One thing I absolutely love about writing teensygreen is the amazing amount of moms (and some dads, but mostly moms) I’ve been meeting, either through working with eco-products; communicating with readers who make comments; or being directed to other bloggers. Social media networking has blown up this past year, expanding well beyond Facebook into much more mature, intellectual realms that people can really share with. Here are just a few social networking sites I can’t go without on a daily basis! Let me know if you’re on them too, would love to connect with more readers!

Twitter - You’re a parent, so you have plenty of time on your hands to communicate with thousands of people at once, right? Yeah, right. Twitter is the ultimate ADD outlet. Write thoughts, post a link, vent, have a conversation - the catch is, you only have 140 characters per tweet to do it. Sounds complicated? It takes some getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, Twitter can be highly addictive. You can “follow” what other people are saying, and vice-versa. I’ve met people from all over the globe, and for many interests - going green, parenting, love of cereal - seriously. There are tons of Twitter tricks that I won’t get into, but believe me, you’ll either be thanking me or hating me. If you need a place to start to find friends, Wendy Piersall of Sparkplugging just posted the “Ultimate List of Moms on Twitter” - and received over 200 more moms who commented with their Twitter names! Dads, we didn’t forget you! Here’s the “Ultimate List of Dads and Husbands on Twitter,” just for you!  PS - my Twitter name is ‘teensygreen’.

Hot Moms Club - If you haven’t clicked through the big pink button on my sites column, go now! Hot Moms Club is the newest and hottest mom-only social networking site buzzing everywhere. Put up pics, videos, links, join groups, make friends, show off your kids…all with the HMC magazine providing you with amazing articles about being a modern mom in an upside down world.

Blogher - “You say it. We share it.” Blogher is a deep, vast website for women who want to write, learn how to blog, or simply read from the 10,000 other blogs to discover. Get political, find a book club, or even going green - Blogher is the grandmommy of blogging sites, and is well worth exploring. There really is something for everyone here, as well as a calendar of conferences and BlogHer events to meet up with other women who have lots to say!