Archive for July, 2009

Cyber Safety in Tyler, Texas

Suddenlink was a key partner in setting up an “Internet Safety Cyber Cafe” at Discovery Science Place in Tyler, Texas.

Tyler’s daily newspaper, KYTX and KTBB all carried reports on the new resource.

07/31/09 at 4:01 pm

That Little (Sometimes Red) Button

At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing last week:

… some members of the committee mentioned how they would like a tool on a TV or remote control (specifically, the idea of a “little red button”) to provide information about the show and the show’s rating.

In a growing number of households, “this button (which sometimes even comes in red) already exists.”

07/29/09 at 12:13 pm

Suddenlink in Alexandria Honored

A major industry trade publication has granted Suddenlink’s Alexandria, La., team the 2009 Top Operators Award for a cable system community service program.

The winning program, Connecting to Those in Need, has generated (literally) tons of contributions to the Food Bank of Central Louisiana since 2007. Congrats to all involved.

07/28/09 at 10:59 am

Another Day, Another (Email) Scam

The bad guys are at it, again. The latest spam email, attempting to mislead Suddenlink customers, opens thus:

This message is from Suddenlink Management and we are sending it to every Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration accounts so we are shutting down some accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account.

Later in the email, recipients are told this:

You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

* Username: …………………………
* Password: …………………………..
* Date of Birth: ……………………….
* Alternative Email …………………….
* Country Or Territory: …………….

WRONG! As we’ve written before, Suddenlink does not send unsolicited email requesting personal or account information. Whenever you receive such email, ignore and delete it. If you have a question about whether an email is legitimate, give us a call. (It’s also a good rule of thumb to not click on links or open attachments in unsolicited or suspicious email.)

07/24/09 at 1:33 pm

Suddenlink Aids Job Searches in Lubbock Area

An economic development agency and large school districts in and around Lubbock, Texas, have partnered on “a new video venture intended to show young people what jobs are available.” Suddenlink is assisting:

The shows would be presented for home viewing on local cable systems. In addition, cable provider Suddenlink has agreed to show the program on cable channels in other cities it serves in the South Plains and Panhandle.

07/22/09 at 10:00 am 1 comment

Monitoring Internet Usage

Netgear will introduce a router that tracks how much data Internet users are downloading and uploading.

In Clovis, N.M., Suddenlink is testing its own version of an online usage monitoring tool for customers who are interested. More information here.

Per results in Clovis, we will consider expanding this tool to other markets.

07/21/09 at 2:23 pm 5 comments

Go to the Moon with Google

 

This one falls in the “very cool” category.

Timed with the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk, the Internet giant on Monday released an addition to its Google Earth mapping software to provide images of moon landscapes and traces of human exploration there.

Called the Moon in Google Earth and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, the software allows you to see topographical features on our closest celestial neighbor with the lunar equivalent of Google Street View. People can also see a gallery of the Apollo space missions and get information on every robotic spacecraft that has visited the moon.

07/20/09 at 1:13 pm

Emmy Loves Cable

From Broadcasting & Cable magazine:

Cable again dominated the list of nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, announced July 16 in Los Angeles.

Cable series garnered five of the seven best drama nominations as well as three nods in the best comedy category. They also made a significant showing in the variety, reality and top acting categories.

07/17/09 at 11:54 am

Summer Break

We will resume posting July 17.

07/02/09 at 7:28 am

Bandwidth and TV Online

Michael Willner comments on the impact of the “TV Everywhere” project on Internet usage (a.k.a., bandwidth consumption). His take, in short: The former should not be a major cause of concern about the latter.

07/01/09 at 12:47 pm 4 comments


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