Archive for December, 2009
Top 10 Posts of 2009
So, yesterday I put out a list of the bottom 10 posts of 2009. I promised then that I’d put out a list of the top 10 posts today, and here they are (in reverse order — #1 is really #10). IP relisted despite no more mail being sent. It seems like I blogged about [...]
Bottom 10 posts of 2009
Everyone else is busy publishing their top 10 list of posts for 2009. I’ll do that tomorrow, but I figured that today, I would start by looking at the bottom 10 posts. These would be ones that you may have missed, or may have disagreed with. 47 USC 230 Explained in English. This was mainly [...]
Lobby the ISPs!
ISPs don’t consider that ESPs and their clients are really a legitimate constituency to be considered when creating filtering and blocking schemes.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27
Some "rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated" humor for your Monday: http://bit.ly/4Uq36Y # More Monday humor: http://bit.ly/7R3pVO (This reminds me of some client attitudes.) # Great humor by Ken Magill: http://bit.ly/5jwNR6 # Working on a new website to offer my services as a consultant. Is it ironic that I feel self-conscious about self-promotion? [...]
Dummying up the stats
Image via Wikipedia Every once in a while I hear talk about folks wanting to do head-to-head tests. And, every once in a while, I get asked about it. So, I figured I would put down my answer for all to see. Head-to-head testing is generally a very bad idea unless it is done correctly. [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20
This new retweet thing is looking kind of stupid # RT @Annalivia02: New Post: Baking With Spam! http://bit.ly/50UWP2 # Not an #emailemergency : One mailing to a domain was blocked, but the next 4 after that went through. # RT @KNLorenz: @lorenmcdonald : http://bit.ly/83VIK1! I get asked all the time & I'm not a fan. [...]
What makes an ESP good?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife A current discussion on Twitter (and if you’re not following @spamtacularcom, please do) has centered on the question of the feasibility of creating a list of “Good ESPs”. I think that is a solution in search of a problem, but the question of what makes an ESP “good” is [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13
It's official now, so I can post it here. I have tendered my resignation with my current employer, effective 12/31. # RT @aliverson: AOL: Feedback Loops De-mystified: http://bit.ly/8nxyUY (An excellent post by Annalivia!) # New AOL Postmaster site: http://bit.ly/5dCO4A (See the announcement at http://bit.ly/6342Wa ) # . @mattblumberg You could make that into a fun [...]
Spammer is as spammer does
Laura has an outstanding post about coming changes to reputation systems up at her blog. If you haven’t had a look at it, you should. Part of one of the comments, though, has caused a bit of a commotion: While I’m with you in spirit, I’m not optimistic that “blocking ESPs” will have much of [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06
. @evan_burke I'm not sure I understand what you mean by that? # I need to find a Barry to answer a comment on yesterday's blog post. # RT @aliverson: Jamie Tomasello on permission and how ESPs need to step it up. http://bit.ly/5mmZoA (Excellent thoughts!) # . @fromthesalesrow you could always blame @isprelations # RT [...]
