Digital + Social

MCI is No. 1 on a top-10 list of Internet service providers who either are friendly to or turn a blind eye to spammers using their systems, according to anti-spam Web site Spamhaus.org.

The lead defendant in the country’s first case brought under the Can-Spam Act of 2003 is expected to plead guilty today and get at least two years in prison.

Qwest landed in a bit of public-relations hot water last week when it was revealed that its terms of service for high-speed Internet access include a threat to charge customers $5 per spam e-mail sent from their computers, whether they

E-mail drives nearly 25% of all e-commerce business, according to industry estimates. Put another way, one out of every four dollars spent in the e-commerce model is a direct result of e-mail marketing efforts. With returns like that, how can any marketer not make e-mail list strategy a top priority for 2006?

Qwest landed in a bit of public-relations hot water Monday when it was revealed that its terms of service for high-speed Internet access include a threat to charge customers $5 per spam e-mail sent from their computers, whether they’re aware of the spamming or not.

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The University of Texas was within its rights to block unsolicited e-mail coming into its system, even if the e-mail didn

Two thirds of consumers are unwilling to give personal information beyond a name and e-mail address to marketers unless giving the information improves the quality of the e-mails they receive, according to a recently published study.

A Clinton, IA-based Internet service provider last week was awarded an $11.2 billion judgment against a Florida man for allegedly sending millions of unsolicited e-mails advertising mortgage and debt consolidation services.

Of course, anti-spammers used the $11 billion judgment against a Florida man for allegedly spamming