I have no doubt that most of you are sick of the 'Nigerian' scam letters, the ads for viagra, diet pills, HGH - how-to increase certain body parts (we won't get into that here), life insurance, decrease your mortgage payments, the one about 'contributing to the moral decay' and of course the spam that suggests your protect yourself from receiving it with the latest and greatest gadget ... this list is endless.
Did you ask for this garbage? I know I didn't! And unless you have your computer protected six ways from Sunday you have a chance of receiving a virus through many of these messages.
Are You Prepared For the Alternative?
The main purpose of this post is to share information about the changes taking place on the Internet today. I've found a few excellent articles that back up the fact that email is no longer 'king' as an effective method of delivery for your ezine or information.
From 3rmarketing, we have
The Death of Email in New Zealand
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Is RSS the Answer to the Spam Crisis? if you haven't already.
I shared this link in the last issue of KIT (#97) and it's definitely worth the read.
Stop The Presses! by Steve Outing gives you an excellent insight about the current reality of email and the technology that is already replacing it. Take a few minutes to read this article:
With E-mail Dying, RSS Offers Alternative - Publishers Must Find New Delivery Methods.
With Email Dying ...