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  Friday, November 01, 2002

The art of the blog [ComputerUser.com]

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One step forward for email users... New Outlook doesn't call graphic, sound or video files in the preview window. [List-News.com]

Not only will this feature stop a convenient way of spammers confirming active email addresses but, maybe it will stop emailers erroneous practice of counting every ping from an email client as an "open." [JohnLawlor.com]

see what Google thinks! .

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Subject Lines that Compel US E-Mail Users to Open Permission-Based E-Mails, by Gender, September 2002 (as a % of respondents) [eMarketer]

The winners--

  • Compelling News for men (69%
  • Discount offers for women (64%)

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Blog to Court: Check Your Facts [Microcontent News Headlines]

When attorney Howard Bashman noticed a small error in the footnote of a 5th Circuit appellate court opinion, he quickly noted it on his weblog.

The next day, Judge Jerry Smith, who wrote the opinion and also happens to be a reader of Bashman's blog (PDF), fixed the error in an amended version. The judge e-mailed Bashman, personally thanking him for bringing the mistake to his attention.

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:: these are my photographs :: the image on the left was taken in Colorado in 1978; the middle photo was created using helicopter search lights on a lake bed in Northern California; the picture on the right was created in 1969 in the South of France.