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Interesting stuff I've read lately ...

Another great video from Common Craft, this time explaining all about phishing, in plain English. Fantastic.

Meanwhile, at e-consultancy the subject of what's the best screen resolution for your website has come up. I recently had this conversation with a client after we found that the old idea of designing for 800 x 600 was out of date, and that in fact very few people are still viewing at this resolution.

Over at the Search Engine Guide, Paul Jahn ponders how Twitter can be used for customer service. Funnily enough I've noticed how companies are tracking name checks in Twitter posts. When I recently moaned about how Lastminute.com had been a pain to deal with, suddenly @lastminute was following me. They haven't offered me a free weekend in Talinn yet though.

Part of the problem of brands using Twitter is having the 'broadcast' mentality. In a guest post on Chris Brogan's blog, Keith Burtis explores the alternatives to 'blurting' on Twitter, and if you're going to self-promote how to do it in an appropriate way.

And finally .... John Taylor spotted this example of the perfect ad where context is all. Simple but great, brimming with the 'I wish I'd thought of that!' factor.

eTips for 6th March, and related links

Is this relevant? The importance of targeting is today's eTip. The creative and the offer seem to get all the attention in email marketing - but what about timing and targeting?

Stories that have caught my eye today while researching eTips:

Can you blog away the blues? - from the Times online

Creativity vs the machine - Bill Nussey on why small companies can potentially do so well when it comes to innovation.

Some ESPs tolerate the big spammers - why?  - from the Email Experience Council

Wish me luck!

With the New Year upon us it’s time for us to make our resolutions, and this year I’m going to stick to mine! Lose weight, stop smoking, quit drinking. Really, I am… I hope… Oh, who am I kidding?

However, my one steadfast resolution for 2008 is to become a regular blogger. I’ve been putting it off for long enough now and feel that this is as good a time as any; starting the New Year as I mean to go on. It may take me a while to find my blogging voice or start writing with clarity but I’m going to give it a whirl.

So, I wish you all the best of luck with your New Year’s resolutions, whatever they may be, and if you have any blogging tips or words of encouragement I would be ever so grateful to hear from you.

Thanks and see you back here in the New Year.