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Category: Internet
I’m Not Worried About Security – I trust [Insert Big Company Name]
This article, written by Gizmodo’s Mat Honlan, should give anyone who trusts their security to another company second thoughts about trusting their data to a third party.
Type Like a Teenager, Communicate Like a Professional
Whether it’s fair, or not, people judge you by the words you use, spoken and written. This applies to electronic communication as well and, while the accepted norms for grammar are being relaxed more and more every day, f u typ lik ths n a prof ltr, ul look like a ful.
Tried and True Scamming Methods Never Go Out of Style
I’ve been studying marketing for the last several months, and one thing I’ve learned is to keep doing what works. I guess that applies to spammers and scammers as well. Here’s one I haven’t seen in a while: making the entire message body an image attachment. Click the link at right to check out the latest offer that I got (allegedly) from Google!
Move Over, LinkedIn – Last.FM and eHarmony Have Been Compromised Too
Last.FM and eHarmony have been confirmed this week that they too, like LinkedIn, have been breached and leaked millions of passwords. But that’s not the only thing that concerns me.
“Deleted Items” Is Not a Good Place to Store Things
Several times in my career I have come across users who delete things in MS Outlook (or another email or file system) and keep said messages or documents in the Trash or Deleted Items folder. This is a Bad Idea™ for the following reasons.
4 Reasons a Clean Inbox Will Save You Time (and Money)
Unless you are independently wealthy, your time is money, so wasting time is wasting money. Unless you are following these tips, you are probably needlessly wasting time and money on email.
Why Am I Getting “Email Rejected” or Undeliverable Messages?
Every now and then we get a call from a client, telling us that they are receiving messages stating that their emails are being rejected, or “bouncing.” The catch? They never sent the email in the first place. So what’s going on?
6 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing An Email Provider
Many businesses are moving to cloud-based services, especially for email. Here are some of the mistakes we’ve seen, and how you can avoid them.
6 Simple Ways to Not Be a Spammer
Are you sending bulk email? If you are, and you are not following these simple steps, you may be a junk mailer or spammer. Sooner or later, this will catch up to you and you’ll be blacklisted. Follow these steps to avoid this problem!