When you ask a teen ranked double digits out of millions on the other game to take a break and play something new, you expect some backlash, but a surprising “sure” floated from his lips. My husband (he believes that he is king) would challenge that our son is the expert of hardcore gaming, especially the games that seem to make even the nails begin to protrude from the walls, but my soon-to-be-out-on-my-own young adult, he is confident that he is king, so when the game arrived he taught me how to become the Assassin!

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We all gain our news in a variety of formats. Either from a direct source (paper, direct URL) or through a feed that can publish into a reader (Google). I even gain news from sources that feed through Twitter accounts (Paper.ly). I currently use Paper.ly for my own Twitter account and it is a great resource to pull together and share with others, but what Paper.ly, and many other sources don’t do, is make news personal for me.

Enter Genieo!

Genieo has made news personal, again. It is a simple thought really. Genieo is smart and curates news based on your likes by filtering and tracking information from websites that you visit the most. Not only will it offer news based on favorite and often viewed websites, you can link your Twitter and Facebook accounts to your Genieo homepage and receive feeds of interesting posts from both. Genieo gives you news wrapped in an awesome bundle!

Adding Genieo as your homepage allows you to read in one location throughout the day to gain insight into everything that is happening around you — locally, regionally, nationally, and throughout the world. It’s not just news either, you can keep up with important events like birthdays; have favorite websites just a click away, and have live event notifications sent directly to you.

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Yes, it is that time of the year again… preparing for many major holidays right around the corner. If you’re like me, you tell yourself to plan so that you can be well prepared for the chaos, but planning doesn’t always happen. You may start, but don’t stay on top of it or on track.

Sometimes a buddy to keep you focused can be a positive!

For those families that celebrate Christmas – well, even for those that may not celebrate this holiday, but need a structured plan – will be able to find a great online buddy and resource in 100 Days to Christmas. It is exactly what many may need to keep us focused on the holiday path.

The Challenge

100 Days to Christmas is an awesome blog that celebrates the special holiday with you by offering a practical daily tip to help readers prepare for the holiday in a calm, productive way without feeling the busy rush that normally sets in during holiday planning.

Some tips offered so far are planning monthly calendars, budgeting, and gift ideas. Each tip is presented as a daily challenge and literally will walk you through exactly what you need to do along with available resources that are helpful to complete your task. A very simple, yet straight forward planning guide to get you go-go-going for the holiday.

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