Taking parental control in the digital age

Parenting has never been easy but in the digital age, it can be harder than ever. For instance, without parental control over online content, it is surprisingly easy for children to see to something you’ll wish they hadn’t.

The good news is tech companies are catching on and are quickly rolling out new options to give parents better control over what their kids have access to watch.

Let’s take a look at what Google and Amazon are doing to protect your kids.

McGuffey Art Center artists get crazy fast fiber Internet from Ting

Art is made to push boundaries. That’s nothing new, but when artists get their hands on the latest tools, tech and Internet access, they can continue their important work and even grow into boundary-pushing small businesses.

McGuffey Art Center enables that exact kind of work. One of the oldest artist-run associations in the country, McGuffey makes its home in the old McGuffey Elementary School building located at the corner of West Market Street and 2nd Street North West, just off the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA. Here, 40 studios, five galleries and a gift shop are open to the public six days a week, free of charge.

Best Business of the Year nominees

The nominees for the 2018 Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) Awards are in and Ting is nominated for Best Business of the Year. That’s worthy of celebration and we wanted to thank the Council and our team for the recognition.

What we’re more excited about is the number of Ting Internet users who are also nominated across the various categories.

That’s what we’re here for and we’re thrilled to see many Ting Internet customers joining us on the list of nominees.

We offer Internet service. Our endgame is to be a platform from which people can innovate, build their businesses and the local economy. We love to see people succeed at whatever they set out to do. Fiber is a game-changer. It means doing more with less time and being a contributor to the Internet as much as a consumer of the Internet.

Ting Marketing Manager, Drew Hurst

If you’ve been by the Ting booth at local events around town, there’s a good chance you’ve met Drew Hurst, the Marketing Manager for Ting Charlottesville.

Drew has been central to building local sponsorships and partnerships. She’s dedicated to discovering nonprofits that Ting can support, developing creative Ting events for customers and representing Ting at larger local events like Tom Tom.

TV schedule notification tools

When you cancel cable TV, you may be surprised to notice that it’s easy to miss the premieres of your favorite shows since you’re not seeing commercials. This is especially true for on-demand services that are commercial free. The good news is that there’s a flood of new TV schedule services out there to help so you never have to miss your favorite show again.

Here are a few of our favorite picks for the best ways to keep track of what you’re watching.

In our Charlottesville progress reports, we offer as much information as we possibly can on the fiber network build process. We’ll also talk about Ting events, promotions and some of the work we’re doing in the Charlottesville community. Check back regularly to keep up to date on the latest.

Ting’s bringing even more fiber to Cville

The construction work to bring more of that crazy fast fiber Internet you’re asking for continues in Charlottesville. As discussed in the last Cville progress report, we’re working on several fronts, Redfields, Fontana and Fry’s Spring, expanding the network and laying the groundwork for connecting as many homes as possible.