Research from Return Path, an email performance management company, shows that delivery date and delivery time are critical to the success of email marketing campaigns, reports Internet Week. In Internet Week’s article, Return Path recommends the following guidelines to improve deliverability rates of permission-based email marketing campaigns: – Send e-mails on weekdays rather than weekends. […]
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Microsoft new look depends on your browser
Microsoft has re-designed its public website with a new look. Interesting, though, that the site looks slightly different depending on which browser you use. For instance, the top of the screen has a coloured strip with the Microsoft logo. In Firefox, this is a solid blue colour and the logo background has a visible darker […]
Good review of TypePad
Review in the Chicago Sun Times about TypePad, the service that hosts my blog. If you’re considering using TypePad, or switching to it from another provider, this article will give you a pretty balanced view. […] And honestly, if you haven’t thought of yourself as The Blogging Kind, you should reconsider. As a mechanism for […]
Newsgator: Great RSS add-in for Outlook
I’ve just started trying out Newsgator, an RSS news aggregator that runs within Microsoft Outlook. Summing up my experience so far in one word – excellent. If you want to get a view on all your incoming information – email as well as RSS webfeeds – from within a single program, Newsgator is definitely worth […]
RSS on the mainstream verge
Another good example of how RSS is being used more and more as the information center of choice. Greg Hughes says he saves about 300 hours of time per week because he gets much of his information through RSS webfeeds: I use RSS feeds for practically everything now. Rarely do I browse to a web […]
Political bloggers at Republican convention
The US Republican National Convention (RNC) takes place in New York this week and, as with the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in July, bloggers will be part of the media reporting scene. At Madison Square Garden in New York, the official blogger group will number about 15, a tiny fraction of the estimated 15,000 journalists […]
E.piphany CEO secrets of success
From BBC News – The values that guide and focus E.piphany CEO Karen Richardson: Being ethical and always sticking to your principles will pay off in the end. There is no short way or quick remedy to success, just do it the right way even if it takes a little longer. Proudest moments in her […]
Gartner tech ‘hype cycles’ 2004
Caught an interesting story on BBC News that reports on recent analysis by IT industry analysts Gartner with predictions on which technologies will become part of everyday life in the future. The BBC report discusses in general terms where Gartner think consumer technologies are heading. Here’s a visual look: BBC NEWS | Technology | Peering […]
Poll: Which technologies are best for teamwork?
Fast Company is running a poll: Which communication mode is the most effective and productive for global teams in your organization? Vote and add your €1 worth of comments here: Fast Company | Polls
Browser irritations
Since switching to Firefox some weeks ago, I’ve noticed some things that are beginning to become irritating with it, if not actually downright annoying: #1: Clicking a link or typing the URL for some specific websites results in a total freeze/hang. I get the page loading text on the tab, the little spinning thingy spins, […]
It was 20 years ago today…
20 years at Microsoft, and counting. Great personal story from Larry Osterman: a real snapshot of tech-focused life since the early 80s. Via Bink. It was 20 years ago today…
Blogs make firing a public issue
A story that’s been posted on a couple of blogs today concerns an engineer at Friendster who comments on her blog that she was fired yesterday because she blogs. In her post, Troutgirl (Joyce Parks) says “I worked really hard for that company, and I don’t think I have anything to be ashamed of.” Reading […]
City-wide WiFi comes to Amsterdam
Good news if you have a wireless PC in Amsterdam (I live here and have a wireless PC!) – Bink reports that startup firm HotSpot Amsterdam launched a wireless computer network yesterday with a supercharged version of the WiFi technology that is used to turn homes, airports, hotels and cafes into web-connected hot spots. Bink […]
CEO Bloggers’ Club launched
Guillaume du Gardier has started a blog for CEOs. Launched from France, Guillaume says this initiative is expected to give CEOs around the globe a blog to share their experiences in blogging and off lines conferences, with the first to take place in Paris in early October. Two conditions to join the Club are required: […]
Bush is no Churchill!
In a ceremony draped in patriotic imagery and dominated by moderate and even liberal figures, the Republican Party opened its convention yesterday by promoting President George W Bush as a leader worthy of comparison with Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan. – report in the Daily Telegraph. Who are the Republicans and Rudy Giuliani (who is […]
Skype on multiple platforms
Internet telephony service provider Skype released a new public beta yesterday of its software for Mac OS X. Skype software is now available on the major platforms – Windows, Pocket PC, Linux (beta) and Macintosh. Skype | Download Skype In my experience, Skype really is an excellent communication tool as I’ve commented previously. Worth getting, […]
Rough Guide to internet cafes worldwide
Yahoo! Mail announced the winners of its inaugural Internet Cafe Awards. The global award categories include most stylish cafe, most remote, most unusual and best in the UK. From the website, you can download an excellent 65-page PDF e-book that contains details of Internet cafes worldwide. Published in conjunction with Rough Guides. Handy to have! […]
Dutch Deputy Prime Minister blogs
A conversation about blogs with a business friend over lunch today prompted some thinking about Dutch politicians who blog. My lunch companion told me that the Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Gerrit Zalm, has a blog. Sure enough, he does. What’s more, it looks like it’s regularly updated, the most recent post […]
New Mozilla website gets it right
Mozilla.org launched a new website design on 31 August. Unlike the new Microsoft website, which suffers from some significant look-and-feel differences depending on which browser you use (see post), Mozilla’s looks exactly the same in any browser. I visited mozilla.org with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Maxthon. No differences in appearance or functionality. Good work. Mozilla […]
RSS: FeedDemon, not NewsGator
Having tried out NewsGator for syndicated RSS webfeeds, I’ve decided to stay with FeedDemon. NewsGator is good, I have no issue with the program. It’s more to do with how I use my email program. As I mentioned in a previous post, I use Outlook 2003 for email but it’s purely the background app with […]