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February 26, 2001 |
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Stupid Direct Marketing Tricks: You have (junk e-) mail! |
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It took mankind multi-thousands of years to give birth to movable type, which revolutionized communications by taking the printed word to the masses. It took hundreds more years for broadcasting to come along and bring sound and then moving pictures to the people. Then it only took a few decades more for the Internet to be invented and for every Tom, Dick and Harriet with a computer to have access to that mother of all killer apps, e-mail. And, after its advent, it only took half a nanosecond for someone to find a way to become the scourge of all e-mail recipients: a spammer ... »
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February 26, 2001 |
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ReplyNet Guarantees One-Hour E-mail Service |
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ReplyNet , an e-messaging and click-thru tracking firm, is rolling out a new one-hour delivery guarantee on e-mail messages sent through its "fireball network." Any size opt-in address list may be submitted to the new network for the one-hour delivery. "The Internet technologies are advancing yet e-mail delivery is noticeably slowing down," said Ted Ryan, vice president of sales and marketing for the Arlington, Va.-based ReplyNet. "Marketers moving to large file rich media e-mail messages will find this kind of speed to be essential to their success." ... »
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February 26, 2001 |
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Carnivore Use for E-mail in Germany Debated |
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GERMANY — Red-Green government in Germany wants to increase e-mail spying German Carnivore regulation should completely monitor telecommunications. With the telecommunications monitoring regulation (Telekommunikations-berwachungsverordnung, or TKV), the German government hopes to perfect the monitoring of telecommunications and make even e-mail subject to universal surveillance ... »
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February 24, 2001 |
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WSD E-MAIL RAPE REPORT CALLED FALSE |
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County officials said Friday that an anonymous e-mail alleging gang rape at the Washington State School for the Deaf is erroneous, but the e-mail's sensational details have angered some parents, who still aren't certain what happened. The anonymous e-mail claimed that on Feb. 19, two high-school boys and three middle-school boys took an elementary girl into one of the school's residential units ... »
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February 23, 2001 |
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Youth accused of sending e-mail to Bush |
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A 14-year-old boy has been charged with making an e-mail threat against President George W Bush, a misspelled message that read in part "im going to kill you." Police said the threat was sent to the president's e-mail address at the White House. Secret Service agents traced it to Marion and focused on a juvenile because of the spelling and grammatical errors ... »
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February 23, 2001 |
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13-year-old arrested for e-mail threats |
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Tavares, Fla. — A 13-year-old honors student was arrested after sending death threats to some of her classmates by e-mail. Vannessa Marie Frank, of Eustis, turned herself in at the county jail Thursday, Lake County Sheriff's officials said.
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February 23, 2001 |
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Kids receive e-mail from all over world |
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TAYLORSVILLE — When the sixth-graders in Janet Forrest's social studies class at Taylorsville Elementary decided to solicit e-mails worldwide, they hoped to receive about 10,000 replies. Threemonths later, that number has exceeded 450,000 - including all 50 states, 81 countries and all seven continents - and they haven't finished counting ... »
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February 23, 2001 |
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E-mails concern mayor |
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A man who sent "aggressive" e-mails to city and community officials about his opposition to Opportunities For Otsego's proposed homeless shelter was questioned by city of Oneonta police during this week's Common Council meeting ... »
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February 23, 2001 |
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Caples Awards — Direct Mail Winners |
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First Place: Entry Name: The Ardbeg Committee; Creative Director: Dave Mullen; Copywriter: Liz Holt; Art Director: Dave Mullen; Production: Bob Lorie; Client: Glenmorangie Malt Whiskey; Agency: OneAgency, Edinburgh, Scotland
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February 23, 2001 |
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Wasting time on e-mail |
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E-mail — a modern convenience that was supposed to save us countless minutes in our daily work lives. But something happened along the way to efficiency. A new survey shows that executives are spending even longer hours at the office trying to answer all the e-mails that flood their inboxes throughout the day. In the poll by Accountemps, a temporary staffing company, executives said they spend an average of 108 minutes daily reading and sending e-mail messages. The survey, which was conducted by an independent research firm, included responses from 150 executives with the nation's 1,000 largest companies ... »
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