Changes are coming to the bulk email market, according to DMNews, and it’s a mixed bag for advocacy email. The cost could be coming down, but the flexibility and effectiveness could be declining as well.
E-mail list pricing could drop as much as 25 percent in the next three to six months because of changes in the way service providers handle HTML e-mails.
The post notes that the next version of Outlook will block HTML graphics by default.
Today I interviewed Scott Cleland, a Washington-based analyst who has been following Google for years. He seems to relish being a bit of a contrarian and in the interview he talked about the increasing power of Google and why that’s bad for consumers. He also opposes net neutrality, something that many of you will no…
Henry Copeland of BlogAds, an advertising network for blogs, spoke to the current state of the market for ad spending in the blogosphere: After dropping 40-50% for the first couple of months after the election, it looks like we’ll be at new highs in March and April. I won’t call it a tipping point, because…
I’m torn about how to deal with Donald Trump. Part of me says that this is the same guy who demonstrated a clear lack of respect for many Americans, engaged in disgusting personal behavior, and expressed views that would present a clear and present danger to the United States if they were actually to become…
Microsoft’s Robert Scoble frequently offers good insight and great links. But I’m afraid today his wife may be right. When he blogged today about "the world" I can only hope he intended to say "my world." RSS has totally changed how I work and how I get my information. In that sense, RSS has changed…
An article ("Courts Unlikely To Stop Google Book Copying") about the controversial project finds: Despite objections from publishers and writers, copyright law appears to be on Google’s side, legal experts say. The social value of Google’s initiative to digitize library books, including those protected by copyright, will likely weigh heavily in the search engine’s favor.
Sometimes it’s a good idea to eat one’s own dog food. Or so they say. I often complain that folks overlook the power of email as an effective tool for communications and idea-sharing. Sure, blogs are great. RSS feeds are useful. And automated emails alerting to new blog posts are simple enough to set up….