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Mark Zuckerberg Marries Longtime Girlfriend, Priscilla Chan

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, today in a ceremony at his home and... yes, he changed his Facebook status to married.  It was a big week for Zuckerberg which also included moving Facebook to be a public company on Friday as well as a big week for Chan who graduated medical school.  In fact, the guests believed they were there to celebrate Chan's graduation.  Read more >

The Shrinking Blog Comment Section

Tiny Person on Blog

There has been talk around the blogosphere about comments tapering off; where there were once vibrant conversations, there are now only a few people talking. And yet the same people report that their overall stats haven't fallen. Readership for the most part remains constant, but the discussion has tapered off, almost as if it has been sprayed with experimental perfume and we're witnessing the Incredible Shrinking Blog.  Read more >

Watching What You Say Online: Teaching Social Media Circumspection

Teens looking at cell phone

Some people are more circumspect than others while they're online, thinking before they post.  While they'd love to upload that incredibly amusing photograph of them drunk on Spring Break, they think about potential future employers viewing it and their posting finger stops twitching.  Or they may leave their office fuming about their boss, but they give themselves time to calm down before taking to the Internet to let loose a string of curse words. But that doesn't mean that your friends are being as thoughtful as you are on your Facebook wall.  Read more >

Infertile Shouldn't Mean Replaceable

Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar (Flickr)

The National Zoo in Washington DC may be getting a new female panda because the one they have hasn't been able to produce more cubs after one successful pregnancy. I can't help but feel sad about this. I am an infertile woman who was successful with treatments the first time around. I am an infertile woman who has not been able to get pregnant again since. The message being inadvertently given by zoo researchers is that this panda is worthless if she can't reproduce.  Read more >

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Full Name
Mel Ford
Member Since
July 2006
About Me: 
I write Stirrup Queens when I'm not reading other people's blogs, cooking, or chasing after my twins. I'm the author of two books: Life from Scratch, a novel about blogging, and Navigating the Land of If, a non-fiction book about infertility and pregnancy loss. You can find me on Facebook and on Twitter. You can reach me via email at melissa.ford@blogher.com.
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