Spam statistics from data collected during the month of November 2007 show that spam continues to represent nearly 90% of the total email volume received by large enterprises.
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Netscape - the browser that pretty much started it all in terms of a user friendly browsing application, will no longer be developed or supported from February 1, 2008. Rest in peace, Netscape.
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I remember a couple of years back a major Australian electrical goods retailer pooh-poohing the web as a channel for selling their wares. I think they are regretting that now.
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Internet Archive is an online digital library of web sites, tracing back their history. It’s not only a wonderful tool for nostalgia, it can also help you in proving content ownership.
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If you’ve ever called a company and wound up being routed to their call center overseas, while it can be a frustrating experience; spare a thought for the person at the other end. Also, if call center work is something you’re thinking of getting into, this recent article may have you thinking twice.
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Each year on Christmas day, I write a blog post about the event; but probably not the type of post you’d expect from someone involved in marketing. If you’re looking for something bright and cheery, skip reading this.
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Mousetrapping isn’t anywhere near as popular a practice as it once was, but I still come across the milder forms from time to time. Some “gurus” advise webmasters that it’s a good way to keep people on your site. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Web pages can be a little like rabbits - start out with a few and then they seem to magically multiply. Before you know it, you have dozens, perhaps even hundreds of pages. During this growth phase, particularly if you’re changing things around, links can break - and that can cost you money.
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Facebook continues climbing the social bookmarking services popularity ladder, as does Ask according to these statistics just released.
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Ah, they’ve started flooding in - the Merry Xmas emails from all and sundry - including merchants whom I don’t remember and have shown no interest in me throughout the previous eleven months :).
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