somebody's electronic address on the Internet or an intranet. An e-mail address is commonly formed by joining the user name and the mail server name,...
It's a question I've always asked myself. It's certainly a concern of email marketers. I like the analogy Melinda Krueger provides in EmailInsider. "I've always thought of a customer list as a leaky bucket," she says. Leaky may be an understatement -- every six months 17% of the U.S. online...
When you compose a message that's intended for a batch of co-workers, clients, etc., do you put everyone's e-mail address in the To: field? That's bad form. For starters, it allows every recipient to see every other recipient's e-mail address a particularly bad move if this is a customer list....
This paper explores how breaches of security can ruin even the most innocent of newsletters and tells you how you can avoid making the same mistakes. The paper explains simple checklist of things to do in order to be both lawful and ethical: make the email address at least of...
Having people go to one's website is not always easy: remind them with a special business card. Whether a person understands it nor not, the web is likely here to stay; those businesses that do not yet have a web presence, or at least email addresses, are likely to get...
In this article there is a list of 11 Ways to protect a business from online credit card fraud. The first one is to always verify the customer's billing address. This can be done automatically with the address verification system ("AVS"). The second one is, the shipping address & billing...
When you apply via email, there are a couple of options. You can write your cover letter directly into an email message the same rules for writing a proper letter and proofing it apply and attach your resume a MS Word attachment is best. Or, you can attach both your...
If you're like most small-business owners, you need a generous supply of potential customers' names and e-mail addresses to effectively market your offerings online. The good news is you don't have to deceive or spam people into getting them. The bad news is that too many others have already taken...
Here's a super simple mail proxy service that Web Worker Daily just clued me in on. The site of Akapost.com is borderline unusable, but the service it provides is awesome. (Besides, once you sign up on the site and follow these instructions, you basically never have to go there again.)...
If you freelance or work at a small company with no email system in place, you'll often find yourself feeling sheepish for telling future business contacts to get in touch with you via your Gmail or Yahoo! account. Now, though, there's a free and easy way...
If you have e-mail addresses in another product, such as in an e-mail program or in a word processing, spreadsheet, or database program, you can add the addresses to Outlook 2000 as contacts. Any Outlook folder that contains contacts can be used as an address book, so you can import...
When responding to a job posting, do whatever it takes to find out who the decision maker is. To get the names of these hiring authorities, try your personal network first, and Web-based tools second. Remember this rule: Computers don't hire. Only people can hire. So any information about an...
For some college students, social networking sites SNS such as Facebook and MySpace have become their principal means of communication. Many have lessened or completely relinquished usage of their school and personal e-mail addresses. Others have installed these sites' mobile features so that they can constantly be in touch with...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-18 August 2008-South East Water implements online customer service programme with EpticaC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com South East Water, a supplier of drinking water in the South East of England, has completed the first phase of an online customer service programme with Eptica, a European provider of multi-channel...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-18 August 2008-Wadja launches SMS Plus serviceC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Wadja, a mobile Internet, media and messaging service, has announced the launch of its new SMS Plus service. The service allows customers to send messages to multiple recipients simultaneously, for less than GBP0.05 per message....
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-20 June 2008-Yahoo! introduces two new e-mail domainsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) announced on Thursday (19 June) the global availability of two new e-mail domains, ymail.com and rocketmail.com. These two domains will give let users get a new Yahoo! e-mail address...
Taking a cue from social-network sites such as Facebook.com and MySpace.com, restaurant companies nationwide--worldwide, in fact--are creating online networks for employee interaction. Social media also are becoming the new way to communicate with employees, especially for multiunit companies whose employees are spread across regions, states and entire countries, according to...
What might a possible AOL-Yahoo combination look like? Probably not that different than the companies look separately. Yahoo and AOL are the No.1 and No.3 providers of e-mail services in the United States, and closing down one over the other is unlikely to happen, says Ellen...
Byline: Steve Rubel On the internet today, asking for feedback is in. The media already are onboard. Virtually all journalists solicit feedback by listing their e-mail addresses next to their bylines. Some go even further by overtly asking for help...
1. Organize site content in a way that addresses visitors' needs and helps them achieve whatever their goals might be. Recognize that this structure may be different than the way your company is organized internally. 2. Consider your Web site as one piece...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-5 February 2008-Bell unveils Online Voice Mail and Text to Landline servicesC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Two new services have been unveiled by Bell, a communications company in Canada providing telephone services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital TV and VoIP solutions, intended to allow customers to stay connected...