Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers {Giveaway}

by 5 Minutes for Books May 14, 2012 18 comments
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I think that most mothers want to record their children’s lives. Many of us started blogs prompted by the reflection that motherhood brought out in us. Others share joys and frustrations via Facebook or Twitter. [...]

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If You Aren’t Having Fun…

by Janice April 27, 2012 3 comments
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Today, Susan and I shared a conference room in Walt Disney World with 130+ attendees of the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration furiously tweeting soundbites of wisdom from an incredible lineup of speakers. One great [...]

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Uprinting.com Is Looking for Bloggers to Host Giveaways
Are You A Blogger?

by Jennifer April 25, 2012 0 comments
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Hey guys — Jennifer here,   Uprinting.com recently contacted us and asked for our help in getting the word out that they are looking for bloggers to host a few giveaways for them. We know [...]

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Ultimate Blog Party 2012 LIVE Events on Twitter and Spreecast

by Janice April 12, 2012 9 comments
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We are having FOUR online LIVE events during the UBP this year. One Twitter Party and three video chats on Spreecast. RSVP for each of them NOW. The live events are loaded with prizes and [...]

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Paid to Pin — Top Pinterest User Hired by Calypso to Live Pin Event

by Janice March 9, 2012 1 comment
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There is a new girl in town, and everyone is in love. Yes, Pinterest‘s burst into the social networking scene is epic, drawing attention from bloggers, marketers, companies — and, well, pretty much everyone who [...]

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Do You Want To Be One of the First to Preview Windows 8?

by Jennifer March 2, 2012 4 comments
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Microsoft just announced that Windows 8 is now ready to preview! I’m so excited to hear about this! I love my Windows 7 and have learned to do so much with it, but now –Windows [...]

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Win a WINDOWS LAPTOP during our Live Spreecast with Microsoft at Blissdom 2012

by Janice February 21, 2012 28 comments
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Friday, February 24th 11am PT/2pm ET, Microsoft Office and Windows will be with 5 Minutes for Mom LIVE from the Microsoft booth at BLISSDOM for a Spreecast! We will be chatting via web cast with [...]

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Quality Content Can’t Be Free — Why Advertisers are GOOD for Blogs

by Janice February 17, 2012 6 comments
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FREE Our society is obsessed with getting something for nothing — or at least a getting really good deal on that something. But, when it comes down to it, most of us adults understand the [...]

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