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Stupid Media Watch: Newsflash! White House has an ESP!
And the award for carrying a story pathetically too far goes to all the media outlets that breathlessly reported the Obama White House used e-mail software-on-demand provider GovDelivery to send the spam e-mails that recently drew complaints from some recipients.
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Stupid PR Watch: The What I Hear in the Background?
For one of the best taglines in the history of business branding, look no further than a release put out by online software-on-demand provider Customer Contact LLC.
And by
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StrongMail Lands Family Christian Stores
StrongMail Systems, Inc. today announced that specialty retailer Family Christian Stores has brought its e-mail marketing in-house and has selected StrongMail
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Time to Rethink Individual Anti-Spam Suits?
For years I have argued vehemently against anti-spam laws that give individuals the right to sue companies. But I am beginning to rethink my position.
Why? Because the two most important spam-related lawsuits brought by individuals so far have resulted in major victories for marketers.
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So Where Did the White House Get Those Names?
And the $64,000 question this week is: Where did the White House get the names of a bunch of people who claimed they were spammed as part of the national healthcare debate?
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Dissecting a Pitch that Smells
Readers and colleagues occasionally forward me e-mails from vendors pitching them on buying e-mail lists. They want to know me if the messages look like they
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ExactTarget Signs CoStar Group
ExactTarget announced today that it has signed CoStar Group, Inc.
The international commercial real estate research and information firm will use ExactTarget
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Funny Kerfuffle Watch: Magilla Part of Anti-Spammer Tiff
An opinion piece that appeared in this newsletter last year is at the center of a dispute between a fairly prominent anti-spammer and a lawyer who has defended clients against him.
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Stupid Scammer Watch: Sincerely, Shove It
As some readers may be aware, I occasionally respond to Nigerian 419 e-mail scams. The idea is to have some fun and hopefully waste a little of their time, making it time they can
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