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Greetings Family, As a Digital Drummer, I'm always looking for something good to put on this virtual drum line...smile Arlena Richardson, is a relatively new friend, I met on We Are Creative People (see www.wacptv.ning.com) I've watched this sister selfishly put out positive, proactive and empowering information for the last year. She exemplifies what social networking is all about; sharing, supporting, and encouraging those of us in the Black online Diaspora. The sister has her act together and is quickly becoming a recognized name on the Net. Seeing her background as an established sports publicist and Dot.com entrepreneur, her rise in popularity is understandable (see http://www.arlena.com/arlena_richardson.htm) Arlena is doing big things and deserves our acknowledgement and support. Please take the time to send Arlena Richardson an email (arlenapr@sbcglobal.net) and/or public comment, thanking her for all her time and efforts to make the Net a better and more vibrant place for Blacks online. Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!! ***************(Advertisement)********************* Need some great ideas for corporate or personal gift-giving? Then go to City Lights Software and see some of the most unique afrocentric gifts available online! We Deliver ONLINE - Direct To Your Desktop for just $14.95 Please take the time to purchase one our afrocentric screen savers TODAY! Don't Just Talk the Talk...Let Your Dollars Walk the Walk If you have any problems with purchasing online contact me direct at sales@citylightssoftware.com or call (213) 944-4176 ****************************************************** "Top Ten Tips For Email Marketing"
2. "From Label" faux pas - make sure that your email comes "from" whomever your recipients have established a relationship with. If they see that it's coming from someone with whom they aren't familiar, you're likely to see an increase in your unsubscribe rate and possibly receive some SPAM complaints. 3. Personalization is key! It's a great way to get your message read and Vertical Response can help you set it up easily. Catch your recipient's attention using it in the subject line, in the introduction or even the in closing of your email. Personalization is a powerful way to bring you closer to your recipient. 4. Identify with your recipients in the first paragraph "You told us you wanted to receive information on [Product X] so we're sending you this information today!" Help them remember the connection you've had with them from previous correspondence. Sparking the memory of your recipient can also help to lower your unsubscribe rate. 5. Pictures, pictures, pictures. We see up to 10 times the response rate for emails using pictures vs. those with only text. Vertical Response has the tools to help you easily upload your images so why not give yourself the advantage. Just make sure the images aren't too large (i.e. file size) as it will take longer to load for your dial-up recipients. Don't run the risk of losing a potential customer because they got frustrated waiting for your images to load. 6. Got a product? Make your offer up front and provide only the most pertinent information (i.e. price, model #, availability) in the email. Don't waste your customer's time by making them search for these details as this can have a negative effect on your sales. As long as you also provide them with a link to get more information about your offer they should have everything they need. 7. Create urgency with your offers. Apply expiration dates and enforce them. This can jump start your recipients behavior if they feel like a delay on their part will result in a missed opportunity. 8. Keep it short and sweet. If you send a monthly email and have a lot to say, try to convey your message in a concise manner. Get your message across with a few sentences and then include a link where they can get more information. You might think about switching your monthly email to a bi-weekly one to prevent your newsletters from being too long. 9. When you mail can be as important as what you mail. Keep in mind that certain times of the year people will be focusing more of their attention on get-togethers with friends and family than to their email inboxes. Schedule your mailings accordingly for the holiday seasons (i.e. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, 4th of July) to ensure that your messages are not left unread for longer than you expected. This is especially important for any time-sensitive offers or announcements contained within your email. 10. For success in the future you'll want to consult the past! Study campaign performance to learn from your achievements (and your mistakes!) by monitoring your clicks and open rate. Test, Test, Test: try different offers with your lists and compare the results. See which days of the week and especially subject lines garner the best response ***************(Advertisement)********************* Looking For More Exposure, Want To Help A Good Cause, Need Money??? Come on over to www.freshfaces2u.com and register to win $10,000 dollars CASH! At Fresh Faces2u it's NOT about how you look...But Who You Are! Join us in our mission to change the image of women in the media Sign Up Today At Fresh Faces2u.com *************************************************** This Online Journal was brought to you by InterServe Networks. Feel Free To Forward To Your Network Of Online Friends We Practice Responsible E-Commerce Marketing and Privacy Policies. We do not indulge in or encourage Spamming. We never send unsolicited emails. You are receiving this message as part of our opt-in subscriber mailing list or you are a member of an affiliated newsgroup. For comments or suggestions please contact us at the following; Jim Neusom (jneusom@yahoo.com) To subscribe to our opt-in mailing list simply send an email to; The_City_Lights_Reporter-subsc ribe@yahoogroups.com ( on Myspace go to http://blog.myspace.com/jimneu som ) How To Read e-Mail HeadersPosted
Greetings Family, It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile Spam is a consistent problem in our online world. Now personally, I believe everyone has a right to tell you about their business/products/service. It is called free speech or in this case "Business Speech", and protected by Constitutional law. But that does not change the fact the Unsolicited Commercial E-mail or UCE is more then just an inconvenience (like traditional junk mail), it is a serious problem, that slows productivity, wastes bandwidth and infuriates us all. There is nothing worse then receiving an email from yourself, that you know is pure SPAM. Many of us wonder how many of our friends and business associates were fooled into opening a UCE or virus, simply because they recognized our name or email address. So the question becomes, how do you recognize a real email message, from one that has spoofed (forged) your name, your banks name, or another trusted source? This can be done by simply reading the email header. ***************(Advertisement)********************* Need some great ideas for corporate or personal gift-giving? Then go to City Lights Software and see some of the most unique afrocentric gifts available online! We Deliver ONLINE - Direct To Your Desktop for just $14.95 Please take the time to purchase one our afrocentric screen savers TODAY! Don't Just Talk the Talk...Let Your Dollars Walk the Walk If you have any problems with purchasing online contact me direct at sales@citylightssoftware.com or call (213) 944-4176 ****************************************************** I know, E-mail headers, as a topic is not as exciting as the latest get rich quick scheme, Kobe scoring 40 points, or the latest "Black folk need to get their act together" group thread. But learning how to quickly determine the authenticity of e-mail is important especially if someone is abusing your network, or your name/email address. Spammers have gotten so good that there's nothing that can stop them from manipulating e-mail headers, and they're generally not verifiable unless you understand how to read them. When you receive a letter by snail mail, it has a postmark. If e-mails followed the same logic, you'd be able to see where the message originated before you opened it. The email header is the information that travels with every email, containing details about the sender, route and receiver. It is like a flight ticket: it can tell you who booked it (who sent the email), the departure information (when the email was sent), the route (from where it was sent and how did it arrive to you) and arrival details (who is the receiver and when it was received). As when you would book a flight ticket with a false identity, the same goes for emails: the sender can partially fake these details, pretending that the email was sent from a different account (common practice for spammers or viruses). Regardless of your operating platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) or application software (Outlook, Eudora, Netscape or Mutt), all can display message headers with a simply click of the mouse. How you view the headers (before opening or while viewing) depends on the program that you use. In Outlook: Select: View->Options ***************(Advertisement)********************* Looking For More Exposure, Want To Help A Good Cause, Need Money??? Come on over to www.freshfaces2u.com and register to win $10,000 dollars CASH! At Fresh Faces2u it's NOT about how you look...But Who You Are! Join us in our mission to change the image of women in the media Sign Up Today At Fresh Faces2u.com *************************************************** Here are the actual headers from a forged UCE courtesy of the From collegebabe@aol.com Mon Mar 27 16:54:12 2006 RECEIVED: HEADERS The Received: headers of any email message will tell you where the message originated and what route it took to get to you. That's What You Need To Nnow To Complain About And Report SPAM. You read Received: headers in reverse order. The sequence from the last Received: header in the message's headers -- that is, the one furthest down in the headers -- to the first Received: header -- the one at the top -- should take you from the email server where the message originated, to a local incoming email server, and finally, to your inbox. In this case, the last "Received" header tells the real story of this poor forgery, but you have to examine several of these to truly understand the details. This particular e-mail is identifiable because Furthermore, a DNS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System) lookup failed to find smtp0422.mail.yahoo.com, so this IP address doesn't exist. Even if it did, the IP address Since forgeries are becoming more difficult to identify, gain experience examining e-mail headers so you can differentiate the good from the bad. This knowledge will help you report junk e-mails to ISPs or reporting agencies such as Spamcop.net that track junk e-mailers. Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!! *************************************************** This Online Journal was brought to you by InterServe Networks. Feel Free To Forward To Your Network Of Online Friends We Practice Responsible E-Commerce Marketing and Privacy Policies. We do not indulge in or encourage Spamming. We never send unsolicited emails. You are receiving this message as part of our opt-in subscriber mailing list or you are a member of an affiliated newsgroup. For comments or suggestions please contact us at the following; Jim Neusom (jneusom@yahoo.com) To subscribe to our opt-in mailing list simply send an email to; The_City_Lights_Reporter-subsc ribe@yahoogroups.com ( on Myspace go to http://blog.myspace.com/jimneu som ) Web 2.0 and MentoringPosted
Greetings Family, It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile I receive hundreds of emails daily, and believe me when I say...I read them all! I may not always reply, but truly I love hearing from my friends and supporters. Jessye Bemley, a student at North Carolina A&T State University, sent me an email that I thought many of you working in the community, and trying to build grass-roots networks might appreciate. Jessye asked...How can Web 2.0 technologies be used for mentoring? First for discussion sake, let's define Web 2.0. For those that are not up on the latest tech jargon, Web 2.0 is essentially the combination of Rich Media applications across mutable web platforms. Let me explain, social networks such as MySpace or FaceBook is not new. What's new, is how simply they integrate Rich Media such as pictures, videos, music, and widgets (think slide shows) into an online presentation based primarily on social interaction. The end result of any individual profile, is to enhance personal creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users/friends. Mentally compare a personal website of the 90's with even the most basic social networking profile today....and you have Web 2.0 Secondly, a Mentor is defined by Webster's dictionary as a trusted counselor or guide. In general mentors provide their expertise to less experienced individuals in order to help them advance their careers, enhance their education, and build their networks. Now the most overused term in social networking (Web 20) is "Friend". When you find a friend that is willing to help you with your goals (be they business, education or whatever), you have found a "Mentor". So functionally speaking How can Web 2.0 technologies be used for mentoring? Let's take the BDPA's (www.bdpa.org) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) youth program for example. ***************(Advertisement)********************* Need some great ideas for corporate or personal gift-giving? Then go to City Lights Software and see some of the most unique afrocentric gifts available online! We Deliver ONLINE - Direct To Your Desktop for just $14.95 Please take the time to purchase one our afrocentric screen savers TODAY! Don't Just Talk the Talk...Let Your Dollars Walk the Walk If you have any problems with purchasing online contact me direct at sales@citylightssoftware.com or call (213) 944-4176 ****************************************************** The BDPA as one of the nation's largest and oldest Black professional tech organizations. With tens of thousands of members, in chapters located in every urban center, they maintain a major online presence. So how does the BDPA use Web 2.0 technology? 1...Contacts/Introductions The BDPA provides mutable sites where students and potential mentors can meet and connect. For example run a search in Yahoogroups, Facebook, LinkedIn or any other site and you will find the BDPA. Within these sites, students can search out others with similar interest and objectives, who might be willing to help them with their STEM project. 2...Personal Interaction At every step of the STEM program, the BDPA provides on and off line volunteers to guide students through the process. These students are able to speak directly to these volunteers and team members (think Friend) utilizing Web 2.0 tools such as chats, forums, IM's, and yes even land line phones. They can use Web 2.0 tools like, bulletins and graphics to keep their team updated and motivated. Social networking sites create a primary location for team information to be shared and commented on. 3...Resources Mentors and STEM alumni have a wealth of knowledge and experience. Utilizing bulletins boards, forums, and Blogs, members have access to links, white papers, templates, and info specifically targeted to their STEM project. This info never goes away. You can look back through years of discussions and advice on STEM subjects given by experts in their field. More in likely, your questions has been asked before...and someone posted a answer. 4...Promotion and team building Mentorship, like Web 2.0 is not a linier or static concept. Mentorship is a personal, every changing life experience. As such, there will be many off line contacts and events that can be promoted and celebrated within the social networking site. Success breads success. Through videos, and webcasts STEM members can highlight their accomplishments and tell the world their story. Many curious visitors will read their profile and be motivated to join or help. 5...Mentorship Now even though in this discussion I use the term "Friend" lightly, never forget that being a Mentor is serious business. It is not a relationship to be entered into by just clicking a mouse. Being a mentor is not for the faint of heart. The responsibility requires knowledge, solid communication skills, and a great deal of patience. At the same time, being a mentor can be extremely rewarding, as there is a great deal of satisfaction in watching your former charges grow. Before choosing a Mentor, do your homework. Make sure they are not just text on a screen. You can normally determine this by watching their interactions with others, reading their posts and opinions, and using common sense. Mentorship is ideally a long term and personal relationship. Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!! ***************(Advertisement)********************* Looking For More Exposure, Want To Help A Good Cause, Need Money??? Come on over to www.freshfaces2u.com and register to win $10,000 dollars CASH! At Fresh Faces2u it's NOT about how you look...But Who You Are! Join us in our mission to change the image of women in the media Sign Up Today At Fresh Faces2u.com *************************************************** This Online Journal was brought to you by InterServe Networks. Feel Free To Forward To Your Network Of Online Friends We Practice Responsible E-Commerce Marketing and Privacy Policies. We do not indulge in or encourage Spamming. We never send unsolicited emails. You are receiving this message as part of our opt-in subscriber mailing list or you are a member of an affiliated newsgroup. For comments or suggestions please contact us at the following; Jim Neusom (jneusom@yahoo.com) To subscribe to our opt-in mailing list simply send an email to; The_City_Lights_Reporter-subsc ribe@yahoogroups.com ( on Myspace go to http://blog.myspace.com/jimneu som )
Greetings Family, It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile As a Digital Drummer, I pass messages of interest and concern from one website to another....like the drummers of old Africa. I picked up on the story below from the BDPA (www.bdpa.org) social networking group on CollectiveX (see http://bdpa.collectivex.com/) I like to write articles/posts on the opportunities created by, and barriers broken by the advent of technology (see http://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/AuthorContent.cfm?PartnerID=57). Social Networking is a new online phenomenon that is doing exactly that. Most everybody has a social network profile somewhere in cyberspace (Facebook, MySpace, BlackPlanet). As I've written the past, some think social networking is...for kids, dating, or just a plain old time trap. But the truth is people are making real money. Entrepreneurs and software developers are creating thousands of applications and widgets every day. If you read my Blog on "Opportunities Available For Black Developers" you read about a 17 year old girl that took $10 and turned it into $70,000 a month by creating free web page profiles on MySpace. As I've often said, the time of excuses is past (victim theology). We have no one but ourselves to blame, for the current state of Black content online. The Internet is full of free software and content development tools. All we have to do is use them, and promote the end product amongst ourselves. Blacks are the originators of American pop culture. Now is the time for us to stop accepting the crumbs off the table and begin to enjoy the full fruits of our labor from this cornucopia of opportunity we call the Internet. Along those lines, I strongly recommend that if you're into social networking, you begin to look at developing applications and widgets that reflect your culture, interests, and creativity. FaceBook (like other Dot.com entities) is offering you a helping hand. The FaceBook Developers Fund is a great way to generate start-up money to fund your dreams. Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!! ***************(Advertisement)********************* Need some great ideas for corporate or personal gift-giving? Then go to City Lights Software and see some of the most unique afrocentric gifts available online! We Deliver ONLINE - Direct To Your Desktop for just $14.95 Please take the time to purchase one our afrocentric screen savers TODAY! Don't Just Talk the Talk...Let Your Dollars Walk the Walk If you have any problems with purchasing online contact me direct at sales@citylightssoftware.com or call (213) 944-4176 ****************************************************** The FaceBook Developers Fund THE FACEBOOK DEVELOPER COMPETITION We are thrilled to announce our first fbFund competition and look forward to reviewing the applications you've been working on. We've launched the competition to create a fun, exciting, and new opportunity to get your application funding, exposure (to Facebook execs and potential investors), mentorship, and marketing. WHAT IS FACEBOOK OFFERING? Funding: Receive $25k to $250k non-recourse grants Mentorship: Learn best practices and receive valuable feedback from Facebook engineers and other fbFund developers. Get immeasurable benefits that come with introductions to potential investors. Marketing: Receive press attention at f8 and Facebook Developer events. You'll be prominently featured on our Developer website. Nearly $2 million in grants to be awarded to great social applications built on the Facebook platform HOW IT WORKS (Competition Format) Nearly $2 million in non-recourse grants will be distributed between two rounds of the competition: Round I: Identifying talent Open for submission: 8/4 Round II: Developers Defining Social Submissions Open for submission: 9/22 FOR MORE INFORMATION ***************(Advertisement)********************* Looking For More Exposure, Want To Help A Good Cause, Need Money??? Come on over to www.freshfaces2u.com and register to win $10,000 dollars CASH! At Fresh Faces2u it's NOT about how you look...But Who You Are! Join us in our mission to change the image of women in the media Sign Up Today At Fresh Faces2u.com *************************************************** This Online Journal was brought to you by InterServe Networks. Feel Free To Forward To Your Network Of Online Friends We Practice Responsible E-Commerce Marketing and Privacy Policies. We do not indulge in or encourage Spamming. We never send unsolicited emails. You are receiving this message as part of our opt-in subscriber mailing list or you are a member of an affiliated newsgroup. For comments or suggestions please contact us at the following; Jim Neusom (jneusom@yahoo.com) To subscribe to our opt-in mailing list simply send an email to; The_City_Lights_Reporter-subsc ribe@yahoogroups.com ( on Myspace go to http://blog.myspace.com/jimneu som )
Greetings Family, It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again (smile) As and online professional I maintain a major presence on most social networking sites such as Myspace, FaceBook and BlackPlanet. Through these online communities, I've found thousands and thousands of "Friends". Now don't get it twisted. I do not collect friends like baseball cards. I have read each, and every persons profile, in my Friend list. I personally approved their Friend request because, I believe they have something special to offer the Black online Diaspora. If you search my Friend list, you will find everything you need to create, market, and sell, Rich Media and digital content in the new millennium; writers, Directors, Producers, Actors, Photographers, Models, Dancers, Musicians, Promoters, Distributors, Web Masters, Software Developers, Marketeers, etc...Yes, even Lawyers, Doctors, and Indian Chiefs (think CEO) (smile) If you're a regular reader of my online journal/Blog (http://blog.myspace.com/jimneu som), then you know I joined these networks with a purpose (see Myspace From A Social Activist Point Of View http://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=2642). I hope all my new friends, are enjoying this online publication. I post articles, and stories such as the one below, in order, to educate, empower, and stimulate discussions, on issues of importance to our culture. Why do you watch TV? .... Because of what's on it!!! I believe that only when we begin to create and distribute content About US, From US, and For Us, will we ever begin to bridge that mythical Digital Divide. The reception I've received here in social networks has simply validated my efforts and personal views. Business is about Relationships! I often say; My net worth is directly relative to my Network. I have found social networks to be an ideal platform to network and make new relationships. In that regards, below is some good advice on social networking Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!! Peace and Gods Blessings, Jim Neusom PS: Feel free to contact me and ask questions, or suggest topics that ***************(Advertisement)******************** Need some great ideas for corporate or personal gift-giving? Then go to City Lights Software and see some of the most unique afrocentric gifts available online! We Deliver ONLINE - Direct To Your Desktop for just $14.95 Please take the time to purchase one our afrocentric screen savers TODAY! Don't Just Talk the Talk...Let Your Dollars Walk the Walk If you have any problems with purchasing online contact me direct at sales@citylightssoftware.com or call (213) 944-4176 ****************************************************** Five Myths About Social Networking Myth #1: It's All About You. Successful networking is a two-way street. It's NOT all about you. In order to build a friendship/relationship there must be common ground. Most online profiles reveal the basics about a person (who, what and where) One of your first messages to a new friend should reflect what you've read about them online. Let them know you're interested in them, their field of endeavor, or lifestyle (music, books, sports, etc) Myth #2: It's A Popularity Contest. Quality trumps quantity in human relationships, every time. You don't want a hundred messages a day about things you don't care about. You want to receive info on things that interest you. If you're meeting people for business or social reasons, your friend list should reflect your interests. I can generally judge what a person is into, by the type of friends they have. So if you're into music, your friends should reflect this. Relatively, if you're about business, one would expect your friend list to be full of entrepreneurs....birds of a feather, flock together Myth #3: It's A Quick Hit. Friends call friends...friends visit friends. If you're not receiving an email or comment from a friend at least once a month, then they're just a name in cyberspace...not a real friend The most you can hope for at an initial online meeting is to make a contact that (with care and time) could blossom into a fruitful relationship. Be diligent about following up and staying in contact with your online friends. Myth #4: It's hard work. It may be that you're working too hard. Friendships happen naturally. If you introduce yourself to people, stay in touch with people you've met, and think, in every interaction, "How could I help this person?"...you'll have an enjoyable and productive online relationship. You're surfing the Internet anyway...why not pass along information or events that you think your friends might be interested in; for example there's a sale on at Target, I read about a job opening on Monster, have you seen the latest Obama ad.... Myth #5: It's A Waste Of Time. Your time will surely be wasted if you approach each interaction as an opportunity hawk your wares, push your cause, or sign someone up. Conversely if every time you read a message it's about information you can use...your time will be well spent. Knowledge is power. If you pick your friends with commonality and good sense, your online experience will be invaluable. Like in the real world, they will be there for you through the good times and the bad.
Always remember that the same rules apply in the virtual world that applies to the real world. If you want friends...then you must show yourself to be friendly! ***************(Advertisement)********************* Looking For More Exposure, Want To Help A Good Cause, Need Money??? Come on over to http://www.freshfaces2u.com/ and register to win $10,000 dollars CASH! At Fresh Faces2u it's NOT about how you look...But Who You Are! Join us in our mission to change the image of women in the media Sign Up Today At Fresh Faces2u.com ****************************************************** This Online Journal was brought to you by InterServe Networks. Feel Free To Forward To Your Network Of Online Friends We Practice Responsible E-Commerce Marketing and Privacy Policies. We do not indulge in or encourage Spamming. We never send unsolicited emails. You are receiving this message as part of our opt-in subscriber mailing list or you are a member of an affiliated newsgroup. For comments or suggestions please contact us at the following; Jim Neusom (jneusom@yahoo.com) To subscribe to our opt-in mailing list simply send an email to; The_City_Lights_Reporter-subsc ribe@yahoogroups.com ( on Myspace go to http://blog.myspace.com/jimneu som ) |
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