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Image via Wikipedia When you do business with a government agency, at just about any level, you surrender a certain amount of privacy. Whatever you give to the agency is likely going to be subject to so-called “sunshine” laws that go by names like “Freedom of Information” or “Freedom of Access.” Recently, some sportsmen [...]

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• ValueClick to sell off the same lead gen business that cost it $2.9M : http://bit.ly/9YmOew # Excellent post by Al Iverson on the use of domain privacy services: http://bit.ly/acHNPs # Something to think about: Are you adding to the conversation or just typing? # RT @aliverson: Email marketing isn't my life. Spam fighting is my life. Email marketing is just a means to an end, in multiple ways. # Powered by Twitter Tools #
• Image via WikipediaWhat is your conversation like with the people you communicate with? I don't care what they really are. They could be people on Twitter, bloggers, customers/clients, or family members and friends. What is your conversation like with them? There has to be evident value to the things we do, or we quickly get filtered. What would happen if you had a neighbor who only ever talked about work? Probably not too many dinner parties with that guy, eh? The same holds true in email, blogging, or Twitter. If you constantly interrupt other peoples' conversations with no other purpose than to tout your own product or service, then you're going to find yourself filtered or blocked. Everyone knows about you and they want content, not marketing. #
• RT @jacaldwell: woo hoo! MP Peter Kwaku of Ghana has selected me 2 move $19.5m out of Ghana b/c he trusts me. (Some folks have all the luck) # What's the best way to advertise consulting services without spamming? # . @VBalasubramani Yeah. I'm trying to blog more, and it's not working. # . @spamfighter666 which is why I said "without" spamming # Considering restarting my Blogtalkradio station to talk about email marketing. # .@annepmitchell Why yes. Yes, I have. # Twitter and business goals by @MarkatEMR : http://bit.ly/8Z9wot (including bit on how follower count is seductive like list size) # iContact denies having evidence of a data breach http://bit.ly/byP3AE # "Judge" Pearson (he of the $54M pants lawsuit fame) takes a swipe at a federal judge http://bit.ly/axWl3N # Powered by Twitter Tools #
• Finally kicked a bit of writer's block and am writing # RT @jacaldwell: @spamtacularcom Magill calling you "respectful" http://idek.net/wc5 (Classic Ken! And really we should all be respectful) # Got my American Red Cross instructor certifications in CPR for the Professional, Emergency 02 Administration, & Bloodborne Pathogens today # Can I now say that there is no such thing as an email emergency with authority since I teach those who deal with actual emergencies? # Can I now say that there is no such thing as an email emergency with authority since I teach those who deal with actual emergencies? # Powered by Twitter Tools #
• Finally getting the computers turned on after working with electricity all morning long. # "The reputation systems don't pay any attention to business models. They pay attention to results." http://bit.ly/6WR0MK # Thanks for RTs & Reposts @Jonathan_Kantor , @jacaldwell , @Port25Solutions, @tabsharani, @aliverson , and @Annalivia02 # New business cards from @Zazzle have arrived. A little disappointed because I made the company logo too small. Not their fault, though. # Today's project will be a new whitepaper. The only question is what to write about. # Maybe I shall turn my CAN-SPAM check list (http://bit.ly/AMwfW) into a much longer and more comprehensive white paper # if I'm doing a white paper on CAN-SPAM and best practices, should I put in a history of the law? # I hate writing. Just scrapped everything I had and am starting over. # Does that mean my day is wasted? # 100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know: http://bit.ly/90dsLI # Powered by Twitter Tools #