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GeekSugar — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:32:05 PST

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Guess the Tweetin' Mama!

Rebecca M Gruber — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:10 PST

Moms have plenty to say, but these days they're keeping it to 140 characters or less! Armed with smartphones and a sense of humor, many of Hollywood's biggest stars are sharing their thoughts on pregnancy and motherhood with their Twitter fans around the world. Take this quiz to see if you can guess which celeb mamas are tweetin' these days!

Question 1 of 6

Which mama shared a picture of her morning walk along the beach with her lil one attached to her?

The Week's Fun and Funny Celebrity Twitter Pictures

Brittney Stephens — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:43:26 PST

Celebrities shared photos on Twitter of their fun this week, whether in Indianapolis for fun Super Bowl festivities, on set, or even on the highway. Jessica Simpson took her baby bump to the big game, Nina Dobrev and Snoop Dogg partied with DirecTV, and Reese Witherspoon went for a drive with Chelsea Handler. Click through to see this week's best pics and don't forget to follow PopSugar on Twitter for exciting news and photos!

Our Favorite Funny Lady Tweets of the Week

Tara Sharp — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:19:02 PST

This week there was plenty of material for our favorite cheeky female celebs to comment on via Twitter. We had the Super Bowl, glitter bombing, Santorum, and more to get women like Julie Klausner, Margaret Cho, and Kathy Griffin tweeting. We even got some great dating advice from Whitney Cummings! Laugh along with us at some of the most hilarious funny lady tweets of the week now!

Fun, Fashionable Twitter Pictures of the Week!

Brittney Stephens — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:45 PST

This week, we caught up with some of our fashionable favorites on Twitter. Rachel Zoe was busy prepping for her Fashion Week presentation, but other celebs took on the town (and the big game!). Nicky Hilton and some model pals attended Jay-Z's Carnegie Hall concert, Jessica Simpson sat on the sidelines at the Super Bowl, and Brooklyn Decker had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction. Click through now to see all of the week's stylish snaps!

Our Favorite Funny Lady Tweets of the Week

Annie Scudder — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:49:47 PST

This week famous funny women took to Twitter to discuss everything from Kardashians to Xanax (no, not in the same tweet). We've rounded up our favorite 140 characters of comedy. Have a laugh now with the week's best tweets from the likes of comedians Sarah Silverman and Kathy Griffin or the hilariously honest model Chrissy Teigen.

The Week's Fun and Funny Celebrity Twitter Pictures

Mackenzie Wagoner — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:12:00 PST

The women of Hollywood got glam this week, and then shared their adventures on Twitter. Kristen Stewart had her makeup done by a true professional, while Kim Kardashian was chic in a bikini. Nina Dobrev preened for a photo shoot, and Selena Gomez worked on her glow on a bikini day with friends. Click through to see all the pics, and don't forget to follow PopSugar on Twitter for exciting news and photos.

Immortalize Kanye West's Tweets With Novel Poster

Kristy Korcz — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:44:55 PST

Do your walls need a little pick-me-up? The Novel Poster lineup of prints may just be the thing you need to stay on budget and rock your decor in 2012. These prints, made entirely from five different celebrity Twitter feeds (including Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Stephen Colbert, Shaq, and Katy Perry) go for just $40, a drop in the bucket compared to other geeky artwork. The prints are all drafted in legible font sizes, so they should keep your guests entertained for hours during your next swanky soiree. And if you've ever read Kanye's Twitter feed, you know what kind of a gold mine you'd have on your hands.

Fun, Fashionable Twitter Pictures of the Week!

Brittney Stephens — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:00:37 PST

This week's Twitpics were a mix of high fashion, award show fun, and everything in between. Models Bar Refaeli and Damaris Lewis shared their on-set snaps, as did Hart of Dixie star Jaime King. Erin Heatherton tweeted her view from the top, while Zoe Saldana and Lea Michele partied it up at the SAG Awards. Click through to see all of this week's Twitter snaps from our fashionable favorites!

Geeks We Love: Susan Orlean Shares Her Tech Secrets

Kelly Schwarze — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:34:14 PST

As a New Yorker staff writer, author of nonfiction books on subjects ranging from Rin Tin Tin to orchids, and woman with an all-around awesome job, Susan Orlean spends a lot of time alone writing from home on her latest reporting venture. So when she wanted to find all the camaraderie of an office no matter where her travels took her, guess where she turned for comfort . . . Twitter.

In an event at this year's Macworld in San Francisco, Susan explained that Twitter changed the way she worked, thanks to conversations with strangers, and helped to solidify her place with the geeks. Here's more of what we learned from our favorite tech-obsessed writer, including how to work efficiently with technology and deal when a loved one won't convert to your favorite gadget brand.

Keep the analog - Though Susan was speaking from her perspective as a writer, her tip to always keep a little part of your work in the offline, analog world can apply to so many other fields. It's a reminder to rely on our wits in the face of fast information. Don't Google every question that pops up, go out into the real world and discover the answer for yourself.
Don't skip the human part - Twitter serves as a natural extension of friendships, but it certainly doesn't replace the subtle nuances that occur in face-to-face interaction. Keep your curiosity (and relationships!) intact by picking up the phone or meeting for a coffee chat.
Download Evernote! - When asked about her favorite app, Susan emphatically responded, "Evernote." Its functionality across desktop, browser, phone, and tablet platforms lets you stay productive from anywhere and never forget the digital content that matters.
A united tech household is key - As someone that's "hopelessly obsessed with new gadgets," Susan understandably is an Apple evangelist, a brand known for its enthusiastic early adopters. The new products and industrial design beauty only goes so far, though, when half of the house is living in a different world - a PC world. After coping with a home office filled with piles of cords and multiple printers for the different operating systems, Susan half-jokingly finally convinced her husband to switch to Apple products when she simply stopped packing the bulky cords for his PC. Now they live in OS harmony.

Are you someone like Susan who has found a way to make social networks help you develop relationships and achieve work goals, rather than let them distract?