Gizmodo
A weekend service outage for Canadian internet users was caused by beavers chewing through a cable. The animals dug underground and gnawed their way through a 3.50inch-thick conduit.
Business2Community.com
Promotional emails and transactional emails require different types of content. Here is a review of the varieties of B2B email, and what you should put in each.
Sun Sentinel
Elderly consumers are being scammed by emails purporting to be from Best Buy’s Geek Squad. One victim signed up for the Geek Squad when she bought a MacBook computer.
Reuters
Cybersecurity tech firm KnowBe4 Inc. opened with an IPO share price of $19.95, compared to the initial offer price of $16 on Nasdaq. The company gained a valuation of $3.56 billion.
Cyber Scoop
Hackers are posing as Bloomberg employees in a new email attempt to install remote access software on target computers. The effort has gone beyond bumbling emails in broken English.
9To5Google
Google is rolling out a new Gmail online client that incorporates Chat and Rooms. It is available for free to users. But it is scrapping the Google Material Theme compose button.
CIO Review
Marketing automation can help brands create successful campaigns. But it can also enable them to track their customers’ journeys, nurture leads and drive sales. Here’s a guide to how.
Diginomica
Most B2C messages are sent via email, according to a new study by MessageGears. That company’s Will Devlin explains the findings.
Built In
Advertisers are buying into email newsletters, supporting independent writers and journalists. Here is a report on how newsletters are being monetized via services like Substack, Revue and Ghost.
Practical eCommerce
Retargeting can produce some of the highest conversions in email marketing by weeding out unlikely prospects. Here is a primer on email retargeting.