We know there are dirty ways to make money in email marketing. However, the CANN Spam act made it more challenging to get into email marketing. via SEO Black Hat
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I’m quite proud of my mother. Yesterday, she was listening to somebody on the radiotalkaboutspywareandhowyoushouldneverclickonpopupadvertisements.Mymomagreedwiththehostandexplainedtomethatclickingonsuchlinksrepresents amajorsecurityriskbecauseyoucangetvirusesthatwillinfectyoursystem.

Now to those of us who are well-versed in the ways of internet security, this comes as no surprise. However, my mom is not the most technically literate person in the world. I still have to occassionally show her how to access files off of a CD. Still, the fact that even my mom knows that she shouldn’t click on pop-ups without having to be told suggests that there is a glimmer of hope for the rest of the internet population.

On the other hand, apparently other relatives of mine thought that they were the 1000th visitor to a site, who could resist?.

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The financial details of the settlement were not disclosed. TheGlobe was discovered to have created over 95 fake accounts on MySpace for the purpose of sending messages in bulk to random users. via Mashable
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EDITORIAL: Deleting spam: For every gain in the war on spam, there remains plenty of opportunity for loss. via Customer Interaction Solutions
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“There was too much mystery about how to get emails delivered. Now, thanks to Return Path’s API, small businesses can click one button in MailChimp to test each campaign before sending to their lists and correct any problems identified.”

MailChimp, the friendliest full-function email marketing service for small business, announces integration with Return Path’s Sender Score Monitoring system, giving MailChimp users access to rigorous … via Creative Pro
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Q: How long does it take a new Gmail account to get spam?
A: In my case, one day.

May 26: Create account. Address has never been given out to anyone.
May 27: Receive weird spam in Chinese.

Q: How long does it take for an address, published on the web, to be harvested?
A: In my case, two days.

May 26: Create email address at (non-webmail) domain. Post address on one website.
May 28: Receive weight loss spam and fraudulent lottery notifications, to that address only. And fourteen spams since.

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Google is expanding seemingly by the minute, and acquisitions are playing a big role in the search engine leaders quest to rule the technology world. Wednesday Google said it will buy a photo-sharing Web site called Panoramio and confirmed the acquisition of security software vendor GreenBorder Technologies. There are rumors Google will also purchase a provider of online RSS feeds called Feedburner for $100 million.
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All the news, opinions, and reader reaction over the hottest controversy yet.
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TrackBacks TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/5426 Comments Yes, and HE evidently has a sense of humour. via Small dead animals
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