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Letters to the C-Suite

MickC — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:16:41 +0000

ExactTarget announced today a new white paper: Letters to the C-Suite: Getting Serious About Permission & Deliverability. I just finished having a look through it and highly recommend it. It’s full of great reminders from some of the people you actually care about concerning how important it is to do things right.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04

MickC — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:01:00 +0000

Must. Restrain. Fist. Of. Death. "Optimize CRM for E-Mail Blasts" http://bit.ly/bT2M0V #
.@tabsharani Congrats, Fred! Wish I were going! #
Funniest commercial I've seen all day long: http://bit.ly/ah4pWP #
Now I see why I'm getting the new followers today. Thanks @Annalivia02 & @LenShneyder for the mention. http://bit.ly/c4uVhs #
Great interview today of @aliverson by @scottcohen13 : http://bit.ly/a3OTLp #
Why is the sky blue? #
Ok, sorry folks. I thought @aliverson was trying to start a meme of asking funny questions. #
.@KNLorenz That's not shocking! I once had someone tell me that "redefining terms is half the fun!" I see a lot of that with that ESP. #
And the search goes on…. #
Thanks to all of my friends both on Twitter and on Facebook. Your love and support has been overwhelming in the very best possible way. #
Today's project: How to setup LSoft's Listserv with virtual domains. #
(If anyone has a HOWTO on that, I'd greatly appreciate it) #
Good read: RT @cyberlaw: New blog post – Standing under the CAN-SPAM act to bring a private cause of action – http://bit.ly/9GlACu #

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Have you updated your Goodmail settings yet?

MickC — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:27:01 +0000

: Image via Wikipedia

On March 24, Yahoo shutdown the dedicated MX that they had established for use by Goodmail participants. Well, we’re seven days in from that and it’s time to check your queues. Did you remember to stop sending mail through Goodmail to the following domains?

btinternet.com
btopenworld.com
rocketmail.com
ymail.com
yahoo.*

If you haven’t, your queues are likely backed up.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-28

MickC — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:01:00 +0000

Now, will @thenation understand that permission isn't transferrable and not mail the Air America list? I really doubt it. @cauce #

A Brief History of Spam

MickC — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:56:42 +0000

A Brief History of Spam

Today, while having a look around my RSS feeds, I came across a blurb at FastCompany.com for its “Infographic of the Day” feature. Today’s feature is “The Spam Industry.” You can click the image for a closer look.

In the graphic you can see the back and forth battle between those purveyors of All That Is Evil, and the ISPs and filter companies that are doing their best to block them. If you’ve ever wondered why your fully opted-in messages are sometimes caught in spam filters and blocked, this graphic should help you to understand why.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21

MickC — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:01:00 +0000

Finished setting a new Windows Live ID. Logged in for the 1st time and thought to check privacy. Everything set to "ok to mail." #
Now considering Tomato Jake's for dinner tomorrow night. #
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane. Don't have time to take fast train. #
(Don't forget: queues take a while to clear) RT @barteltom: Confirmation from Hotmail that the inbound mailing issues have been resolved. #
Just put together a new Twitter background. Feedback welcome. #
RT @shannonholato: Confessions of an Email Marketer: http://bit.ly/9RIGNd – Just got a chance to read this. Great post! #emailmarketing #
Just deleted my @dallas_news RSS feeds from my reader because they kept trying to open pop-ups in Thunderbird. #
.@MaxEmail I can't imagine what possible legitimate use someone would have for 5k Yahoo accounts #marketing #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14

MickC — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:01:00 +0000

If your recipients wouldn't notice if you stopped mailing them, then you're not engaging them. #
You mean if you rewind that doesn't make it fresh & new? RT @scottcohen13: @jacaldwell You didn't even know what a re-run was, did you? #
Just updated the "SORBS blocks Gandi" blog post with a link to something Michelle Sullivan wrote to NANAE. http://bit.ly/bPBZfT #
If you noticed webserver problems with spamtacular.com this morning, it was due to issues installing SSL certs for other domains. Fixed now. #
Anyone know how many domains you would have to have to break even signing up for opensrs? #
When naming new DNSBLs, please be considerate enough to see if the acronym is already in use. #
There are too many DNSBLs in the world. Headache inducing. #
Trying to figure out where I might go eat when I arrive in Durham on Monday night. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

MickC — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:01:00 +0000

.@justinpremick I generally advise against unsub confirmation messages for just that reason: recipients tend not to like it. #
Thanks for all the fish, Annalivia! RT @aliverson: Annalivia Ford leaving AOL. http://bit.ly/9PUf3e #
Did you know that…. spammers hide who they are and what they're doing? #
Didn't I just post about that last week? Is something in the air? RT @aliverson: Is Online Anonymity a Bad Thing? http://bit.ly/9nJd6F #
.@KNLorenz @jordancohenpr Nothing new. A PR that is purely an anncmnt may not fall under CAN-SPAM, but can't duck by claiming ads are PRs. #
.@jordancohenpr @KNLorenz come to think of it, I am pretty sure the DOJ sued Alan Ralsky for spamming PRs in a pump-n-dump scheme. #
My point here is that calling something a "PR" that "releases information" to "the press" doesn't provide cover from CAN-SPAM. #
Perhaps I should pull this to my blog. #
Wow. You can only listen to Pandora for 40 hours a month. #
Spamma in the slamma: Alan Ralsky reported to prison yesterday http://bit.ly/awgHgN #
I wish Ken Magill would go ahead and land somewhere, or start a blog, or something. I miss my fix. #
RCN will be acquired by a private equity firm for more than $530 million. http://nyti.ms/9LuUgB #
Yahoo to completely decommission the MX used by Goodmail clients: http://bit.ly/aGdGqp #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

MickC — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:01:00 +0000

AMAZING insight! RT @aliverson: It's true! Prospecting for email addresses is more complicated if you're not allowed to spam. #
Hrm. When you retweet, do you put comments before or after the tweet? Which is more clear and useful to the reader? #
Listening to They Might Be Giants…. "The sun is a mass of incandescent gas" #
Ah, Coldplay. Listening to "Lovers in Japan": "Someday the sun will come out." #
There comes a point at which the horse is beaten to glue. Continuing to yell at the horse becomes pointless. #
Wishing the phone would ring. #
Amen! RT @aliverson: Great post! RT @scottcohen13 Permission is the Power Behind Email Marketing http://bit.ly/c0pQOI (via @KentMcGovern) #
Wonderbar! RT @MarkatEMR: "targeted opt-out email" is raising its ugly head again. my riposte: http://idek.net/8MS (written the last time) #
Laura blogs about "taking permission" instead of getting it. A MUST READ. http://bit.ly/aMPWD4 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

MickC — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:01:00 +0000

RT @aliverson: Already at 115 hits on the co-reg dashboard, just from 5pm-midnight on Sunday evening. http://bit.ly/9DVBR2 (Congrats!) #
.@evan_burke I am also missing out on #maawg Maybe next time we'll both be there #
.@toddherr Can a Brazilian bar be too long? #
.@indiescott Mayo Clinic: "Ideally, CPR involves 2 elements: chest compressions combined with … rescue breathing. " http://bit.ly/ad7aAS #
.@indiescott Compression-only doesn't work better than standard CPR, but is far better than nothing. #
In case no one knew, I'm a Red Cross Standard & Delayed Care First Aid Instructor and also instruct CPR for Lay and Professional Responders. #
.@indiescott Get lots of questions abt that. Standard CPR will sustain for 30+ mins, compression only for 10. Something to think abt. #
RT @eROI: (We almost gagged here – really? why would they write this?) http://bit.ly/cgMCG1 (Simple: because it's what people want to hear) #
.@KNLorenz Absolutely BPs are about pointing people the right way. Trade rags, though, are about lip service. #
.@KNLorenz Not to mention that @netprospex gets to make a buck off of encouraging people to send (legal) spam. #
.@NetProspex Permission is not transferable. Also the use of non-opt in lists is usually a contractual violation with your ESP or ISP. #
Kevin Trudeau gets 30 days in jail for asking people to email the judge in his case: http://bit.ly/ayStba #

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