Email List Building
Three weeks ago, Kari Chisholm had an interesting post about how to build an email list.
(I’m getting caught up on posting interesting reads today, in case you didn’t notice the flurry of posts.)
Three weeks ago, Kari Chisholm had an interesting post about how to build an email list.
(I’m getting caught up on posting interesting reads today, in case you didn’t notice the flurry of posts.)
Beltway Blogroll reports that Congress will hold a hearing to explore the issue of FEC regulation of blogs. The hearing will be next Thursday (9/22) and will feature bloggers and FEC commissioners past and present.
The New York Times will begin a paid subscription section starting next Monday, 9/19, that will primarily include columns. Jupiter analyst David Card wonders: shall we start the countdown for how long this lasts till the Timesmen (and women) demand to be set free so they can continue to participate in the online blogger-commentariat fray?
The BBC has an article on the rising use of the Internet in American politics, with a special focus on podcasts.
TechCrunch reviews the latest version of Attensa, an RSS reader that integrates with Outlook, and notes that: Attensa is aggresively adding features to compete with other readers and has an excellent product suite. However, some (including Jeff Nolan) have stopped using Attensa’s Outlook product because of reported difficulties in making these third party applications work…
Hollywood Reporter looks for Google’s next move. The item mentions potential acquisition targets: Infospace, AOL, and TiVO. In addition: Other analysts proposed a combination of public and private firms Google might be eyeing, including emerging search companies like Blinkx, TVEyes and Convera Corp. I’m not an expert on all of these, though I do recall…
TechCrunch profiles a new music matching service called Pandora. Basically, it is a recommendation engine built on the components of a song, rather than what other users decided to listen to or purchase. They apparently have human listeners who tag each song with a wealth of information about the sounds and style. Then when a…