Almost all e-mail users at unwillingly receive e-mails that offer discounted pharmaceuticals, such as Viagra, Cialis and even Oxycontin. During this discourse of e-mail, people often are quick to delete or use their Report Spam e-mail client feature. But many wonder why they receive it? Let’s find out. Read more…
Michael Dolan, 24, was sentenced yesterday to seven years in prison for fraud and aggravated identity theft for four-year string of phishing activity on AOL. Dolan crafted a series of elaborate phishing scams in an effort to scam thousands of users out of money. Detailed below is an example of one such scam. Read more…
Anyone who sends e-mail a lot should be relieved to hear two companies who aim to standardize and improve legitimate e-mail delivery have aligned and merged together. ReturnPath acquired Habeas to unite to provide users the best of both worlds — certification, tracking, analytics and feedback. Read more…
Breaking! — That defines Google’s free e-mail service that millions of users count on and the news of this kind. It appears GMail had just taken a massive blow, resulting thousands of users becoming locked out of their account. This should serve as a reminder of the great power Google yields. *UPDATED BELOW!* Read more…
It appears that the annoyances driven from spyware, adware and general malicious software (malware) are down significantly as we approach the middle of 2008. However, there is one constant threat that’s still alive and well: Phishing. I’ll take a look at some perspective on what this means for us now and what it will mean for the future. Read more…
In my recent survey, now closed, I had about 28 responses regarding your basic e-mail habits. It’s certainly not scientific, nor does it actually represent the average internet user, but some conclusions can be made from this brief exercise in Crowdsourcing. Read more…
I’ve been having trouble locating some current information on how people use e-mail these days. E-mail was once critical to communicate until just a few years ago, I suspect things have changed.
Please help me out by sharing your e-mail habits in this e-mail usage survey! Read more…
In a moment of “OMG!”, a survey was recently published that details that about 20% of America has never used a computer or the Internet. This is what we call the “Digital Divide.” In a time where everything is on the Web (or at least a computer), you have to wonder what those people do to survive in this technology age.
