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The @ComcastSports Boxing Trivia Challenge Contest has ended. Thanks to all who participated.

Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto are set to collide for the Welterweight Championship of the World. And you could be the big winner.

Put your Pacquiao-Cotto knowledge to the test and you could win an autographed boxing glove.

Pacquiao and Cotto will square off this Saturday, November 14, on Comcast Pay-Per-View. In celebration, Comcast.net Sports is giving away five Pacquiao and Cotto autographed boxing gloves in The @ComcastSports Boxing Trivia Challenge on Twitter.

A new trivia question will be posted each day for five days leading up to the fight (Tuesday, 11/10 until Saturday, 11/14).

To enter, just follow these 3 steps:

1. Start following @ComcastSports on Twitter.
2. Tweet your answer to the trivia question.
3. Include the hashtag #comcastboxing at the end of your tweet.

The first tweeter who submits the correct answer to each day’s trivia question will be selected as that day’s winner.  If you are selected as a winner, you will be notified by a direct message to your Twitter account.  We’ll provide you with an email address to contact in order to claim your prize.

Limit one prize per person. Trivia Challenge ends 11/14/09.

Once again, my legal people have asked me to give you their official rules, so here you go:

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Over the past month, we’ve added some handy new features to your SmartZone account. Check them out, and tell us what you think by posting a comment!

NEW features in SmartZone:

1. Voice mail messages can be auto-emailed to anyone.
Now, everyone in your household can listen to voice mail messages from their personal email accounts. SmartZone will automatically send voice mail messages to anyone you specify. Set It Up.
2. View emails from other accounts (like Yahoo or Gmail) in SmartZone.
Never flip between email accounts again! SmartZone allows you to view messages from your external email accounts, right in your main message window. So if someone sends an email to an external account (like Yahoo), it will be automatically directed to your SmartZone inbox. This features works with almost all web-based email accounts. Add Accounts.
3. Reply to external messages (like Yahoo or Gmail) with your SmartZone email address.
Now, you can change the “Reply To” and “From” fields in your e-mail messages. So, if a friend sends a message to your Yahoo or Gmail account, you can reply with your SmartZone e-mail address! Learn How.
4. Get email & voice mail on your iPhone.
Get your messages to go! With the Comcast App, you can check SmartZone email and voice mail, forward your home phone calls and much more. Get the App.
5. Enjoy a better email display.
You’ll find bigger fonts and more space in your mail messages. Plus, you can control your email view! If you’d like a bigger window while checking email, simply collapse the ad on the right hand side of the screen. Learn How.

So, what do you think of SmartZone?

Is there anything you’d like to see added to your SmartZone account? Are there features you use often? Add your ideas to our blog by clicking on the “comments” link below. We use your thoughts as we’re thinking about our services, so start posting!

You give Twitter a lot of your time. It’s time for Twitter to give you something back.

Starting September 25th, you can enter for a chance to win sweet prizes from Comcast.net just by tweeting.

In celebration of the launch of ESPN360.com on Comcast.net, we’re giving away 360 prizes on Twitter in the @ComcastSports Sweepstakes.

Prizes include LCD TVs, $25 Pizza Gift cards and ESPN360.com Prize Packs.

To enter, just follow these 3 steps:

1. Start following http://twitter.com/ComcastSports

2. Send a tweet from your account that answers the question posted on @ComcastSports. Keep checking back for new questions- we want to know your thoughts about the latest happenings in the world of sports.

3. Be sure to include @ComcastSports and the hashtag #officetailgating at the end of your tweet in order to receive an entry into the Sweepstakes.

Prizes:

We’ll select 30 winners each week until 12/5/09 to receive a $25 Pizza Gift Card.

During the week of October 25th, we will TRIPLE (yeah, that’s right, I used all caps to get your attention) the number of winners and award 90 prizes:

(30) $25 pizza gift cards

(10) 19” LCD HDTVs

(50) ESPN360.com prize packs (includes (1) ESPN360.com cap & travel mug)

If you are selected as a winner, you will be notified by a direct message to your Twitter account.  We’ll provide you with an email address to contact in order to claim your prize. Winners must respond within 3 days of being notified.

Limit one entry per day per Twitter account. Sweepstakes ends 12/05/09 11:59 PM ET.

My legal people have asked me to give you their official rules, so here you go:

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Here’s the inside scoop on increasing your odds in DailyCandy’s latest sweepstakes— presented by Comcast.net

So, what was it?

Did you guess the number of jellybeans in the jar?Did you win a jackpot at the nickelslots?

YOU LOVE WINNING (and so do we). So here’s the inside scoop on how to increase your chances of winning the Grand Prize in The Daily Candy 100-Day Giveaway.

First, you can play every single day — and it takes about 3 seconds. Just click the tic-tac-toe board and if you get three in a row you’ll win a prize! It’s a fun little break to take at work.

But here’s how to get even more chances to win:

1. CLICK HERE to Play the Match & Win Game
2. When you’re done you’ll get a special link to post on Facebook, Twitter etc.
3. Earn a GRAND PRIZE entry for each friend that plays (10 per day)

“But what are the prizes?” you might ask. Everyday there’s a new one. You’ll find the latest bags, jewelry, cosmetics, luggage — and more. And if you’re a man you should STILL play because style is the way to a woman’s heart (even your mom’s).

Ready. On your mark. Get set… CLICK!

Comcast recently added KidZui (The Kid’s Internet) to its lineup…and we’re here —LIVE on the scene — to tell you all about it.

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“Hey Emmett. What do you like about KidZui”?

My son is sitting at the living room table, logged onto KidZui and playing a car game.

“Um, I like it cause there’s different games I never played before…and it’s fun and stuff. Come on Mom. You already know why. Let me play the game.”

In a nutshell, KidZui is a FREE search engine and homepage for kids (ages 3-12) — and it’s a staple at my house. It’s a place kids can search the Web, play games, watch videos, listen to music and even join a sort of Facebook-like kid’s group — safely.

Imagine a colorful kid-version of Yahoo, and you’re getting close to KidZui. It’s the Willie Wonka of the Internet… an online playground with no strangers…and it’s the only way my son is allowed to go online without my full attention.

In light of that I put together my own list of…

WHY KIDZUI ROCKS
(A TOP 5 list by a real-life mom)

1. KidZui is a place that’s SAFE
Every site the KidZui search engine picks up (and there are tons) was hand-selected by a team of 200 teachers and parents.

2. The homepage is FUN.
Your kid can have an email account, make online friends, see funny animal pictures, watch videos, listen to music…they can even get homework help.

3. KidZui has the BEST GAMES.
It’s the best of the Web’s free games, all in one place. In our house, this is major.

4. It’s PARENT FRIENDLY (and free).
KidZui meets the demands of an overly protective helicopter parent like me. There are email updates, parental controls, and automatic reports about what my kid is doing online. Plus, it’s FREE.

5. It’s EASY for kids.
It’s picture based, so they can SEE what they want to do. If my son types in “Lego”, the search results feature photos of the web pages rather than text listings. It feels like KidZui was created by a kid (with a parent’s guidance).

So that’s the word folks. KidZui ROCKS — and you heard it here first.

Just a couple of months ago, a group of comcast.net/games community members started up a group chat while playing Pyramid Solitaire. Typically online chatting is considered a difficult platform to express one’s self, but this group of game lovers seemed to have no problem. The chat became recurring and began to cover more than just Solitaire strategies, top scores and avatar talk — sure enough friendships developed.

The folks at Comcast.net only became aware of these events a few days ago, after community member GammaDeb sent an email to Philly Jilly (Comcast.net’s avatar cutie) telling us the group’s story. GammaDeb explained how, three months later, the group has bonded in the chat room learning about one another, with some even feeling comfortable enough to step out from behind their computer screens and avatar identities and meet in person! Not only have they planned to meet but they have the perfect occasion in mind: An engagement party for ‘The Supers’ Supermomma9325 and Superchrono who met in our very own “Pyramid Solitaire Room!” Sounds like the group is ready to party and celebrate the engagement and the lasting friendships they have made with one another.

Congrats, Pyramid Solitaire lovers and thanks for sharing your story.

Haveanother story to share? Tell Philly Jilly at phillyjillyluvsgames-@-comcast-.-net. (But be sure to remove dashes when you do.)

We’ve got exciting news for Comcast High-Speed Internet subscribers: You now have unlimited access to ESPN360.com. That means access to thousands of hours of coverage from college football and basketball, MLB, NBA, golf, tennis, international soccer and much, much more.

Your connection to ESPN360.com also brings with it in-progress scores and stats as well as the ability to chat with other online fans (no more yelling at the TV!).

ESPN360.com is available to all Comcast High-Speed Internet subscribers via their Comcast.net account. Wherever you are, just login and visit Comcast.net/sports. There you’ll find a full programming schedule as well as viewing recommendations live games, replays and more.

And stay tuned – you’ll also be able to enter the “Ultimate Office Tailgate” sweepstakes beginning August 11th.

Click here to check it out now, and don’t miss tonight’s action as the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays and Spanish soccer heavyweight Barcelona battles the Seattle Sounders.

If you’re the owner of an iPhone or iPod Touch, then checking your Comcast SmartZone email and voicemail just got easier to access…from anywhere.

Last week we introduced the free Comcast Mobile app for you to download and install on either of those devices. The app allows you to not only check email and voicemail – already useful enough functionality – but also view TV and OnDemand listings and even watch the trailers for OnDemand movies.

Comcast Voices blogger Scott McNulty got to this news already and includes the following round-up of reviews of the Comcast Mobile app:

TUAW calls Comcast Mobile a “surprisingly useful and fun app for the iPhone and iPod touch,” EngadetHD says that “the Digital Voice integration is the killer feature in this version,” CNet gave it four stars, and Gizmodo thinks “this is how you make a services app.”

You can also click over to the Comcast Voices blog to view a video tour of the app as well.

(Legal Disclaimer: Airtime or data charges may apply. Check with your carrier. Not available in all areas. Restrictions apply. For more information, visit www.Comcast.net/iphone . Advertised features available to Comcast customers with digital cable, digital voice and high-speed Internet services.)

Let’s face it… with more Americans finding that they have less money coming in than they’re used to, there’s no better time to get a handle on the family finances. And this isn’t just our hunch. You and your fellow Comcast.net users have been asking us to provide a way to manage your money through the site.

So we found a solution for you — in the name of Quicken. The best part: You can harness dozens of powerful personal-financial tools for free with Quicken Online. Simply head on over to Quicken Online and find out exactly why the days of using pencil, paper and calculators to balance your checkbook and reconcile your bank statement have long since passed.

With web-based and downloadable desktop software, Quicken gathers info from your banks, credit cards, loans and more — all in one location. Construct a budget, set up bill reminders or simply take advantage of its at-a-glance overview of your financial life.

Whether the word “budget” is as foreign to you as the French Riviera or you’re an accounting whiz… either way, Quicken has a solution for you. In addition to the robust, free Online product, Quicken also offers Deluxe, Premier, Home & Business and Rental Property Manager versions of its software for those with unique needs. Not sure which product is best for you? Check out this handy tool that helps you select the best version — at the best price — for your individual financial needs.

But gaining complete control of your finances is only half of the battle. Once you’ve taken a long, hard look at your money situation and set yourself on a course for frequent check-ups, you’ll need to know how to bolster your bank balance, trim your credit-card bills and grow your nest egg. Luckily, Quicken has you covered on that front as well.

With smart personal-finance advice and strategies across a range of subjects, Quicken will ensure you stay on the path to financial success. Here’s just a sampling of its trusted tips:

• How to Set Financial Goals
• What to Ask a Financial Adviser
• Secrets to Marital and Money Bliss
• Conquer Your Fear of Investing

So what are you waiting for? As the old adage says, “Time is money.” Head on over to Quicken Online and put yourself on the road to riches… and it won’t even cost you a dime.