E-Mail Marketing: Using Co-Registrations to Build a Subscriber List
From: www.wilsonweb.com

"How effective are co-registration sign-ups to build your e-mail newsletter subscriber list? Unless the sign-up sites are carefully targeted, you may get much lower quality subscribers this way. Date: Jul 21, 2004, 16:21 PST"


MSN Newsbot Adds Other Regions To Its Beta
From: www.webpronews.com

"In MSN's continuing effort to improve their search engine/portal presence, MSN Newsbot has added 6 new regions to their current beta. Newsbot is MSN's automated news service, which, much like Google news, gathers news from numerous sources located on the Internet."

Hotmail Suffers Storage Gaffe
From: www.webpronews.com

"Members that signed up for Microsoft's free version of Hotmail last Wednesday (7-21-04) were treated to an unexpected gift. Upon completion of their registration, some new members were rewarded with 2 gigabytes of storage, the upgraded amount reserved for paid members."

Google Loses Domain Name In Azerbaijan
From: www.webpronews.com

"Last year Google started the "Google Azerbaijan Project", Google was translated into Azerbaijani and www.google.az was used for all local Azerbaijani users."

Yahoo! Unveils Photo Upload For Camera Phones
From: www.webpronews.com

"Yahoo, wanting to tap in on the monumental growth in cell phones, recently launched a service that will allow users to upload pictures from their camera phones directly to their Yahoo photo accounts."

ICANN To Begin Implementing IPv6
From: www.webpronews.com

"The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has begun implementing the update for Internet's method of identifying computers that are connected to it. The new Internet Protocol, called IPv6, will increase the amount of numbers available, by an incredible margin, that are used to in the identification process."


Stem-Cell Cash on a Winding Road
From: www.wired.com

"Investors aren't exactly pumping big bucks into biotech companies, but they have put their money behind California's stem-cell initiative. By Kristen Philipkoski."

Seven-Year Hitch for Junk Faxes
From: www.wired.com

"Legislation to give businesses more leeway in sending unsolicited faxes -- a seven-year permission-free window -- took another step to becoming law, but it'll have to wait until September. By Ryan Singel."

VOIP Bill Gives States a Voice
From: www.wired.com

"An amendment passed by a Senate committee requires providers to contribute to state programs to subsidize phone service in rural areas. Michael Grebb reports from Washington."

Debit, Credit or Cell Phone?
From: www.wired.com

"New phones in Japan double as credit, cash cards. Also: AT & #038;T will stop marketing its residential long distance & hellip;. Europe iTunes strikes a deal with independent music labels & hellip;. and more."

Digital Deadline Gets Squishy
From: www.wired.com

"Lawmakers are keen on getting U.S. TV signals off the analog airwaves, but the cost and political fallout of forced upgrades are causing some hesitation in setting a concrete deadline. Michael Grebb reports from Washington."


John S. Rhodes = Usability Consultant = Oristus!
From: webword.com

" As of 10:58 PM EST on Thursday, 22-July-2004 it's official.

Yes my friends, I'm a usability consultant.

Visit Oristus to learn more..."

Next time you shop, give them the finger.
From: webword.com

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"Grocery operators hope the big investments in technology will help them better withstand competition from big-box discounters that are making food a mainstay of their product mix.

Supervalu Inc. of Eden Prairie said it's close to testing a system that allows customers to pay for groceries by placing their finger on a scanner. Other chains such as Albertson's and Food Lion are rolling out "smart" shopping carts that allow people to price-scan groceries as they shop."