Melissa Wiley is a homeschooling mother of six and the author of The Martha Years and The Charlotte Years, two series of books about the ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She blogs about children’s books, family, and home education at 
Beyond Facebook and Twitter
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Melissa Wiley in Reviews on Friday, March 12, 2010
As I’ve shared this week, Facebook and Twitter are the two social networks I use most often. Today I’d like to take a look at some other forms of social media I find useful and fun—and some I don’t use at all.
1) Social media for book lovers
GoodReads is a site that helps you keep track of the books you read. Enter a book title, and you can mark it “read” (past tense), “currently reading,” or even... READ MORE
How to Use Twitter Without Going Insane
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Melissa Wiley in Reviews on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Yesterday I talked about some reasons you might be interested in using Twitter. Today we’ll look at how to do that without being driven nuts by the blur of disconnected information.
When you log into Twitter, you land on your home page. That’s where you’ll see the tweets of everyone you “follow.” You also have a Twitter profile page. That’s where all your tweets are collected in one place. Here’s... READ MORE
5 Reasons I Love Twitter
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Melissa Wiley in Reviews on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
1) Speed and Ease.
It’s the fastest, easiest way I’ve found to jot down the funny things my kids say, the delicious moments that flit past so quickly: the things I want to remember forever—but won’t, if I don’t record them. I used to use little slips of paper stuck to the fridge, or notebooks that were never at hand when I needed them. A friend recently referred to these home-life tweets as “the art... READ MORE
How to Protect Your Privacy on Facebook
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Melissa Wiley in Reviews on Tuesday, March 09, 2010
One of my 14-year-old daughter’s presents this Christmas was her own Facebook page. With so many of her cousins on Facebook — cousins who live clear on the other side of the continent — we wanted her to be a part of the extended family conversation.
But we’re cautious parents, protective of our kids’ privacy and safety. Facebook’s privacy settings can be a pain for people of any age to navigate,... READ MORE
Streamline Your Facebook Experience
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Melissa Wiley in Reviews on Monday, March 08, 2010
Fire up your Facebook pages! I’ve been invited to guest-blog here at Faith and Family Live this week to talk about social media. Thanks, Danielle, for having me!
Recently, the sudden arrival of Google Buzz threw many Gmail users for a loop — especially mothers like me who were surprised to discover our children’s names and comments showing up on our Buzz pages, right there for all the world to see.... READ MORE
There's an App for That
Features | Posted by Melissa Wiley in Reviews on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
When I got my iPod Touch, I thought of it as a sort of guilty pleasure: one more way to keep up with email and blogs, and perhaps a way to listen to audiobooks. I had no idea it would transform my prayer life.
Then, while wandering the wonderland that is Apple’s App Store — a virtual warehouse full of applications custom-made for the iPhone and iPod Touch—I encountered Universalis, which installs... READ MORE
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