Influx of SPAM

Articles, Email and Spam

Lately I have been receiving a huge amount of spam- not those normal levels of annoying amounts that get stuck in my spam filter anyway- but a noticable influx alot of which is getting through my spam filters with business-like topics such as “RE: Our...

The definition of SPAM

Articles, Email and Spam

Recently, I’ve been a victim of spam by several local businesses.? I am pretty sure these small local businesses are not really cognizant of the fact that they are, in fact, spamming.? Somehow these business got the email addresses from the local Chamber of...

Newsletter and Mailing List Services

Articles, Email and Spam, Marketing, Reviews and Recommendations

I am often asked about email newsletters or mailing lists, how to manage them, or what software is needed. You can find several articles on newsletters in general in the ‘Conversion” category of my Article archives. I have also intended to write more in...

Please Do Not Send it…

Articles, Email and Spam

This is my plea that when you receive an email urging you to do it, please don’t send it “to everyone you know.” Emails that urge the recipient to pass the message on to everyone they know generally fall within 3 categories: Chain Letter Internet...

More Phishing Techniques Spoofing eBay

Articles, Email and Spam, Warnings

I’ve been seeing an increasing trend in a phishing technique used to trick you into giving your eBay login account information. The email comes disguised as a “Question from eBay Member”. eBay allows bidders and sellers to communicate somewhat...