The Root
A California legislator has introduced a bill that would require telecommunications companies serving state residents to guarantee equal internet access to all. The bill, submitted by Democrat Scott Wiener, in response to net neutrality repeal, and follows similar bills in the states of New York and Washington.
Express
Yahoo Mail is down for hundreds of users in the UK and Europe. The problems began at 8:30 local time this morning.
Business Insider
MailChimp has no plans to “sunset” its TinyLetter email newsletter service this year. However, it plans to merge the product with its other newsletter service.
Forbes
PATOS is a footwear firm that sells handcrafted Peruvian sneakers. CEO Fernando Rojo explains the firm’s digital strategy.
eWeek
SendGrid engaged Amazon Web Services (AWS) to handle high-volume email. J.R. Jasperson, chief architect at SendGrid, explains how the firm became cloud-native with AWS.
Terrorism Attacks Journal
Gmail is used by 30% of email subscribers, according to a study. Here’s how it can used in an email marketing campaign.
Hong Kong Free Press
A supermarket has been fined HK$3,000 for using a consumer’s personal data for email marketing without consent. ParknShop pleaded guilty to the civil offense in Hong Kong.
VentureBeat
Was 2017 the “worst year for tech that most of us can remember?” Chris O’Brien reviews the 10 worst tech stories of the year. They include overhyped start-ups, such as Juicero and Bodega. Uber, meantime, is in a disaster category all its own.
ZDNet
Tectonic shifts in how firms manage cloud storage, streaming analytics and their data lakes are beginning to be witnessed. Cloud storage is now “the de factor data lake.”
Marketing Land
As email marketers barrel in 2018, they must avoid relying on tactics that worked well last year but may not work now. Kyle Hendrick offers a checklist of seven trends that email marketers should watch this year.