You've got JunkMail!
"You've Got Mail" was playing on TNT the other night. The 1990s movie reminded me of the long forgotten sounds of the AOL modem dialing up, followed by the sound of the static with the occasional shift in tones. And who could forget the yellow AOL man notifying me of the progress of my connection. It is only soon thereafter, that I would be greeted with:
"Hello! You've got mail!"
Inside the AOL mailbox on the top left corner of my screen, would appear a yellow envelope, waiting to be opened. It was exciting to think that sometime between now and my last log in; a message was written and sent exclusively to me.
I cannot accurately put my first AOL experiences into words; however it was very apparent that I, along with everyone else, had a certain attachment to AOL. The joy of instantly sending and receiving messages had everyone excited about this new technology. It's too bad that this joy has fizzled away over the past decade.
AOL's once bright sheen has lost its luster and apparently, its customers. At its apex, AOL topped search utilities and boasted some 30 million customers. That once faithful base has dropped 30% since 2002 leaving them with no choice but to target the growing broadband market, and offer free email services like Google, MSN and Yahoo. Can AOL email win back it's shine?
Receiving AOL mail used to be the best feeling in the world. Nowadays I have to keep myself from screaming every time I see that I have 10+ junk messages in my inbox. I can't stand the hassle of cleaning out my cluttered inboxes, or having to deal with the problems that arise with having a spam filter. The spam filter is meant to prevent encountering spam, but in reality, even important emails slip into my junk-mail folder, creating yet another inbox for me to have to sort through.
According to CNET, "In June, spam made up 64.8 percent of global e-mail traffic," that's up 6.9 percent over May. Going by this rapid trend of junk-mail mania, it doesn't seem to show any signs of slowing down in the near future." This idea of constantly receiving junk mail is known as "phishing. According to TechKnowBizzle.com, "Phishing occurs when a malevolent individual sends you an email that imitates a legitimate website, such as your bank or eBay, with the hope that you will be fooled." With over 65% of all emails today being labeled as spam, it is hard to imagine any email as actually being legitimate.
What was once a safe and effective communication tool has not only become a nuisance, but has also opened up a wide window of opportunity for hackers and scammers to crawl through. A mere decade removed from "You've Got Mail", email has become a prime portal through which cyber-criminals are able to directly reach an unsuspecting mass and dupe them.
Unfortunately, the general public appears to be unaware of the dangers that lurk between the lines of code that make up their email. They remain ignorant to the different forms of protection necessary to safeguard their email.
I found myself being envious watching Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan effortlessly talk through email as if it was just the two of them online. How lucky they were to not have to worry about someone snooping in on their conversation, or whether or not their computers could get hacked by opening an apparently "harmless" email. They were able to indulge in the true nature and purpose of email; rapid and efficient communication. But alas, we are now stuck in a technology age where a plethora of hackers are out to catch the naﶥ user.
In the past, nothing was as depressing as hearing the silence of an empty inbox. If I still had AOL, that silence would be embraced and welcomed. Hearing that once enthusiastic voice: "you've got mail!" is now just an invitation to become a victim to the criminals of the digital realm.
Registering Your Domain Name
Registering your domain name is one of the most important steps to bringing your business online. This is the name that customers will remember you by
Choose a name that is:
* Available
* Easy to remember
* Easy to spell
* Conveys the nature of your business
How to pick a name:
1) Use the Thesaurus on Webster.com to find words that match your business model
2) Look up the domain possibilities by using the name spinner on www.whois.sc to see if the domain is available
3) After you have a list of possibilities, put the list aside for a couple of days. After a day or two, try to remember one of the possibilities. If you can't remember any of them, your customers will have the same problem. If that is the case, Go back to step one.
Register the domain yourself. Do not have a web developer or anyone else do this for you. If you allow someone else to register your domain name, you run the risk of that person putting your domain name in their name. This means the domain name is their legal property, not yours.
To register the domain name, we recommend using either www.networksolutions.com, or http://www.g2apex.com/Domains.html
Beware of companies that charge a very low price for domain registration. Most of these companies have hidden fees or restrictions associated with the domain name, so pay very close attention to the contract before purchasing from one of these companies.
For help or questions about registering a domain name, contact G2Apex at conact@G2Apex.com or call 408-454-6543
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eBay Data Research
If you have even a passing interest in the topic of eBay, then you should take a look at the following information. This short but enlightening article presents some of the latest news on the subject of eBay.
eBay is a business anyway you look at it. Sure, it is a great deal of fun for both the buyers and sellers, but when you look at it from another view point, you will see that it is a business from the seller's point of view, the buyer's point of view, and eBay's point of view.
40 million dollars a day travels through eBay. Selling items on eBay successfully is an art, and eBay offers many different forms of Data and Research to ensure that you are selling the right items, to the right people, in the right way.
Some of the data and research is not free, but much of it is. The available resources include hot items by category, eBay Pulse, merchandising calendar, sales reports, marketplace research, buyer behavioral report, and the eBay solutions directory.
These tools are quite easy to use, and the information that can be gleaned from them is extremely valuable.
The Data and Research tools are all accessible through your seller's account, by clicking on the Advance Selling link. Learn to use those tools, and get your piece of that $40 million eBay revenue each day.
Of course, it's impossible to put everything about eBay into just one article. But you can't deny that you've just added to your understanding about eBay, and that's time well spent.
If you base what you do on inaccurate information, you might be unpleasantly surprised by the consequences. Make sure you get the whole eBay story from informed sources.
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