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October 2009 (18)

30Oct
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Halloween, On Demand

Halloween is tomorrow, and I’m sure you’re all looking for some spooky ideas to help celebrate it in style. We’ve already posted about all the scary movies you can watch On Demand, and all the Halloween themed shows you can...

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29Oct
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Fancast celebrates Halloween

Halloween is this Saturday and I can’t think of a better way to get in the mood for trick or treating than watching some scary movies. Fancast has a whole section devoted to a variety of spooky (and funny)...

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28Oct
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A night at the National Museum of the American Latino

I am part of an exciting new mission in Washington, one that my Comcast colleagues have fully supported. Last year, Congress authorized the creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission. The Commission consists of 23 members appointed...

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27Oct
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The United Way and Comcast

There is always a special notation on my calendar for Comcast’s United Way campaign, which is under way now throughout our company. As many continue to struggle in today’s difficult economy, there is great urgency on a daily basis to...

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23Oct
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FCC Begins Examination of Potential Internet Regulation

Yesterday, the FCC under the leadership of Chairman Julius Genachowski, took the first steps in a proceeding which aims to craft new federal rules for the public Internet. Chairman Genachowski first announced he would undertake this effort in a speech...

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22Oct
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Watch Comcast CEO Brian Roberts at the Web 2.0 Summit 09

On Tuesday Jenn posted about Comcast CEO Brian Roberts’ conversation with John Battelle at the Web 2.0 Summit ‘09. While the conversation wasn’t live streamed it has been posted to YouTube and I’ve embedded the 43 minute interview above...

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21Oct
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Horror Movie Fest

“One, Two Freddy’s coming for you”… Everyone knows who Freddy is and what street to avoid. When I watched Nightmare on Elm Street for the very first time, I didn’t sleep for two days straight (this is not an exaggeration)....

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20Oct
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Demos "On Demand Online" at Web 2.0

We’re in San Francisco today for the Web 2.0 Summit where Brian’s talking to John Battelle about all things Internet. A big part of what’s happening on the Web for Comcast right now is our initiative to bring more TV...

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19Oct
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Comcast Digital Connectors Launches in Houston

We are strong believers in investing in stronger communities, and last week one of our most exciting community investment initiatives ever officially began in Houston. Building on our partnership with One Economy, we recently launched in Washington, D.C. the Comcast...

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16Oct
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Their Sacrifice, Our History

Just a few feet away from me were dozens of family members of Philadelphia police officers killed in the line of duty. What mixed emotions they must have felt as a beautiful multi-media memorial to their brave relatives was...

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15Oct
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Kick back, enjoy TV, and grab your laptop

The co-location of a laptop or PC with a television has been studied for years. Back in the late 1990’s Jeff Morris, an executive at Showtime Networks called my attention to a research study which he and Showtime commissioned on...

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13Oct
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Married, and back to blogging

Two weeks later, and I’m a married man (sorry, ladies). I’m back in the old blogging saddle, and cooking up some fun stuff for Comcast Voices that you’ll be seeing before too long. Thanks to Jorge and Kate for minding...

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09Oct
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Celebrity Spotlight: What was your favorite TV show growing up?

The Fall TV season has arrived and I'm certainly excited to see all the new shows and catch new episodes of some of my returning favorites. We thought it might be fun to show you what some of your...

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08Oct
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Security Scene: Introducing Constant Guard

If you've been reading this blog regularly, you know how serious we are about your Internet security. What most people didn't know is we've got a dedicated team here whose sole focus is to help protect our customers from bots,...

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07Oct
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Watch it On Demand. Review it on .net

Remember the dreaded pop quiz? I mean really, how could you forget the feeling of strolling into class a few minutes late to find your peers seated at their desks hunched over one of those unmistakable pieces of paper?...

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06Oct
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Did you ever notice?

Andy Rooney has made famous the question "did you ever notice?" That phase is always followed by the topic of his current focus. It's usually a focus on the wonderment of how, why, when, or where people do something....

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05Oct
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Remember "The Spectrum"

The Spectrum. Ah, the Spectrum. Just saying the word evokes so many memories. The Flyers winning the Stanley Cup, Christian Laettner hitting that buzzer beater, Dr. J, Bob Clarke, Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead, so many more. It's hard...

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01Oct
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"Free View" of NFLRedZone this Sunday

On the heels of a very successful debut of NFL RedZone, the new channel produced by NFL Network that moves from game to game as each NFL team is poised to score, Comcast is offering all digital cable subscribers...

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