Do You “Over-Sharent?:” Social Media, Parenting & Knowing When to Stop Posting About Your Children

By Emily A. Hay Ultrasound photos and shots from the delivery room. Detailed descriptions of potty training hits and, um, misses. Injecting parental anecdotes into seemingly non-offspring related conversations....

By Emily A. Hay
Published on November 2, 2012

Social Media Help for Parents of Tweens at the KidsLinked Festival

Hay There Social Media was proud to be one of hundreds of businesses that recently participated in the Kidslinked Music and Arts Harvest Festival in Columbus, OH.  The weather...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on October 15, 2012

Girls & Cyberbullying

By Sheri Watkins According to Microsoft’s recent worldwide online bullying survey, girls are more likely to be bullied online: 55% vs. 24% of boys. Also, those who bully online...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on September 18, 2012

How to Get Fans Talking on Your Facebook Business Page

By Deanna Rose Why you need to stay in the Facebook conversation The last time you were looking for a new pediatrician or dentist, did you Google one —...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on September 12, 2012

Meeting Ricki Lake, TV Talk Show Host & Social Media Trailblazer

By Emily A. Hay For women of a certain age – late 20s to early 30s – Ricki Lake was a friend, an ally – the girl next door....

By Emily A. Hay
Published on August 28, 2012

What Parents Can Learn from Paris Jackson’s Tweets

For more than a decade, the public knew very little about Paris Jackson, daughter of the late Michael Jackson and sister to Prince and Blanket.  There were a few...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 26, 2012

Encouraging Tech-Savvy Preteen & Teen Girls Through Social Media

Today’s blog was prepared for the Internet Advisors show on WJR 760AM and on the Michigan Radio Network. You can access podcasts from the media section of our site...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 21, 2012

Do your kids mind their social media manners?

One main focus of good parenting is teaching good manners. As parents one of the first lessons we teach is to say please and thank you, and to be...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 16, 2012

Online Reviews: A Make-It or Break-It Opportunity for Your Business

With every business, comes positive AND negative reviews. The most important thing is how you respond to them. If someone complained to you about their experience with your business...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 16, 2012

Is My Tween Sharing Too Much About Her Life on Social Media?

Remember the shampoo ad from years ago…. “She told 2 friends, and they told 2 friends, and they told 2 friends, and so on and so on and so...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on July 3, 2012

Are you a “Facebook challenged” parent?

“My mom is Facebook challenged.” This was a comment made to me recently by a tween girl referring to her mother’s lack of understanding or even participation when it...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on June 28, 2012

What is Digital Citizenship?

Is your early teen or “tween” (ages 8-14) a social media user?  Perhaps your tween is a social media enthusiast or perhaps just getting into social networking sites like...

By Emily A. Hay
Published on June 28, 2012