nielson took a look at 10,000 sites in the digital world of mom and judged posts, comments, number of Twitter followers, link love and picked the 50 most influential. Let’s hear it for our mommy bloggers (and we couldn't have done it without our power dads) that stimulate and educate every day in the parenting blogosphere. w00t! – April Peveteaux, proud Babble Blog Editor

Morning News - Farrah Fawcett Hopeful

Brett Singer — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Before I say anything else, I should point out that I didn't really get hit by lightning yesterday. In case you were worried.

The Twitter feed Haiku Headlines isn't exactly news, but it is ABOUT the news, and is kind of clever so I thought I'd share it with you. Not every haiku on the feed is brilliant, but I like the idea. One of my first tweets was a haiku; this was a long time ago, and I predicted Twitter wouldn't succeed -- smart! There is now a "movement" of haiku on Twitter, with some actually calling them "Twaiku". Anyone else have trouble saying "tweeting" without grimacing?

Farrah Fawcett is very sick and it seems likely that she will soon no longer be with us. It's sad when anyone dies from cancer, of course. With her, it's not any more sad, but it does seem vaguely surreal since when I was young she was the best looking woman on the planet in a way that couldn't happen in today's more crowded media landscape. She told the L.A. Times back in August that she was hoping to recover and that she was less than pleased to see details of her illness leaked. "It seems that there are areas that should be off-limits," she said. Hard to disagree.

Reverend Run's son was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. Jojo Simmons panicked, tried to escape the police, and "once his escape efforts failed, the MTV reality star got out of his car and tried to fight the officers." That's not good.

Look kids! An electric motorcycle! (I'm still waiting for a flying car.)

Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal (I like to call him Darth Murdoch, or Rupert Vader) has a new survival plan. "A sophisticated micropayments service" for individual articles. The struggling daily newspaper ("struggling" pretty much describes every newspaper these days, doesn't it?) will also try to gain ground in the local news market online. Senator John Kerry "told the Financial Times it was conceivable that publishers could be given limited exemption from antitrust laws to discuss online models." Um, hang on. Does that mean even less competition? Oy.

And CNN tells us that "Fish, olive oil, nuts good for eyes too" according to studies published in the Archives of Ophthalmology. See, I eat olive oil and I still have glasses. Obviously this study is wrong. (Note: that statement is not only foolish, it has no basis in fact. But hey, why should I be any different from a certain major news channel?)

Happy Tuesday, everyone.

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New Jersey Woman Tweeting While Giving Birth

Brett Singer — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Melissa Skabich of Cedar Grove, New Jersey is 39 weeks pregnant. She is being induced today due to high blood pressure. You can read more about it on her blog. You can also follow the delivery process live via Twitter. So, what's for dinner? I was thinking hamburgers, but I guess we had that once already...

Wait, what?

Yes, Melissa will be tweeting. Not before. Not after. DURING. DELIVERY.

My initial reaction is summed up by this commenter at NJ.com: "Worry about giving birth to your child, not tweeting. You twit." I would have left out the "twit" part, but I understand the frustration.

On the other hand, what's the harm? If she's into it, that's cool, right?

Mostly it seems like an unnecessary distraction. Isn't being in labor difficult enough without being concerned about tweeting? I'm also wondering if her doctor will tell her to put the darn Blackberry away and focus on pushing. This is her third kid, so I guess she knows what she's doing.

What do you think? Would you tweet while giving birth? Or is this just plain silly?

You can follow Melissa on Twitter at twitter.com/mommyblogger76.

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Worksheets Die a Green Death, Kids Celebrate

JeanneSager — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:34:00 GMT

Oh what I wouldn't have given to skip worksheets in grade school. The totally useless (in a kid's mind anyway) busy work handed out by bored teachers to get us to sit down and shut up.

I guess I was just born a few decades too early. Sigh.

Teachers are saying bye bye to the worksheet in an effort to both cut costs and cut their carbon footprint, and today's kids are loving it.

They write their papers on a computer, read books on the computer, even do their homework on scanned PDFs available via the Internet. The teachers are finding themselves spending less time at the copy machine (or less time sending their assistants to the copy machine) and more time for classroom instruction or preparation for instruction. And the kids, they say, are more engaged. Used to cell phones, Wiis and constant electronic connections, being plugged in inside the classroom has meant better student engagement.

And, of course, there's that cost issue - even in better economic times, schools across the country could always used more money. Now, the financial issues are dire in some districts - where teachers have sold ad space on testpapers, administrators have called for kids to bring their own toilet paper and all classroom appliances have been yanked.

With kids learning about Twitter and Wikipedia in England and these efforts, are you worried our kids will never be able to unplug? Or are you just happy to see a greener planet that costs you less green?

Image/Source: Boston Herald

Brit Kids Learn to Twitter in School

JeanneSager — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:25:00 GMT

I racked my brain for a way to write about this in one hundred forty characters or less. Sorry, can't do it.

But in deference to the subject matter, I'll be brief.

Twitter and Wikipedia have been added to the curriculum at schools in Britain.

Oh, you want more? OK, then. The proposal is to have kids leave primary school with a familiarity with blogging, Twitter, Wikipedia and podcasts. They'll have to have fluency in using a keyboard and spell check . . . in addition to handwriting and actually learning to spell.

But it's not all about technology. The proposal also calls for less usage of calculators and more of a focus on life skills, including learning to handle peer pressure and develop relationships.

The teachers union has jumped all over the proposed changes, accusing the government of going with trends instead of evidence-based studies of how kids learn and what they need. "Computer skills and keyboard skills seem to be as important as handwriting in this. Traditional books and written texts are downplayed in response to web-based learning," said John Bangs, head of education at the National Union of Teachers.

As a writer who does a lot of her work on the Internet, I can't say I disagree with the plans. I love traditional books, I sit down with my daughter and read them every night. But I get my own news on the Web, and I expect she will too soon enough. I can't see a future where she won't need keyboard skills or the ability to navigate the net.

If this were your child's school, would you be protesting the changes or cheering them?

Image: Twitter

Morning News -- Layoffs and Vampires Edition

Brett Singer — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Friday, Friday, Friday! Let's get to it, people.

"Obama to Set Benchmarks in Fight Against Militants." So sayeth the New York Times. What's that conversation like? "Have we found Osama Bin Laden? No? Okay, what else you got?" Another headline from the Times: "Pakistani and Afghan Taliban Unify in Face of U.S. Influx." Oh goody. Sounds fun. Not.

Here in North America, it's layoffs, layoffs and more layoffs -- Google (200 people laid off), the New York Times (100 people laid off and most remaining employees taking a 5 percent pay cut), and the Canadian Broadcasting Company (800 jobs cut, hoping to sell some assets). Google? Really? That's not good.

Speaking of Canada ("C'mon, say 'about' one more time. Please?"), Garth Drabinsky was finally found guilty. Drabinsky was the head of Livent, the producer of the Broadway shows 'Ragtime' and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman.' I admit that I was somewhat giddy to read news of Drabinsky's legal demise; I used to work in theater and was fascinated by the brazen way he left the United States to avoid prosecution. Apparently Garth and his co-hort Myron Gottlieb pulled a Max Bialystock and kept two sets of books -- one fiction, one non. What I've never completely understood about schemes like this is why they keep them both. Wouldn't it make more sense to only keep the fake books? I don't want to give anyone ideas or anything. No word on whether or not Garth is wearing a cardboard belt. (I hope someone gets that reference.) Amazingly, Garth has been appearing on a Canadian reality show called "Triple Sensation" where he and some other people "look for young stars who can sing, act and dance." But not add. That's not needed. Despite Garth's conviction, there will be a season 2. I might need to find that show. (If you want to know the whole saga of Garth, click here.)

If you live in New York and ride public transportation, prepare to pay more. The MTA voted for a big fare increase and cuts in service. Hey, at least it's green.

Speaking of New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has resorted to quoting Popeye the Sailor. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

By the way, if anyone didn't know what I meant when I referred to funny car radio ads, here's an example. Except that this ad is for church. "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!" Seriously. Check it out. Consider this your "Moment of Zen", Daily Show style.

And speaking of Comedy Central: I like Stephen Colbert, but naming a space station after him is stupid. The faux-conservative's fans "stuffed the virtual ballot box with 230,539 write-in votes, overriding the four official choices NASA offered," according to Wired.com. NASA can change their mind, but why did they put themselves in this position? Not exactly rocket scientists over there, are they? Oh. Oh! Never mind.

Finally, a fun little item from Gawker. Students at the Boston Latin School have been spreading rumors that the prestigious institute of pre-higher learning is infested with vampires. According to MTV.com, "The headmaster [had become] concerned that some students' safety might be jeopardized, particularly if they were accused of being members of the undead." (Maybe private school doesn't always offer the best education.) Police were called. Parents were alarmed. But school officials promised that it's not true. Then they turned into bats and flew away. (Note: They didn't really turn into bats. Although the rest of the story, as far as I know, is true.)

Thanks for joining me on Morning News the past two weeks. I'll be handing things back over to Madeline, but will continue to do a daily round-up of newsy goodness at DaddyTips.com. Have a great weekend, don't take any wooden nickels.

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Morning News -- Twitter Makes Nothing But Is Worth Something

Brett Singer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Welcome to Thursday! Yesterday I outed myself as one of the millions of Americans who knows zip about college basketball. I guess that's what happens when you go to a Division III school. On the plus side, I received a quality liberal arts education that allows me to do… well, this.

We'll start with something fun -- a Queens man played the lottery using the last three digits of Bernie Madoff's prison number and won $1500. The Daily News points out that this is a "16,000% return on his $9 investment - far more than even Madoff promised his bilked investors." It turns out that 501 other people hit a winner with those same three numbers (0-5-4, if you want to try it out yourself).

Back to the NCAA for a moment: Yahoo! Sports released a report claiming that the University of Connecticut violated recruiting rules in their contact with former player Nate Miles. Lots of people claim that the NCAA's rules are too confusing to follow, but I have an easy solution: hands off. Oh, but what about the shoe companies? They can contact the players. Well, under my plan, they can't. No one can. Amateur is amateur. If you want to play college ball, you can't accept any gifts from anyone at all. Ever. End of story. Of cause, its not that easy, but the solution isn't "make the rules go away", which is what some nudniks are saying.

Speaking of nudniks, somebody bilked Apple out of 9,000 iPod shuffles. What, you couldn't get them to send you a Touch? Piker.

A Chihuahua named Pebbles saved her owner from freezing to death when the two were stranded in the mountains of Wales. Beverley Burkitt is a dwarf, small enough that the little dog could keep her warm until help arrived. I still prefer bigger dogs, but this is a sweet story.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that our "insatiable demand for illegal drugs" is partly to blame for all of the violence happening in Mexico. "I feel very strongly we have a co-responsibility." Well, it takes a village.

Democratic Senator Benjamin Cardin would like to help newspapers survive by letting them "restructure as nonprofits with a variety of tax breaks." Since many of them are losing money anyway, sure, why not? The bill had no co-sponsors as of Tuesday. BusinessInsider thinks that there are some papers that will survive even without Cardin's bill. Personally, I like newspapers, but I'm forcing myself to read more news online beacuse that's where it's going, whether I like it or not.

Twitter is going to start trying to make actual money, although maybe they shouldn't bother -- despite having no revenue at all so far, the company was recently valued at $250 million, according to Julia Boorstin at CNBC. Potential sources of cash are "the ability to search what people are saying in real time", and since such searches are valuable, the ads placed next to them are also valuable. And Twittter CEO Evan Williams also wants to start "charging companies who use the site to reach customers, helping them better target and communicate." I know it makes me sound like a luddite, but sometimes I hate the new economy. Would somebody please go back to making money by making stuff that people want to buy?

Finally, Monster vs. Aliens opens tomorrow. If you have kids, you'll probably be seeing it. Let us know what you think.

That's all for today -- see you on Friday, folks.

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Is Facebook Rewiring Our Kid’s Brains?

SunnyChanel — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Facebook, and other social networking sites, are certainly getting a bad rap lately. There have been criticisms that Facebook can make you a bad parent, your kids won’t add you, can get your busted, won’t let you put up your breastfeeding photos and now a respected scientist is saying that social networking sites can harm our kid’s brains.

According to the Daily Mail Online, the neuroscientist Susan Greenfield claims that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are said to “shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centered.” Hmm, sounds a lot like some Facebook addicts I know…who just happen to be over the age of 30.

An Oxford University neuroscientist, Baroness Greenfield, “believes repeated exposure could effectively 'rewire' the brain.” They said that “'My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.'”

A teacher cited in the piece said that she has seen a great decline in how kids communicate and that they have trouble understanding each other in the real world. “It is hard to see how living this way on a daily basis will not result in brains, or rather minds, different from those of previous generations” she said.

Will you let you kids get their own Facebook page? And at what age (that is if they don’t already have one)?

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Announcing Pregnancy Via Facebook Status Update: Tech Savvy or Totally Impersonal?

Jen Chaney — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:58:00 GMT

In a world where Erykah Badu Twitters her home birth, a single mother gets hired and fired on Facebook and a guy can propose marriage in Tweet form, the notion of announcing a pregnancy via Facebook status update seems kind of, well, quaint.

I mean, already plenty of people offer running commentaries on every mundane thing they do via status updates: "Decided to have soup for dinner. 5 minutes ago." "I am now opening the can. 2 minutes ago." "I am trying to pour contents of can into a pot, but having trouble. Perhaps it's because I am incessantly updating status while cooking. 30 seconds ago." It only seems natural to share a major announcement in the same way, right? Well, maybe...

A Facebook status update (or, yes, a Tweet) is probably the fastest way to disseminate information. But shouldn't really special, a few-times-in-a-lifetime news be shared in a more personal way? Should we say, "Hey, we're having a baby!" in the same space that we announced we had a headache at 2:07 p.m. on Jan. 18, or proclaimed at 10:37 p.m. on Jan. 30 that the new U2 song is "catchy but also kinda stupid"?

Here's my view on this: I think a Facebook-pregnancy-announcement is perfectly appropriate IF close family and friends already have been told. Imagine finding out that your best friend -- the one who tried unsuccessfully for years to conceive -- has finally gotten pregnant, simply by happening upon a congratulatory post on her Facebook Wall. Would sting a bit, right?

As for the more distant friends and acquaintances -- all those former co-workers and random old buddies from junior high -- it's totally fine for them to hear the news on Facebook, I think. (Just don't stick this Baby Ticker app on your page before updating aforementioned status accordingly. I mean, that's just jumping the gun. Assuming, of course, you can get the app to work.)

We're all living our lives in glass, WiFi-ready houses these days. But that doesn't mean that etiquette -- or old-fashioned things like phone calls and big announcements made at the dinner table -- are dead. We just have to work harder to keep them alive.

Think I'm totally offbase? Write a comment and keep this dialogue going. Or better yet: Update your Facebook status to say that Jen Chaney's opinions about pregnancy and Facebook updates are completely idiotic.

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Neil Gaiman Wins 2009 Newbery

Miriam Axel-Lute — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

When Shannon called for Newbery winners to show more family diversity, she probably wasn't thinking of a boy raised in a graveyard by ghouls and ghosts. But that's what we got. This year's Newbery winner is a middle-school novel by famed graphic-artist Neil Gaiman called The Graveyard Book.

Gaiman was reportedly so excited to win, he dropped the f-bomb three times in one tweet.

Others were pleased that a much-argued-over trend in Newberys toward not-so-popular books has been reversed, while others counter that popularity is emphatically not what the medals about.

I admit that as a parent of a young child, I've not been interested recently in books or movies that begin with (or include anywhere) the murder of young children or their parents. But I'll admit that I made it though the first chapter without distress; Gaiman is a pretty awesome storyteller. And, pleasantly, a very good reader. Check out the full book being read by the author here.

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Kid Won't Friend You on Facebook? Get a Life

JeanneSager — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:23:00 GMT

We all want our kids to love us even a smidge as much as we love them. But needing our kids to verify we're cool enough to be their "friends" on Facebook? Maybe it's time you get off the internet and MEET your kid.

I laughed at Lisa Belkin's essay a few months back in the Times about her kid refusing to friend her online. She even joined a group of moms whose kids are embarrased to find them on Facebook. Now the kids are getting back - with a group that's five thousand strong and growing, dubbed "For the love of god -- don't let parents join Facebook."

I've got news for you kids, not every mom wants her kid sending her a friend request. If they do, there's a fair amount of us who wouldn't hesitate to hit "deny."

I have always been one of the big proponents of kids getting on social networks, especially kids who need to reach outside of the limited social group in their own schools. Remember middle and high school anyone? It sucked. So why shouldn't our kids get a chance at something a little bit better - you know, like finding friends who share their interests, goals, secrets . . . and know nothing about the day they pissed their pants in the first grade?

But there's Facebook for kids. Then there's Facebook for the rest of us. (or Myspace or Twitter . . . or whatever social media you kids are using these days). Those of us who have opted for a "private" page, wherein we allow only those we've "confirmed" to see status updates and goofy pictures, have done so to keep out anyone who would judge what we have to say on there. For smart folks, that includes their bosses. For parents, it can also include their kids.

The flippant comment in the office becomes permanent when typed up and left on Facebook - by one of your "friends." But where you can earmuff the kids when your sloshed best friend starts talking about the good ol' days at a family party, the cat's out of the bag online. So who wants their kids to see that?

I'm a fully-grown, responsible adult and mother. OK, according to my mortgage coupon book, I am. According to Facebook, where I just wrapped up a discussion with a friend about Pillow Pants, the vagina troll (Clerks ringing a bell for you Kevin Smith fans?), well. . . you be the judge. What my kid doesn't know won't hurt her.

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Coming to Facebook: Fetal Baby Kick Report

JeanneSager — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:31:00 GMT

Hey pregnant chicks, want to walk around with an ugly, bulky belt wrapped 'round your middle just so the rest of the world (because the rest of the world is on Facebook, of course) can keep track of your baby's every movement?

An NYU doctoral student seems to think you would. He's created the Kickbee, a big ol' belt not unlike the monitor's they wrap around you in the hospital when inducing labor to track the fetal heartbeat. Only where the slightest movement of the monitor for the heartbeat will cause Nazi nurse to come running in to yell at you for not keeping the belt on "just so" (because mid-contraction you really have control over these things?), this belt is just there to track a little kicking action.

The sensors on the belt use Bluetooth technology to then transmit a message to Facebook or Twitter, letting someone out there who might pretend to care at the moment that baby is kicking.

I give Corey Menscher props for trying to be involved in every step of his wife's pregnancy. But something makes me think his wife might have just appreciated a hand placed on her abdomen once in awhile to feel the little Menscher kicking away.The Kickbee could potentially have medical uses; I'll grant him that too. Instead of depending on Mom to hit a button every time the baby kicks during a non-stress test, this could do the whole thing for her (especially when she's incapacitated).

But if this is the new maternity couture, I've got to say - I've never been so glad to be "one and done."

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Blogging Moms Find a Kidney For Teen on Dialysis

JeanneSager — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:02:00 GMT

If you've ever doubted the power of the Internet, just imagine the motivation of helping a kid in need thrown in. This is one of those happy holiday stories to make up for all the bad stuff we ended up writing about here on the 'Derby, but I warn you. Get out the tissues.

"Domestic Diva" mom blogger Lisa posted in early November that she could barely keep posting as she watched her teen daughter, Marielle, suffer through her kidneys shutting down. The family was making a drastic move. They were pulling Marielle out of a Philadelphia hospital and heading to New York's Columbia Presbyterian in hopes that the living kidney donor program there could save her life.

Two weeks to the day later, yesterday, Lisa was back online. Blogging mothers across the country had picked up her story and blogged about it, tweeted it on Twitter and shared it on Facebook. Calls poured into Columbia Presbyterian from every state in the U.S., from Africa, from Saudi Arabia. Marielle now has a donor. A friend her mom met through Ebay called the hospital, went through the process and has come up as a match. The teenager is home, still on dialysis, but home for the holiday as doctors work to bring her body to a state of health that will enable them to proceed with surgery.

Yesterday, the day before Thanksgiving, the family released this announcement to the world:

"Thank you to EVERYONE who sent in donor forms, called, blogged, twittered and help spread the word…BUT WE DO NOT NEED ANY ADDITIONAL DONORS AT THIS TIME. I am amazed by the power of the web and the hearts of those who helped make a difference."

Now wipe your tears and get back to that turkey.

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Babywearing Moms New Pain in Motrin's Side

JeanneSager — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:33:00 GMT

An ad that debuted on Motrin's Website during International Babywearing Week (which ends tomorrow in case any of you want to make a sling cake and celebrate) has the mom-blogosphere a-buzzing. They're giving me a headache.

Babywearing moms around the nation say the pain reliever is picking on them for choosing perhaps the most "attachment-oriented" of all attachment parenting methods. The ad says wearing your baby seems to be in fashion and "in theory, it's a great idea." It even lists some of the reasons so many moms have run out to buy a carrier or sling, from "going hands-free" to the various places you can prop your papoose (back, side, front . . ).

But the focus of the ad? It's on moms who experience pain while babywearing. ("These things put a ton of strain on your back, your neck, your shoulders. Did I mention your back?!") I know, total shocker coming out of a company that sells . . . wait for it . . .pain relievers. Did you really think they were going to spend money an ad telling you their product isn't necessary?

The moms have been tweeting away on Twitter about the need to boycott Motrin's parent company, Johnson & Johnson. They're using words like "disgusts me," "insulting," and "absolutely infuriating."

I found one sentence of the whole thing a little condescending - "it totally makes me look like an official mom." Being an official mom takes more than a look or a baby sling. But the rest of it? Talking about putting up with the pain because it's a "good kind of pain," and looking "tired and crazy"? That's pretty darn realistic for some moms. Notice I said "some," not all. In fact, a lot of babywearing moms report trial and error before finding a position that worked for mom AND for baby. For some, it just never works - despite multiple attempts, they're not going to find a carrier that makes the baby weigh less or makes the baby less likely to move around and throw them off kilter. I tried two different carriers and never was able to get the hang of it - eventually ending up in physical therapy thanks to the enormous strain put on my back first by my pregnancy and later by carrying my daughter. When the therapist suggested I just "not carry my daughter," I laughed in her face.

What I find condescending are the moms out there who insist that this will scare of would-be babywearers. Motherhood isn't glamorous. And we do sacrifice plenty for our kids (so do dads, by the way, who carry their kids in their arms, in carriers, in slings . . . ). But considering how many of us know childbirth is going to hurt and sign up for the whole she-bang anyway, I think we deserve a little more credit.

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Woman Twitters During Childbirth

SunnyChanel — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:26:00 GMT

You’re in the hospital and you’re about to go through what will undoubtedly be the most painful and life alerting event of your entire existence, and what do you do? You twitter.

Okay, you probably wouldn’t. But uber-sharer Ginny-Marie Case did. This mommy to be spent her childbirth journey, alledgedly, not only pushing out her offspring but twittering her magic moment to her “followers” with tidbits like""At 4 cm. Epidural is in. Doing well."

Now, I’m not a fan of the twitter, yeah, yeah, I know. It’s a “great communication tool” and a “great way to keep in touch with your community” but really do you need to really keep tabs on each and every movement, action and emotion I’m feeling throughout the day? Yeah, I think not. I’m sure there are applications for twittering that would be tolerable to me, but I have yet to find one. When I communicate, I tend to go on and on and boiling down a experience, such as giving birth, in just one or two sentence spurts just seems to be like information vomit, a bunch of noise and nonsense. Now blogging, there’s a craft!

VIA Valleywag ("We read Twitter So You Don't Have To")