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Email Management
09/13/2004

If you utilize a computer for home or work it is likely that you use email. Email, are electronic messages that are sent from one computer to another following a specific protocol. As email's popularity has grown so too have the inherent problems with email.

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Value of Online Forums
09/07/2010

There are literally thousands of online forums that cover a wide range of topics. Forums provide individuals, who share a common interest, with a meeting place for open discussion, and a great gathering spot for "water cooler" talk. When used properly forums can be an excellent business tool and resource.

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How to Setup A Message Board
09/07/2010

With millions of web sites competing for people's attention it can be hard for potential customers to find you. Starting an online community may be just the answer you are looking for.

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Email Etiquette and Newsgroup Etiquette
09/07/2010

In order to effeciently communicate on the Internet it is critical to understand the unwritten rules of email communication. Please use these tips as a guideline to online email communication

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Which Spam Filter?
09/07/2010

We'll look at each type of spam filter and at the end you should be able to decide what spam filter is right for you.

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A Crash Course in Ezine Publishing
09/07/2010

Having your own publication will not only enable you to keep in touch with your visitors, but it will help you build a huge database of targeted customers. If you've been marketing on the Internet, then you know it may take several contacts with a prospective customer before closing a sale.

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Ezine, Discussion and Announcement List Etiquette
09/07/2010

These groups are composed of individuals who either receive information in the form of a publication or share information with a group. Although these lists can provide you with a wealth of information, they can be very time consuming for the owners. With that in mind, this article will provide you with some basic list etiquette guidelines.

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Website Promotion with Email Marketing
09/07/2010

Email marketing is a way of directly communicating with a target audience to market your website or increase awareness about an upcoming promotion connected with your site.

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SPAM How Much Will it Cost Your Business?
09/07/2010

Defend yourself against SPAM. According to a recent study conducted by Ferris Research, a market and technology research firm specializing in messaging and collaboration, Spam will cost U.S. businesses over $10 billion in 2003. Spam not only clogs our servers and in-boxes, but it also costs us hours and hours of lost time in productivity.

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What is SPAM
09/07/2010

Spam is unsolicited e-mail on the Internet. From the sender's point-of-view, it's a form of bulk mail, often to a list culled from subscribers to a Usenet discussion group or obtained by companies that specialize in creating e-mail distribution lists.

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Email Basics
09/07/2010

Understanding email basics. Electronic mail, better known as email, is the most important tool used on the Internet. It's much faster than snail mail, less expensive and enables you to instantly communicate with your visitors and customers.

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How Secure is Your Email?
09/07/2010

It took me all of a minute to determine that their email was totally and completely insecure. Fortunately for them, this was in the days before it was common for company computer systems to be directly connected to the internet, because their email messages were stored in plain text in a well known system location.

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How To Organize Your Email Without Losing It
09/07/2010

Do you often get bogged down with too much email to handle, chewing up your valuable time online? With email being one of the most popular forms of online marketing you can be sure you are going to receive much more email in the future, wanted and unwanted. Sort, organize and filter!

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10 Tips for E-mail Etiquette
09/07/2010

E-mail is frequently written quickly and often poorly. The tips that follow should help you to write e-mail that will be well received every time.

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Instant Messaging; Who's Watching You?
09/07/2010

One of the biggest flaws of IMs is the lack of encryption. Anyone on the internet could potentially intercept and read your messages. There are many freeware and shareware software programs available which allow anyone to read and log your messages.

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Fast Forward Your Business with Instant Messaging
09/07/2010

Instant Messaging is rapidly becoming accepted in the business community as a viable communications tool and process - it's faster than e-mail, free on the client side, even a novice user can easily grasp the interface in just a few minutes and it enables remote workers and business partners to "talk" and share files and information effortlessly using the in-place infrastructure of the internet.

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New on the Net; Safe Chatting
09/07/2010

If you’re new to the Web, you’ve got to be extremely careful in chat rooms. There are some major don’ts you need to follow to keep your chatting an enjoyable yet safe experience.

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Popup Advertisements Good or Bad?
09/07/2010

I'll bet you've visited a site only to be plagued by one, two, three or even more popup windows appearing to annoy you. Some poorly designed sites even pop up those same windows each time you visit a new page, making simple navigation a horrifying experience.

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