Comcast On Internet Safety, Summer Entertainment And Their New App

On Thursday June 10 I had the opportunity to participate in a live webcast  hosted by Kelly Vrooman, from Sprout’s The Sunny Side Up Show, with Comcast experts and moms, Cathy Avgiris SVP and GM of Communications and Data Services, and Diana Kerekes VP for Entertainment Services. The call was about internet safety, summer vacation viewing and the new Comcast Mobile app. Here are the highlights from the call.

Internet Safety

June is Internet Safety Month. 55% of teens now have a social network profile. More than half of teens surveyed admitted to giving out personal info online to someone they didn’t know. A frightening statistic – 20% of teens have a secret online address or profile. Is your one of them? Talk to your child.

For the second year Comcast is issuing a Cyber Summer Safety Challenge. There are challenges for groups ages 5-9 and 10-up. The Cyber Summer Safety Challenge includes a series of pledges designed to be used as a guide.

It’s more important now than ever that we as parents talk to our children about internet behavior and safety. Talk with them about protecting their persnoal information, as well as about cyberbullying.

Comcast provides Norton Internet Security Suite to all customers. One tip stressed is that you should make sure your antivirus is up to date.

Summer Viewing

If you need something for the kids to watch now that summer vacation is starting, Comcast On Demand offers over 1500 choices for kids. The search feature is robust.

The average cost for a family of 4 to go to movies and have snacks is $90. Comcast subscribers can have a family movie night at home. New movies are available the same day that they are released on DVD. Most movies are $2.99. Again, the search feature is robust – you can search by theme or title. In the kids area the available movies include Common Sense Media reviews.

Comcast Mobile App

The Comcast Mobile App for iPhone allows you to program your DVR from a remote location. Within the app you can see a television guide similar to the regular one. You can also forward your home phone to your iPhone if you choose. The iPhone features are available via the web, you don’t have to have a mobile phone to use them.

The entire webcast, the two videos shown during the Webcast (the On Demand walkthrough and iphone application), a Summer Activities Calendar and a link to the Cyber Summer Safety Challenge is now available on the Comcast Voices blog.

Here’s the entire webcast, broken into three parts (for time).

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Tags: Comcast, cyberbullying, Internet Safety Month

Category: Entertainment