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Friday, August 20, 2010

nfuf: BitDefender and BitMoms

On this New For Us Friday, we're sharing information about BitDefender and BitMoms Community.

Interested in learning about my most favorite internet security company in the whole entire world--one that has a super online community whose focus is to provide parents with online safety news, resources, and materials?

Do you want to win a copy of BitDefender Total Security for yourself? Read on!


Keeping Families Safe Online

written by Leticia Barr, Chief BitMom

If words like sexting, social networking, tweeting, wall posts, cyberbullying, objectionable content, security, and privacy settings make you uncomfortable, the free BitMoms.com community can serve as a useful resource to help you keep your kids safe online. BitMoms provides news, content, and resources about family internet safety and security issues to make the internet a safer place for children.

Powered by BitDefender, the award-winning provider of innovative internet security solutions, BitMoms is an interactive website and social network. It serves as a hub for conversations on internet safety topics, as well as online safety news.

Members engage in information seeking through the discussion Forum, sharing diverse perspectives on current events involving internet safety topics for families, and accessing resources from the Content Library. The Content Library includes information about talking to your children about internet dangers, protecting yourself when online shopping, safeguarding Facebook photos from hackers, and a PDF download about online safety that can be easily shared with friends or used to educate fellow parents PTA meetings.

New content is constantly being added to BitMoms, making it a dynamic and exciting site to visit daily. Chief BitMom Leticia Barr, of TechSavvyMama.com creates blog posts and videos that are uploaded several times per week and the BitMoms community members are also regular contributors to all aspects of the site.

“As a mom of two, technology expert, and educator I am proud to serve as BitDefender’s Chief BitMom and blogger,” said Barr. “With BitMoms.com, we’re really trying to provide a constructive place for moms to go, to talk about the issues we experience as part of our daily digital lives as well as a place to gather information, industry news and helpful tips to keep our families safe online.”

BitMoms also encourages fellow bloggers to apply for the BitMoms Blog Network. BitMoms Blog Network members are an exclusive group of individuals who are passionate about helping other parents keep their kids safe online. Benefits include exclusive content, a stipend to attend a blog conference of your choice, and the opportunity to win a full sponsorship to BlogHer 2011.
BitDefender encourages all mothers, regardless of their experience using the internet and ages of their children, to visit and become a member of the free BitMoms.com community to become knowledgeable about family internet safety.

GIVEAWAY:

BitDefender would like to offer 3 new copies of the BitDefender 2011Total Security to our readers. In addition, we will update you on other opportunities to enter a similar giveaway in the weeks to come. This newest product becomes available in early September.

Here's how to win: Please leave a comment here simply saying why you need BitDefender software or what you think about the BitMoms Community. That's it! (Please include your email address so I can reach you if you win.)

Winners will be chosen by random.org, and giveaway ends at midnight on 08/31/10.
Good luck!

For additional entries let us know if you:

Join the BitMoms Community
Follow BitMoms on Twitter
Tweet about this giveaway including @Bitmoms and a link to this post

**Personal Side Note: My netbook started acting up in mid-July, and I didn't think much of it until I was unable to open programs, close programs, or do any normal word processing or work online. (Clearly in denial, right?) I have to admit, the computer was only protected by free anti-malware programs I downloaded onto the device, but those programs did come highly recommended to me by several of my techie relatives. When things got really bad, I reached out to Leticia Barr, my trusty friend (and Chief BitMom).

Leticia suggested I install BitDefender Total Security onto the computer, which I immediately did. I was in awe of how user-friendly the program was, how quickly it scanned, and how thoroughly it 'cleaned' my netbook. With the incredibly supportive BitDefender team and awesome BitDefender software, I was able to restore our dear netbook back to good health. I am now a total convert; BitDefender may not be as familiar as other internet security programs here in the US, but I'm a firm believer that once word gets out about how this program knocks others right out of the ballpark, the game will be over. I totally and completely recommend BitDefender to anyone in the market for internet and/or computer security.


This giveaway is open for entry until August 31st, 2010 and is a sponsored post on behalf of BitDefender. However, my feelings and opinions as expressed in the above paragraphs are completely my own, typed on my happy, healthy netbook thanks to BitDefender Total Security.

5 comments:

  1. I'm a firm believer in using technology with our kids - it makes learning more fun, and it's a skill they'll need as adults... My 3yo has her own laptop, with internet access. I monitor her all the time, but it'd be nice to feel a little more secure about what she's able to access!

    janemaritz at yahoo dot com

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  2. We could use this because lately we've seen even child friendly sites leaving more and more cookies on our computer. And hey, face it, you don't know anything about the people who run those sites.

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  3. We could really use this.

    My kiddos love using the computer and I love keeping them safe on the web.

    hollykallison {at} yahoo {dot} com

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  4. I'm also only using free anti-malware programs and would love something like this! I'm also very interested in keeping my kids safe on the computer.

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  5. Comments are closed as the contest is over. Winners were notified and will soon receive their *awesome* Bit Defender software.

    Thanks for reading and entering!

    Holly, Mary, and cparkins from AZ were the three winners from our sites. Congrats!

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