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Re: Stupid Magilla Watch: Correcting Two Years of Egregious Inaccuracy

ADSLA — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:52:37 -0000

Well now, just because you can sign up as Stupid McDoody or Poopy Head doesn't mean that there is no filter at all in Obama's sign up mechanism. You might still be prevented from being called by a less refined term for poop. This would mean Obama's team has some tolerance for poop, which is necessary if one wants to get elected.

Meanwhile AT&T won't let me register as ADSLA because it has "DSL" in it and those letters are against their policy. So I have to register there as Donald Trump. My apologies, Mr. Trump, if this is a problem for you, please buy AT&T and fix it.

Re: Uh Oh, There’s that Pesky 'You-Can-Spam' Act Again

ADSLA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:21:03 -0000

Sanford Wallace had to pay $711 to Facebook? Is that a typo? How many cans of spam can you buy for $711?

Re: Web 2.0: The Jackass’s Bullhorn

ADSLA — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:39:35 -0000

Today I am reminded of the notable comment about your column that said, "Your e-mail is the focus. This column is the farting noise you hear in the background." That was written by Ken Magill and was the nicest of several descriptions you suggested. So "Name" implied you were lazy and thought your choice of topics was pathetic. So what? You're not becoming a softie are you? All the letters to the editor of my daily paper are much stronger than that and doesn't even come close to the names you call yourself. Respond to the ones where the writers either were mentioned in the original article, have status in the DM industry, or make a convincing case. You have done that before and were not merely funny but informative.

Re: Stupid ESP Watch: The Big Lie

ADSLA — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:27:31 -0000

So then whether the ESP has a clean rep or gets blocked affects their deliverability rates. That is not a big lie but a valid selling point. Who wants to share an ESP with spammers? That's like sharing dirty needles.

Re: Dissecting a Pitch that Smells

ADSLA — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:49:15 -0000

We're in rural California, which as you probably know is not in Chicago. We are so rural, the post office doesn't deliver mail out here, even on rural routes. We have to go to the post office to pick it up. If people send mail to our street address, it gets returned to sender. We are one of those legitimate firms with a PO Box only. It's either that or UPS.

Perhaps their sample data exists to show you what a record would look like it if were real, rather than giving out actual names. Maybe, just sayin', When data firms offer me sample client reports, they do that.

Not that I'd shop at BuyEmailData.com. I'm sure my domain would get banned for life if I sent out that junk.

Re: Anti-Spammer Loses More than His Lawsuit

ADSLA — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:05:10 -0000

Both sides are wrong here, the serial litigant as well as Virtumundo physicially seizing the guy's furniture. If these spammers had used their heavy handed tactics to break his legs instead he could have changed his career to suing for lack of wheelchair access.

Re: Stupid PR Watch: She’s Hot, so Interview Her

ADSLA — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:41:49 -0000

Dude, photo opp. Maybe you'd get more readers if you interviewed more pretty girls and printed their photos? Or not, but you get the idea.

Re: Stupid Bureaucrat Watch: College Threatens over Initials in E-mail

ADSLA — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:35:55 -0000

However many budget cuts schools make, they always cut teachers and leave jackasses like these. If they cut education spending to $1 a year, this jackass would no doubt get the dollar.

Re: Stupid Political Watch: Announcing Hillary Spam!

ADSLA — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:37:00 -0000

Well, yes and no. Did you read the privacy policy? Did you opt-in to receive third party e-mails? Permission is transferrable if you agreed to it as a condition.

Re: Stupid PR Watch: ‘While We’re on the Subject…’

ADSLA — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:22:23 -0000

Ford had a smart idea. Not as good as yours, though: It would have been better if the $27,270 hybrid included hashish, pot and protitutes. (21 and older, not for use while driving, please toke and f responsibly. Mushrooms not included. MSRP does not include all services shown in video.)

Re: Stupid Marketer Watch: Doggie Designer Electroshock. Yay!

ADSLA — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:38:28 -0000

Where's the comment box for the Nigerian Super Scammer article? Did some Nigerian spammer steal it?

Re: ValueClick Wins One for Marketers

ADSLA — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:25:26 -0000

Aptly named like Hypertouch is hyper touchy.

Re: Lawbreaking E-mail was One-Time Mistake: 1-800-PetMeds

ADSLA — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:16:09 -0000

Exactly. I've hit Report Spam when there's no other way to opt out. Who hasn't?

Re: Stupid Test Time: Magilla Pops a Quiz!

ADSLA — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:47:15 -0000

If the right answer to question 8 is anything but A and question 8 does not exist, did we get the right answer since we couldn't answer A to a question that doesn't exist?

Re: Stupid PR Watch: Just Think of the Possibilities!

ADSLA — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:52:02 -0000

EPSILON RESEARCH SHOWS E-MAIL FLUSHES OUT NEW LEADS FOR SANITATION INDUSTRY
60% of plumbing supply firms say e-mail has lifted their business out of the crapper.

EPSILON RESEARCH SHOWS E-MAIL CONDOM BUSINESS BALLOONING
69% of consumers responsive to Episolon's positioning

EPSILON RESEARCH SHOWS E-MAIL THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTION FOR PHARMACISTS
76% of drug stores launch viral marketing campaigns amid reports their house files are dying off

Re: Designing for Destruction: Some E-mail Creative Basics

ADSLA — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:01:13 -0000

Geez Ken, If you don't have anything nasty to say, don't say anything at all!

Re: They Pitched Me on My Own Lists, Says Manager

ADSLA — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:50:40 -0000

You know this newsletter is always going to be a great read, both informative and entertaining, and now with this expose, even in depth.