Digital + Social

Though all the talk in e-mail marketing circles is about creating relationships with customers and delivering relevant messages, most bulk e-mailers treat their lists like crack addicts, according to a new report from Forrester Research

E-mail deliverability concern Pivotal Veracity today announced it has added the Apple iPhone to its eDesign Optimizer rendering product

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A Colorado man yesterday was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and falsifying e-mail headers

Investors in e-mail reputation firm Habeas have apparently decided it’s time to get some of their money back

A bill is working its way through the California legislature that supporters contend would strengthen its anti-spam laws and could go in to effect as early as this fall, the San Francisco Chronicle reported last week

E-mail software on demand firm Responsys today unveiled a tool the company says will help marketers identify key areas they can work on to improve their e-mail marketing’s relevance

Nearly 18% of permission-based e-mail sent in the fourth quarter of 2007 was diverted into recipients

Social network MySpace has promoted Jeff Berman to president of sales and marketing, a new post. In his new capacity Berman will oversee MySpace’s online marketing, content and programs, ad solutions, branded sales and the development of relationships …

Apax, a private equity firm, will buy 27% of German online marketing services firm D+S Europe for 42.5 million Euros ($67.8 million).

The company also said it has offered to buy the entire firm for 13 Euros per share ($20.75).