About Kelly Whalen

is the founder of The Centsible Life, a blog where motherhood and money meet. Her goal is to help readers live well on less. Kelly is a mom to 4, and loves that she can stay at home with her kids, and still pursue her passions for writing, personal finance, and social media. You can often find her on twitter and Facebook talking money and motherhood.

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Crowdsourcing #HashChat Recap

Our crowdsourcing #HashChat on August 6th included special guest Aliza Sherman who wrote the book on crowdsourcing. We had a great discussion on crowdsourcing with a focus on how and if brands should do so on twitter. Some highlights are below. Twitter like every social channel is about CONVERSATIONS not communication.. use hashtags to sort […]

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#HashChat 7pm PT August 6th: Crowdsourcing

Join the Hashtracking team tomorrow night from 7:00-8:00 PM PT/ 10:00-11:00 PM ET for our (mostly) weekly hashtag chat. This week’s topic is crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is used often in social media for both sourcing labor, finding answers or solutions, and even funding (also known as crowdfunding). While we often turn to Google for answers to questions […]

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Hashtag Influencer: Double Duty Divas

The Double Duty Divas are bloggers and working moms who run iRetreat conference (formerly Reviewer’s Retreat) as well as a blogger network. To say they’re busy is an understatement! Bridgette Duplantis and Cecelia Mecca met while attending BlogHer 2009 realizing quickly they had more in common than running successful review blogs. Bridgette and Cecelia maintained their sites while […]

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Hashtag Dos and Don’ts Recap

Last night’s #HashChat covered hashtags dos and don’ts. We talked about dos and don’ts and touched on a lot of other topics. We had a rousing discussion about whether there are actually dos and don’ts and everyone felt pretty similarly that brands should use a lot of care when they use humor so it doesn’t […]

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#HashChat 7pm PT July 30th: Hashtag Dos and Don’ts

Join the Hashtracking team tonight from 7:00-8:00 PM PT/ 10:00-11:00 PM ET for our (mostly) weekly hashtag chat. This week’s topic is hashtag dos and don’ts. Hashtags are a staple on all social media platforms now. We see them in ads and on our TV screens. They are being used in smart and funny ways for […]

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#HashChat 7pm PT July 23rd: Fitness Hashtags

Join the Hashtracking team tonight from 7:00-8:00 PM PT/ 10:00-11:00 PM ET for our (mostly) weekly hashtag chat. This week’s topic is fitness hashtags. How has Twitter allowed users to connect about fitness topics? Have you joined into an exercise based hashtag community or one that promotes a healthy lifestyle? We’ll be talking about how […]

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Hashtag Influencer: Charlene DeLoach

Charlene DeLoach is a former attorney who worked for the White House and the Massachusetts Legislature as an attorney. Now Charlene writes blog posts instead of laws on a variety of sites. She writes about luxury travel, fashion, and beauty at CleverLuxe.com; about toys, fitness, and family products at CharleneChronicles.com; and activities and baby gear at MetrowestMamas.com. In her […]

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#HashChat 7pm PT July 9th: Political Hashtags

Join the Hashtracking team tonight from 7:00-8:00 PM PT/ 10:00-11:00 PM ET for our (mostly) weekly hashtag chat. This week’s topic is political hashtags. How has Twitter and the use of hashtags impacted politics and public policy, both globally and locally? We’ll be talking about how candidates and activists use hashtags when campaigning, how typical […]

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Hashtag Influencer: Amy Lupold Bair

Amy Lupold Bair, blogger, social media marketer, and mom, is the founder of Resourceful Mommy Media. In 2008, Amy burst onto the social media scene inventing the Twitter Party – a hashtagged social event with panelists and a conversational theme catering to the needs of clients ranging from e-commerce start-ups to nationally recognized trusted brands. Developing […]

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