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Miscellaneous: Web Marketing Today Influences E-Businesses Worldwide
From: www.wilsonweb.com
"Web Marketing Today may well be the most influential marketing periodical in the world, reaching readers in over 200 countries. Dr. Ralph Wilson is editor of this largest and perhaps oldest of the e-commerce e-zines published today. Approximately 25% of readers come from outside the United States. Date: Jul 7, 2004, 16:46 PST"
Site Design: Testing Animated vs. Non-Animated Buttons
From: www.wilsonweb.com
"Guesses that an animated button to attract attention to an offer will work better than a static one. Explains that A/B split testing can help determine this, but observes that enough traffic is necessary to get reliable findings. Date: Jul 7, 2004, 14:19 PST"
E-Mail Marketing: E-mail Messages with Dynamic Content
From: www.wilsonweb.com
"Explains the difference between simple e-mail merging and inserting dynamic content into e-mails, based on customer preferences, demographics, and buying patterns. Mentions several software programs and ASP applications. Date: Jul 7, 2004, 13:50 PST"
Local Marketing: Building Relationships with Young Parents via E-Zine
From: www.wilsonweb.com
"A local church developed a local Parenting Tips e-zine designed to help younger parents and their families -- and build a relationship with the church as a provider of trusted and timely information. Subscriptions were obtained through sign-ups at a local family fair and articles in local periodicals. Date: Jul 7, 2004, 10:28 PST"
E-Commerce: Convincing Foreign Buyers to Purchase from Your Online Store
From: www.wilsonweb.com
"For a UK vendor, getting US shoppers to buy can be a challenge. Some things that will help include a .com domain, selling in US dollars, site translation into American spellings and idioms, a friend who can serve as your US agent, and free shipping. Date: Jun 30, 2004, 12:24 PST"
Bet On Google IPO
From: www.webpronews.com
"Feel like the Google IPO is a safe bet? You could always roll the dice and see if they come up in your favor. Numerous online bookmakers have begun taking bets on what will happen to Google's stock prices once they hit the stock market in August."
Gmail4Troops Donation Site Launches
From: www.webpronews.com
"A website called Gmail4Troops.com has launched with the intention of collecting Gmail invites by means of donation and rewarding them to military members who sign up. The accounts, while available to all service members, will be prioritized for those serving in combat zones."
Nigritude Ultramarine Stayer Winner Announced
From: www.webpronews.com
"With the first part of DarkBlue's SEO challenge (http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20040607NigritudeUltramarineSearchEngineOptimizationWinnerAnnounced.html)already decided , the optimization company announced the winner of the second stage of the challenge. The two-month competition had two stages in which winners could be declared."
Walla Launches Free 1 Gig Email Service
From: www.webpronews.com
"Following up to a story that appeared on (http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20040421WallaCommunicationsPlans1GigEmail.html)WPN in April, Walla! Communications has launched their new free email service, Walla!Mail, featuring 1 gigabyte of storage. This makes WallaMail the second fully operational email service that offers such a capacity, with Spymac being the first."
Google In Legal Trouble Over Name Again
From: www.webpronews.com
"First, the family of Professor Edward Kasner sued Google. The family claimed that the name Google was infringing on Kasner's mathematic term, Googol. Now, another group has filed suit against the search engine, claiming Google infringed on their company name. The company filing this suit is called Googles, with an "s"."
Feds OK Nextel Spectrum Swap
From: www.wired.com
"The Federal Communications Commission approves a plan to sell Nextel a band of spectrum in exchange for spectrum it uses now. The idea is to ensure public-service communication systems are interference-free."
Data Nightmare at Pentagon
From: www.wired.com
"The General Accounting Office looks at how the Defense Department keeps track of its supplies and finances, and the picture is not pretty -- even with more than 2,000 databases and billions spent. By Noah Shachtman."
Microsoft Feeling the Pinch
From: www.wired.com
"Microsoft plans to trim $1 billion by changing employee benefits and streamlining marketing and advertising. Also: GE creates smallest nanotech device.... IPod goes international.... and more."
Boeing Takes On E-Warfare
From: www.wired.com
"'Net-centric' warfare begins when an operative uses GPS and a laptop to guide B-52 strikes. Also: A Chinese-language BlackBerry is coming.... T-Systems shoots to connect half of the world's wireless hotspots.... and more."
House to Tackle Internet Calls
From: www.wired.com
"Congress will hold hearings this week to determine what to do about voice-over-IP phone services. Customers love the cheap services, but government officials fret over lost tax revenue and wiretapping issues. Michael Grebb reports from Washington."
"And now, a word from this grave's sponsor..."
From: webword.com
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Via the WeBeeb...
"A US inventor has come up with a hi-tech way of allowing the deceased to talk from beyond the grave - by fixing video screens to their tombstones."
Readers respond with their own ideas.
So, assuming you don't find this idea repugnant (and even if you do), what do you want on your tombstone (please don't sue me;)?
I think it would be odd for a graveyard to become a noisy place. But then what places aren't noisy in this world anymore...
Thanks for the links, Nilesh!
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Vacation Breakfast Experience
From: webword.com
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I'm eating Quaker Oh!s right now. They taste pretty good (suger death bombs) but they are leaving this strange scum or film in my mouth. Sort of hard to explain, but I have experienced it before. You probably have too.
What is nice about vacation is that it allows your mind to be free for a little while. My mind is still all wrapped up in a knot, but it is coming apart slowly. Oh, wait. My mind is coming apart?
On a different topic, what is your favorite vacation memory? More importantly why is it your favorite vacation memory? Was it the people or the place that made the difference? (Think about how your choice is related to the usability of other experiences you have day to day!)"
Backup. Backup right now.
From: webword.com
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Just a quick note: back up your data. Do it now. Set aside a few minutes to take care of it.
I will be your poster boy for this: I just lost an entire year's worth of work.
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Browser Wars: Good or Bad for Users?
From: webword.com
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Is it good or bad that the browser wars might be back?
One the one hand, if everyone uses IE we have something akin to standards. I won't say what kind of standards, just that there are standards. On the other hand, if there are multiple browsers, there is choice. Choice is usually good.
What do you think?"
A Little Vacation
From: webword.com
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I'll be on the road for several days so don't expect too much in the way of updates. Don't be angry, I need the time off. ;-)
I'll leave you with a story about battery life. As many people know I just bought an MPX200 SmartPhone. So far it has been excellent, except for one thing. The battery drains very quickly. I have to charge it every single night, no matter how much or how little I use it. I'm not used to that. I'm used to charging my phone every 3-5 days.
I'm very worried that I'll be out and about some day and then my phone will die just when I need it the most. I really depend on my phone for a lot, as I am sure many of you do. Poor battery life could seriously impact my life!
I guess there isn't much that I can do. I would like a better battery but that isn't going to happen. I could give up on the phone, I could buy a spare battery, or maybe I could just suck it up. You know, get used to watching the battery like a hawk.
Any other suggestions?"
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