June 21, 2012
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Because I Am Addicted To The Internet – Symantec Identity Safe {Giveaway!}

So, I don’t know about you, but I happen to like the Internet. Kind of a lot.

Here are my details: 2 blogs, 1 website, 1 personal Facebook account, 2 Facebook pages, 2 Pinterest accounts, 2 Twitter accounts, LinkedIn, Google+, and what am I forgetting? Forums that I’m a member of, banking sites, PayPal, eBay, Amazon, the list just keeps going on forever and ever, Amen.

(Image courtesy of Ron Bennets)

I share those details with you so that you can get an idea of just how many passwords my brain is currently holding on to. Every month when I go to pay my credit card bill I panic just a little bit. Is it this password? Nope, must be this other one. Oh, wait, try this.

It’s frustrating and ridiculous and sometimes it makes me cry like a little baby.

Needless to say, I was thrilled when I was chosen to write about Norton Identity Safe. It’s a password manager, y’all. And it’s by Norton so I feel pretty safe using it.

Not only that, but it remembers the information that you fill out again and again at various websites, like your address, name, and phone number. All of those things that you type again and again and again until your fingers turn to bloody stumps.

It even manages your credit cards, you guys. Do you know what this means? It means that the next time I go to purchase something I won’t just decide at the last minute that I don’t really want it anymore because my purse is all the way across the room and I still haven’t memorized my credit card number. Just think of all the packages I’ll be having delivered!

I’ve been slowly but surely adding every single password I have to Norton Identity Safe and letting it do it’s magic. It’s amazing how much less frustrating this whole Internet thing has been these last few days. I didn’t realize how stressful it was trying to keep up with all of the passwords I had, but not worrying about it has been sorta awesome.

If you’d like to make your life a little more awesome too, head over to the Norton Identity Safe website and download the product FOR FREE. Yes, I said free.

Oh, and if you’re into free things, how about sharing a story about a time you forgot or lost a password and you’ll have a chance to win one of five Android Tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2- 10.1-Inch, Wi-Fi) with Norton Mobile Security and Identity Safe installed! Just leave your story in a comment below and you’ll be entered in the sweepstakes.

Visit BlogHer.com to find other reviews of Norton Identity Safe.

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No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
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d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw from all participating blogs, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.
This sweepstakes runs from 6/21 – 7/31.
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  1. Julie F. in NC June 23, 2012 @ 5:39 am (#
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    I can NEVER remember my ebay password. I am constantly having to request a change almost every single time I use ebay. Doh!

  2. Shannon June 23, 2012 @ 11:26 am (#
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    Right after starting a new job, I forgot my password for the online retirement fund, had to get the number from HR, and spend 30 minutes on the phone resetting it. Great job, me, for making a fine impression at a new office.

  3. Christina C. June 23, 2012 @ 1:01 pm (#
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    Once, I forgot the password to my messaging system. I ended up getting locked out and had to call customer service to reset my password.

  4. Christina C. June 23, 2012 @ 1:09 pm (#
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    I tweeted about this giveaway. https://twitter.com/kawaiidragon88/status/216608707205795840

  5. Amy @ A Little Nosh June 23, 2012 @ 3:54 pm (#
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    Forgot my password this morning at the ATM! And it’s the same one I’ve had for years.

  7. Staci Tyson June 23, 2012 @ 6:40 pm (#
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    I had all my passwords written in a safe little notebook. My 19 month old flushed it down the toilet. Could have really used you Norton.

  8. Brianna palmucci June 24, 2012 @ 5:56 am (#
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    I have forgotten my passwords more times than I’d like to remember as well as getting
    Locked out of my accounts and having to call and reset them, and then having to remember the password
    I gave when I set up the account ( like that’s going to happen!)

  9. Christine June 24, 2012 @ 9:54 am (#
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    oh gosh, at work we have a super secure internet system that i rarely use… but when i need to i can never seem to remember my ~15 digit password of random numbers and letters (boo!). not only that, i usually forget where i have it written down, so i always end up calling tech support every time i need to google something… they must love me :)

  10. Elizabeth June 24, 2012 @ 12:26 pm (#
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    Sympathize with all your Internet password needs. Add to that about a dozen work passwords all on changing schedules. On one of our systems they wanted to go to an automated password re-set so they had us fill out an online questionnaire of about 30 questions. Of course that was done years ago so when I needed to re-set my password I couldn’t remember the answers I had used (ah dude, my favorite book CHANGES all the time because I am a reader).

  11. kathy w June 24, 2012 @ 5:44 pm (#
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    Remembering my pass words for all my different things always keeps me guessing. I have even locked myself out of FB and my ATM .

  12. Kelly Massman June 24, 2012 @ 7:52 pm (#
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    So far, I haven’t forgotten a password for anything important and I do have too many different ones! Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day!
    kmassmanATgmailDOTcom

  13. Erika June 24, 2012 @ 11:39 pm (#
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    I used to work at a job that required me to change my passwords every so many months. I would get totally lost trying to remember them for all the different programs!

    chambanachik@gmail.com

  14. Rebekah Smith June 25, 2012 @ 10:44 am (#
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    I try and have the same password to EVERYTHING. When one needs changed I make a new one very similar to the one I already use. Well that always causes a problem because I forget what I change the new ones too. I started writing them down at work but when I go home, I forget and I hate it. It happens to me all the time.

  15. Andi June 25, 2012 @ 12:29 pm (#
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    I forgot my password for my computer at work one day – I seriously use this thing 5 days a week and one day it was just GONE. The funnier thing is that it’s totally easy to remember because it’s my employee ID number. How embarassing is it to walk into HR and say “yeah, I forgot my password, can you look it up for me?” and have the HR assistant look at me like I’m nuts and go “it’s your employee number.” Somewhere between “I know,” and “really, I forgot it. Can you look it up?” The look changed from ‘you’re nuts’ to ‘wow, you’re really pathetic.’

    For everything else I use one of three passwords, and I do change them periodically. I try to keep them “themed” though, so I’ll remember them.

  16. cindy June 25, 2012 @ 2:46 pm (#
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    I have several passwords that I use and user names. Thank god that I have Norton on my computer, they help me remember all of them. Before I would have to write them down and of course I would lose the paper. It was really frustrating when I changed my passwords. I love my Norton antivirus and your Blog.

  17. cindy June 25, 2012 @ 2:49 pm (#
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    I tweeted you RT @Buns_In_My_Oven Because I Am Addicted To The Internet – Symantec Identity Safe {Giveaway!} http://bit.ly/NYniDh I have several passwords that I use and user names. Thank god that I have Norton on my computer, they help me remember all of them. Before I would have to write them down and of course I would lose the paper. It was really frustrating when I changed my passwords. I love my Norton antivirus and your Blog.

  18. Lisle June 25, 2012 @ 3:44 pm (#
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    I only forget one of my passwords. It’s the one that is my zipcode. For real. Whatever. Someone else to remember things would be nice. But I seriously can’t believe you haven’t memorized your credit card number yet. That’s just plain Crazy! ;^)

  19. Kristin June 25, 2012 @ 9:03 pm (#
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    I just changed my passwords this weekend and I apparently interchanged two of the letters and so when I tried to log onto my accounts I had to enter each variation to see which one worked! AGH!

  20. Jenna Z June 26, 2012 @ 7:37 am (#
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    I have forgotten so many passwords, so many times… I forgot the password to a website that everyone in the company uses, and they use the same password. I got everyone locked out!!

  21. Heather@Creative Family Moments June 26, 2012 @ 11:19 am (#
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    I was trying to log in to stop a paid subscription we had but I had forgotten my password. The only way to retrieve this particular one was by calling from the phone number you had on account. The problem? We had moved and had no access to said phone number. It was a nightmare, but if I had this I would’ve been fine!

  22. jeannine s June 26, 2012 @ 10:51 pm (#
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    I can never remember my walgreens. com password. I even have written down and have now lost that paper.
    This past weekend I lost my email password when I went to check it on another computer at a relatives house.

  23. Shell June 27, 2012 @ 1:54 pm (#
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    I always forget the email to my bank account and so does my hubby so we both are constantly changing it and then we forget to tell the other the new password and then the other has to change it all over agian and on and on it goes :)

  24. Sky June 27, 2012 @ 9:57 pm (#
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    I have the hardest time remembering my Army Knowledge Online password. They force me to change it constantly, you cant use any of your past ten passwords and it has to be crazy long.

    skyperez@gmail.com

  25. Jen Grimm June 28, 2012 @ 5:04 pm (#
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    Tweeted: on MandalynnJDG (Jennifer D Grimm)
    RT @Buns_In_My_Oven Because I Am Addicted To The Internet – Symantec Identity Safe {Giveaway!} http://bit.ly/NYniDh

  26. Jen Grimm June 28, 2012 @ 5:30 pm (#
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    I have a bad memory and need something to help me with all the different passwords!

  27. Tiffany Winner June 28, 2012 @ 7:38 pm (#
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    I dont usually forget passwords because i tend to use the same ones all the time but i know that’s not the safest way to do it

    thismomwins@gmail.com

  28. Angela Peterson June 29, 2012 @ 7:24 am (#
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    I still have a Myspace account because I forgot, not only the password, but the email address used for the account. So, I can’t even request a password change!

  29. Elena June 29, 2012 @ 10:24 pm (#
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    I forgot the password to my online bank account once, and also forgot the password to one of my email accounts. I still didn’t recover the email password.

  30. Elena June 29, 2012 @ 10:28 pm (#
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    I tweeted:

    https://twitter.com/frugalcalimom/status/218923358950133760

  31. Amy Tong June 30, 2012 @ 2:12 am (#
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    I’m just happy that I’m not alone….in not remembering and have to reset my passwords every month. I think I have at least 50 different accounts that require passwords and some that I don’t log-in often enough, I just have to re-set the passwords every single time. Quite frustrating when you are in a rush trying to get things done. This sounds like the perfect product for me.

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

  32. Amy Tong June 30, 2012 @ 2:13 am (#
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    tweeted about this giveaway: https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/218980520271417346

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

  33. Amanda Sakovitz June 30, 2012 @ 12:29 pm (#
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    I forgot my password when I was applying for loans for my college tuition. I had to wait 5 days before I received a new password and just got in on the deadline to apply. I felt really frustrated and helpless. I now write down all of my passwords.

    pokergrl8 at gmail.com

  34. Amanda Sakovitz June 30, 2012 @ 12:30 pm (#
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    https://twitter.com/aes529/status/219135794672181248

  35. ria June 30, 2012 @ 8:32 pm (#
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    I, being the smart person that I am, decided that I would not memorize a whole bunch of p/words- i would just use the same one everywhere- until my email got hacked 3 times in 1 week. I soon came to my senses! lol

  37. Liz Ticona June 30, 2012 @ 11:24 pm (#
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    Ive forgotten my passwords countless of times, i have 3 different passwords that i use for different accounts of websites but unfortunately sometimes by the time i get it i get timed out! lol, once i forgot my password to log in my bank well let’s say i couldn’t transfer some money around and i had some fees due to that, after that I try to stick to one password only! :) Thank you!!!
    ******I posted about giveaway on twitter here’s the link: https://twitter.com/LizTicona/status/219299509249900545

    my twitter account is: @lizticona

  38. Carolyn G July 1, 2012 @ 7:27 am (#
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    I was sick and access my work emaila nd forgot it. SO I had to reset it but then when I got back to work, I forgot it again. It is so frustrating!

  39. Marci Johnson July 1, 2012 @ 5:42 pm (#
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    I probably am the most unsafe person in the world since I use the same passcode for about everything. My poor memory cannot handle user id’s and passwords for everything. And nowadays you need to create a user id and password for just about every site you visit.

  40. Jessie C. July 1, 2012 @ 9:59 pm (#
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    I change my pswd like every two months and keep in my pocket note. Not to mention when I lost my purse, I can’t even log into my daily email account! It was totally a tragedy to miss important appointments. Then I had to wait for a week after several processes to get a new account/pswd.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

  42. cw July 4, 2012 @ 2:12 pm (#
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    I find it frustrating when websites have crazy rules for your passwords, like must be 10 letters/number, include 1 capital, 1 symbol, and 1 number….I can never remember that when I go back to the website when I try to get in and my usual password variations don’t work. I hate it when they block you out after 3 trys too!!

  43. Karina Lee July 5, 2012 @ 4:05 pm (#
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    i always forget my passwords

  45. LinhC July 5, 2012 @ 9:43 pm (#
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    My husband and I use the same accounts and when he changes the passwords I can never figure them out, and after trying to many times, I get locked out. ARGHHH!

  46. Brandy July 6, 2012 @ 7:36 pm (#
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    I have forgotten my password for my bank account and been locked out! It’s awful!

  47. sharonjo July 7, 2012 @ 4:05 pm (#
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    I admit I’m one of those people who tends to use the same password for too many different sites–not a good idea I know. My husband was trying to apply for a hunting license just last night and couldn’t remember his password, or even his user name or the email account he had used at the site before. We finally gave up and started a brand new account. This Norton Identity Safe is something we both need to install–pronto!

  48. anash July 8, 2012 @ 4:55 am (#
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    im constantly forgetting passwords, especially for accounts i dont check often enough! Thanks for a super giveaway!

  49. anash July 8, 2012 @ 4:56 am (#
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    Tweeted:
    https://twitter.com/anashct3/status/221920449007861761
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com

  50. sy July 8, 2012 @ 7:13 pm (#
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    Right now I can’t remember my password to change the credit card I use for auto payment, I could be getting much better reward if I’m using another credit card, wish I had norton before. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
    songyueyu at gmail

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