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title: "Wrapping up 2013 – Allison’s Tech Talk \"Year in Review\""
description: Allison Gingras wraps up 2013 with a look back at her favorite app reviews, as well as some of the great changes and expansions to her Tech Talk column.
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# Wrapping up 2013 – Allison’s Tech Talk "Year in Review"

Dec 20, 2013 7:00:12 AM  |  by [Allison Gingras](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/allison-gingras)

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To prepare for 2014, let’s first wrap up 2013.  It was an exciting year, as my Tech Talk columns not only branched out beyond an Android app review-only focus but also extended beyond appearing every other Wednesday to every Friday!

It is hard to believe that I have been a member of the wonderful CatholicMom.com family for over a year and half.  [My first column appeared on June 7, 2012](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2012/06/07/my-road-to-android).  This year I also added the extremely fun experience of moderating the CatholicMom.com Facebook page every Thursday.  I never cease to be amazed by the power of technology to reach beyond my home, my town, and even my state (and on occasion country) to meet and interact with so many amazing Catholic women (and men).

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The highlight of my year came during the summer when I was able to attend World Youth Day (WYD) with my son, Ian, and the Boston Deaf Apostolate.  During that time I tweeted the experience, and then recapped in my August 7 column, “[A Little Birdie Told Me: Tweeting WYD.](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/08/07/a-little-birdie-told-me-tweeting-world-youth-day)”  Though I have no intentions of joining WYD 2016 in Poland, I am very glad I was on this Pilgrimage with 3.5 million of my closest Catholic friends! The highlight moment of all the festivities was definitely Adoration at Copacabana Beach when Matt Maher sang, “Lord I Need You.”

And some of my favorite new columns that broke away from the app review mold:

- [The Social Media Evolution](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/10/04/the-social-media-evolution)
- [Catholic New Media Conference – Twitter Style](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/11/01/catholic-new-media-conference-part-1-twitter-style-cnmc)
- [Where I Spent My Time Online](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/10/11/where-i-spent-my-time-online-this-month) (new monthly feature)

Thank you for blessing me with your readership in 2013. I pray you continue on this Tech Talk journey with me (and the other amazing columnists) into 2014 … and beyond!

***Copyright 2013 Allison Gingras***

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### [Allison Gingras](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/allison-gingras)

Allison Gingras [ReconciledToYou.com](https://reconciledtoyou.com) shares an everyday Catholic faith with humor and honesty. Her writing includes Jesus Heals: Finding Hope, Wholeness, and Peace; Seeking Peace; The Handy Little Guide to Novenas; Encountering Signs of Faith, and others. She is a co-host of the Through the Mysteries podcast. Allison is the Director of Digital Evangelization for Family Rosary USA.

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