By "Following" a blogger on Babble, you will receive notifications in your Facebook Ticker when your "Followed" blogger posts an article on Babble. Simply log in through Facebook and click "Follow" whenever it's available.
Q: How is Following different from Liking someone?
A. When you Follow someone on Babble, you only receive notifications in your Facebook feed related to their activity on Babble. When you Like or Friend someone, all of their content can be displayed in your activity feeds.
Q: How do I Unfollow someone?
A. You're in total control -- Simply click Unfollow on anyone you have followed.
This app will collect your basic info and share your reading activity on Facebook.
Paula Bernstein is an experienced writer, reporter, and social media manager with an expertise in entertainment journalism. She contributes to Babble Mom. Bernstein is co-author of "Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited," which she wrote with her long-lost identical twin sister (for real). She has appeared on various radio and TV programs, including ABC News' Good Morning America, NBC News' Today, and NPR's All Things Considered. She lives -- where else? -- in Park Slope, Brooklyn with her husband, two daughters, and a cat. You can read more about her at www.paulabernstein.com.
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