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From the Blogosphere

If you’re not exactly sure what you’re doing on Twitter, the folks at Bit Rebels have compiled a comprehensive list of 150+ articles devoted to the subject.

Mashable confirmed what we already knew:  Why Social Media Means Big Opportunities for Women.

Steve Rubel has announced the start of the Facebook Decade.

The Houston Examiner had a very funny piece entitled 10 Things You and Your Children Will Survive, Believe It or Not.  (I can totally relate to #4 and #7)

PBH3 discovered this horrific (and …

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From the Blogosphere
MomLogic has an honest post by a SAHD (stay-at-home-dad) about family finances.
Thinking of starting up a company?  FastCompany tells us why Austin is the place to do it!
Bust out the REO Speedwagon and read this fascinating post about 7 Insane Ways Music Affects the Body on Cracked.
MSNBC and Entertainment Weekly discuss the 50 Worst Decisions in TV History.
Enjoying the Small Things had one of the most touching and beautiful blog posts I have ever read.  It is well worth taking a …

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From the Blogosphere
There are a million blog posts about how to be a good blogger, but this one from Dragos Roua entitled The 7 Traits of Highly Successful Bloggers is a stand out.
This photo was randomly tweeted by someone this week (I neglected to note who it was) and I have fallen in love with this intense, determined little bird.  He is going places!
An inspiring story from Treehugger about a Guatemalan village building a schoolhouse out of plastic bottles.  Talk about recycling!
I realize it might be …

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From the Blogosphere
This week, Treehugger featured a post about Scandinavian babies left out in sub zero temperatures. And they LIKE it.
If you’ve spent any amount of time on the internets you will appreciate this breakdown of Internet Argument Techniques from the comedic minds at Cracked.
Forbes lists the 20 Best Marketing and Social Media Blogs By Women.
Jonathan Fields has created a moment by moment recap of a Typical Blogger’s Morning.
ThetaMom encourages moms and bloggers to speak out about defective products and shares her story …

Every Friday I’ll be posting a digest of my favorite blog posts from all corners of the internet, along with my #FollowFriday Twitter list and other points of interest that I’ve collected throughout the week.  If you have a particularly good blog post or think there’s something special out there that should be included for next week, feel free to email me at amanda@upspringbaby.com.
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From the Blogosphere
The Meanest Mom gets schooled about what it means to really be needy during a recent shopping trip at Target.
Problogger has …