<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650</id><updated>2011-04-21T15:43:53.486-04:00</updated><title type='text'>B2B Marketing News Exchange</title><subtitle type='html'>Aggregator of news, tips and tricks for today's B2B Marketing Professional</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>22</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-113469069453870109</id><published>2005-12-15T18:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T18:51:34.536-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Teleworking Benefits Employees, Employers</title><summary type='text'>     http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/47830.html &lt;!--[if gte vml 1]&gt;                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;![if !vml]&gt;&lt;![endif]&gt;The rising cost of fuel is prompting thousands of federal government workers to consider the benefits of teleworking -- either working from home or at an offsite location closer to home. A recently published study titled, "Fuel Smart Economy</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469069453870109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469069453870109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2005_12_11_archive.html#113469069453870109' title='Teleworking Benefits Employees, Employers'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-113469062573858427</id><published>2005-12-15T18:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T18:50:25.740-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Entrepreneurs Wish List</title><summary type='text'>     http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/11/wishlist/index_01.htm?campaign_id=rss_smlbz Entrepreneurs tell us what they're craving this holiday season Related...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469062573858427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469062573858427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2005_12_11_archive.html#113469062573858427' title='Entrepreneurs Wish List'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-113469057155596316</id><published>2005-12-15T18:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T18:49:31.556-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Email Marketing Stats by Industry</title><summary type='text'>     http://feeds.feedburner.com/b2bemailmarketing?m=167    Related...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469057155596316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469057155596316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2005_12_11_archive.html#113469057155596316' title='Email Marketing Stats by Industry'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-113469035175875059</id><published>2005-12-15T18:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T18:45:51.756-05:00</updated><title type='text'>IBM Tool Tracks Blogs, "Captures Buzz"</title><summary type='text'>     http://www.searchenginelowdown.com/2005/11/ibm-tool-tracks-blogs-captures-buzz.html So it sounds like a blog index plus analytics: "The solution also leverages multi-lingual text analytics from Nstein Technologies which enables the extraction of advanced metadata, allowing organizations to identify "hot topics" as well as analyze tone, Related...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469035175875059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469035175875059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2005_12_11_archive.html#113469035175875059' title='IBM Tool Tracks Blogs, &quot;Captures Buzz&quot;'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-113469026409802841</id><published>2005-12-15T18:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T18:44:24.103-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Reciprocal links</title><summary type='text'>     http://www.seo-search-engine-ranking.com/archives/002600.html I recently put up two new rent a coder bid requests. One was 60 reciprocal links, 150 dollars. The next was 70 for 150 dollars. Both bid requests got plenty of quality bids so in the future I may go... Related...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469026409802841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113469026409802841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2005_12_11_archive.html#113469026409802841' title='Reciprocal links'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-113468983457543805</id><published>2005-12-15T18:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T18:37:14.590-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Poll Position: 2005 Gift Guide</title><summary type='text'>     http://feeds.feedburner.com/fastcompany/headlines?m=588 Have you finished your holiday shopping?    Related...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113468983457543805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113468983457543805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2005_12_11_archive.html#113468983457543805' title='Poll Position: 2005 Gift Guide'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-113468969650827278</id><published>2005-12-15T18:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-15T18:34:56.570-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Microsoft Faces Patent Suit on Mobile E-Mail</title><summary type='text'>     http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/47853.html &lt;!--[if gte vml 1]&gt;                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;![if !vml]&gt;&lt;![endif]&gt;Mobile software maker Visto Corp. has filed suit against Microsoft, claiming that the push e-mail built into the new version of its Windows Mobile software violates patents the firm has held for nearly a decade. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113468969650827278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/113468969650827278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2005_12_11_archive.html#113468969650827278' title='Microsoft Faces Patent Suit on Mobile E-Mail'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106340346145531805</id><published>2003-09-12T17:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-09-12T17:51:01.366-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> The next threat to start-ups  The rope-twirling humorist Will Rogers summed up the political thoughts of many of his fellow Americans with a memorable quote: "This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as it does when a baby gets hold of a hammer." [CNET News.com]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106340346145531805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106340346145531805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_09_07_archive.html#106340346145531805' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106208676426413245</id><published>2003-08-28T12:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-28T12:06:04.320-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>                       Marketers support FBI spam fighters  ZDNet Aug 25 2003 7:44AM ET [Moreover - moreover...]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106208676426413245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106208676426413245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_24_archive.html#106208676426413245' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106182065532677245</id><published>2003-08-25T10:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-28T12:09:20.773-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>                              Pop-ups annoy, but do they work?  Wharton experts try to figure out just how annoying pop-up ads really are and whether intrusive necessarily means ineffective. [CNET News.com]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106182065532677245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106182065532677245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_24_archive.html#106182065532677245' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106156573349285980</id><published>2003-08-22T11:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-27T10:16:15.256-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             Yahoo puts Inktomi to the test  The portal giant is expanding tests of search technology from its recent Inktomi acquisition in preparation for a global launch. [CNET News.com]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106156573349285980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106156573349285980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106156573349285980' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-10615653563730454</id><published>2003-08-22T11:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-28T12:14:02.756-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>          Search Engine Marketing Forces Unite  SiliconValley.Internet.com Aug 21 2003 5:53AM ET [Moreover - moreover...]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/10615653563730454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/10615653563730454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#10615653563730454' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106156524540109426</id><published>2003-08-22T11:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-22T11:14:05.460-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             Junk mail marketers join fight against spam  San Francisco Chronicle Aug 22 2003 7:51AM ET [Moreover - moreover...]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106156524540109426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106156524540109426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106156524540109426' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106140041649213626</id><published>2003-08-20T13:26:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T13:26:56.456-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             Caught in the Crossfire.Marketers who rely on e-mail are getting zapped...  Caught in the Crossfire. Marketers who rely on e-mail are getting zapped by aggressive new spam filters. To circumvent them, some companies are going retro, others super techno. [Inc.com] &lt;![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]&gt; &lt;![endif]&gt;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106140041649213626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106140041649213626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106140041649213626' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139743068111754</id><published>2003-08-20T12:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T12:37:10.740-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             Online ad revenue shows gain  Web advertising revenue in the first quarter of 2003 increases 7 percent over the last quarter of 2002, according to a new report. [CNET News.com]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139743068111754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139743068111754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139743068111754' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139730756620821</id><published>2003-08-20T12:35:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T12:35:07.550-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             DM Acquisitions Are Off Last Year's Pace  dmnews.com Aug 20 2003 0:16AM ET [Moreover - moreover...]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139730756620821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139730756620821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139730756620821' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139659820375096</id><published>2003-08-20T12:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-28T11:59:18.306-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             IBM: Web Fountain is "Google on Steroids"  IBM has developed a search engine called, "Web Fountain," which Paul Horn, IBM's senior vice president of research refers to as "Google on steroids." The technology was originally developed for... [Marketing News]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139659820375096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139659820375096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139659820375096' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139605954428988</id><published>2003-08-20T12:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T12:14:19.610-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             SpamArrest Accussed of Spamming Its Customers' Lists  A well-known anti-spam service called, "SpamArrest.com" is apparently spamming its users. SpamArrest works by downloading all of the email from your email box. Then, they check it against their database,... [Marketing News]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139605954428988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139605954428988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139605954428988' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139597306772626</id><published>2003-08-20T12:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T12:12:53.126-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             How to Lead Now  See how some great leaders are divining exceptional performance from their teams by leveraging a worker's most important asset -- pride. [Fast Company]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139597306772626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139597306772626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139597306772626' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139576631573560</id><published>2003-08-20T12:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T12:09:26.360-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>             The cost of blocking Spam.False positives may be costing business billions.  The cost of blocking Spam. False positives may be costing business billions, according to one marketing and research firm. "It costs an individual about $50 per year in lost productivity, due to searches they make for lost messages, communication with other parties about the status of email and updates they </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139576631573560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139576631573560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139576631573560' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139530869650867</id><published>2003-08-20T12:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T12:04:35.346-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>           The Evil Truth About PowerPoint  Information design guru Edward R. Tufte argues that PowerPoint style routinely disrupts, dominates and trivializes content while ignoring the most important rule of speaking: Respect your audience. Part 2 of a two-part Wired magazine series. [Wired News]</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139530869650867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139530869650867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139530869650867' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700650.post-106139376620116750</id><published>2003-08-20T11:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-08-20T11:51:46.416-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>            Make Landing Pages Fit Your Email Marketing Campaign  It's amazing how difficult some sites still make it to buy from them. One of the unnecessary hurdles users have to take is landing pages that make you wonder if they've been taken over by a competitor.  An email marketing campaign is nothing without a landing page, so make sure it visually belongs to its campaign and does not </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139376620116750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5700650/posts/default/106139376620116750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rainmaker-partners.blogspot.com/2003_08_17_archive.html#106139376620116750' title=''/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08561555923211981203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
