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Friday 21 December

Web Coolness: Social media helps Sandy Hook, Instagram takes a turn for the worse, and last minute holiday tech shopping tips

Here are a few links we've enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! 



It was amazing to see the incredible power social media has had in helping the families of Sandy Hook. (And to see the amazing people who are still out there in the world.)

More than 2.2 million people have already signed the National Sympathy Card for the victims' families through Causes. 

Worried that the Apocalypse is today? You can watch the end of the world online. Heh.

Liz offers her expert advice on the best apps and albums for kids, to help you survive those long holiday car trips.

Can you guess which major app had 10 million downloads in 48 hours? Talk about a comeback! 

Instagram users should read up on the company's major Terms of Service changes. Will you still use it? 

For you last-minute shoppers out there, our editor Liz offered awesome (seriously) tips on behalf of Target, for shopping for great tech deals. Check them out on The Examiner, She Knows, The Fashionable Housewife and Modern Mom. Some of us learned some new things too!

While you're wrapping up your online shopping, our publisher Kristen also offered Bing some really helpful tips on making sure your purchases are secure. 

If you're contemplating any device with an "i" for your kid, this funny dad's anecdote is worth a read. 

Guess which major app moved off of Facebook? (And we weren't too sad about it either.)

If you need a little Christmas, right this very minute, check out the best high-tech holiday light shows of the year. This isn't just some inflatable Santa on the roof!

 

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