Messaging Articles

Articles about email, messaging, voicemail, newsgroups, forums, and messaging software.

Value of Online Forums - (Found July 2, 2008 )

There are literally thousands of online forums that cover a wide range of topics. Forums provide individuals, who share a common interest, with a meeting place for open discussion, and a great gathering spot for "water cooler" talk. When used properly forums can be an excellent business tool and resource.
http://www.messaging-software.net/value-of-online-forums.htm

New on the Net; Safe Chatting - (Found July 2, 2008 )

If youre new to the Web, youve got to be extremely careful in chat rooms. There are some major donts you need to follow to keep your chatting an enjoyable yet safe experience.
http://www.messaging-software.com/new-on-the-net-safe-chatting.htm

Fast Forward Your Business with Instant Messaging - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Instant Messaging is rapidly becoming accepted in the business community as a viable communications tool and process - it's faster than e-mail, free on the client side, even a novice user can easily grasp the interface in just a few minutes and it enables remote workers and business partners to "talk" and share files and information effortlessly using the in-place infrastructure of the internet.
http://www.messaging-software.com/fast-forwarding-with-instant-messaging.htm

Instant Messaging; Who's Watching You - (Found July 2, 2008 )

One of the biggest flaws of IMs is the lack of encryption. Anyone on the internet could potentially intercept and read your messages. There are many freeware and shareware software programs available which allow anyone to read and log your messages.
http://www.messaging-software.com/instant-messaging-whos-watching-you.htm

10 Tips for E-mail Etiquette - (Found July 2, 2008 )

E-mail is frequently written quickly and often poorly. The tips that follow should help you to write e-mail that will be well received every time.
http://www.messaging-software.com/10-tips-for-email-etiquette.htm

How To Organize Your Email Without Losing It - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Do you often get bogged down with too much email to handle, chewing up your valuable time online With email being one of the most popular forms of online marketing you can be sure you are going to receive much more email in the future, wanted and unwanted. Sort, organize and filter!
http://www.messaging-software.com/email-organization.htm

How Secure is Your Email - (Found July 2, 2008 )

It took me all of a minute to determine that their email was totally and completely insecure. Fortunately for them, this was in the days before it was common for company computer systems to be directly connected to the internet, because their email messages were stored in plain text in a well known system location.
http://www.messaging-software.com/how-secure-is-email.htm

Email Basics - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Understanding email basics. Electronic mail, better known as email, is the most important tool used on the Internet. It's much faster than snail mail, less expensive and enables you to instantly communicate with your visitors and customers.
http://www.messaging-software.com/email-basics.htm

What is SPAM - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Spam is unsolicited e-mail on the Internet. From the sender's point-of-view, it's a form of bulk mail, often to a list culled from subscribers to a Usenet discussion group or obtained by companies that specialize in creating e-mail distribution lists.
http://www.messaging-software.com/what-is-spam.htm

SPAM How Much Will it Cost Your Business - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Defend yourself against SPAM. According to a recent study conducted by Ferris Research, a market and technology research firm specializing in messaging and collaboration, Spam will cost U.S. businesses over $10 billion in 2003. Spam not only clogs our servers and in-boxes, but it also costs us hours and hours of lost time in productivity.
http://www.messaging-software.com/spam-how-much-will-it-cost.htm