Archive for 2007

Email Marketing

The January 2007 WebPub meeting focused on email marketing. Some basic tips from the group included the following: Be wary of vendors who want control over your email address database. You should be the ones to send out the email, not them; Try using mailman as an option for sending out email newsletters. The configuration can be tricky, so work with the IS&T Accounts team to set it up (web.mit.edu/ist/accounts); Put your policy statement and physical address at the bottom of your email; Make sure you give the receiver the option to unsubscribe from your email list; include your style... [read more]

Webpub is the new blog

Hey gang… Let’s use this blog to host content from our bimonthly meetings and to share information pertinent to the web community. This blog works with MIT certificates. Any community member with an MIT certificate can post comments. If anyone has information to post, email it to webpub@mit.edu and I’ll make sure it gets on the blog. Many thanks to the IS&T DCAD crew for setting up and hosting our blog! peace…  [read more]