Bloggers Visit Jamaica on Junket

If you have seen the #BeachesMoms hashtag floating around Twitter it’s for a family junket that was held this weekend courtesy of Beaches Resort (@beaches) in Negril, Jamaica. Voted one of the best beach resorts by Parents magazine (2010) Beaches hosted influential mom bloggers and their families for a weekend of sun and surf. The moms, along with Maria Bailey of BSM Media, who were there include:

New Conference in Boston: Springboard

New England bloggers rejoice! There is another blogger conference in your midst and it’s taking place this fall in Boston! It’s called Springboard and is being co-hosted by Boston Parent Bloggers. Springboard is an intimate workshop-driven experience. Panels have their time and place in the conference world, but their focus is on skills and skill-building. To make that happen, they think that you typically need one or two experts to get right to the point and teach you. Not only that, they believe that you should also feel like you have accomplished something while you’re there. While you’re learning, you’ll be checking some items off your to-do list right away. You can expect pre-conference homework,...

LATISM Creates Bloguera Retreat, Announces Winners

Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) will host an invitation-only Washington, DC blogger retreat for the top Latina bloggers in the country. Hosted next week, May 20 – 22, bloggers will be treated to a two-day “Mini MBA” where sessions will range from blog and business best practices, leadership skills, and social good.

[Infographic] Travel, Tech Stats from Windows

I love getting fun information from the Microsoft team. As a Windows Champion I am more than happy to share it. This travel infographic is right up my alley as I am always traveling somewhere it seems.

Moms Featured in National Walmart Ad

Through a blogger program run through Collective Bias influential mom bloggers will be seen in a national Walmart ad that will be distributed to one million homes this week. The ad is a special booklet featuring Johnson & Johnson products. Two bloggers of the five who are featured in the national ad are Caryn Bailey of Rockin’ Mama and Amy Bellgardt of Mom Spark.