Tag Archives: family

Facebook Plays an Important Role for Grieving Families

By Debbie Myers (@debamyers)

I admit it. I’m a big fan of Facebook. I love the connectivity it gives me to family and friends. I obnoxiously chronicle vacations and events with pictures and anecdotes. It’s even become a breaking news source – sometimes beating out my CNN news alerts I receive through my email. In fact, [...]

From Information to Therapy, Social Media Assures Us That We Are Not Alone

By Veronica Hunt
Just before the holidays, my daughter came home excited about a new school assignment. In the Golden State, the fourth grade California Missions Project is a rite of passage. Kids across the state are charged with building a model, writing a report or both. My daughter was instructed to build a full-scale model [...]

Holiday Resolutions For Social Media

As I gathered with family and friends over the holidays this year I did something amazing: I didn’t check Facebook or Twitter!

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