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BigString and podcastGO form email and video alliance

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bigstring.jpgBigString Corporation, which offers a free email service that allows senders to recall, destroy or change emails after they have been sent, announced today that it will be the back-end provider for the new email offering by podcastGO to its users.

Beginning September 3rd, podcastGO’s 2.4 million users will be able to sign-up for a free, podcastgo.com email account, offering all the functionalities that have made BigString a leader in the burgeoning video, recallable, erasable and self-destructing email industry. Conversely, BigString users will be able to gain access and view the hottest podcasts from podcastGO, at BigString.com’s BigFun section.

Users of the new podcastGO private label email will be able to send an embedded video email (up to 10 minutes in length) without the need for the recipient to click on the a link or download the video. Providing another way for the users to interact with each other and share their video podcasts. Another unique email features allow users to remotely erase or modify emails sent to any recipient, designate their emails to be non-forwardable, non-printable and/or non-savable, or opt to have their emails self-destruct after a set amount of time or views. In addition, users will also have the added security to send secure emails via an encrypted, password-protected email system that can only be open via a Secure Socket Layer (SSL).

Originally posted on August 24, 2007 @ 9:48 am

Yoomba reaches milestone with 50,000 members in less than a month

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yoomba.jpgYoomba Ltd. announced that its new open communications experience has reached the landmark user base of 500,000 people since the official launch of Yoomba less than one month ago.

“We are very pleased with such rapid growth, accompanied by such positive user feedback. There is nothing else out there like Yoomba, and more and more people are discovering us every day,” said Elad Hemar, Co-founder and CEO of Yoomba. “Yoomba’s email calling and email chat features are now being used to reach half a million users all over the world. We haven’t seen a communications network grow this quickly since Skype.”

Yoomba’s open peer-to-peer application sits on top of every email network and turns any email address into a phone or instant messenger at the touch of a button. Once Yoomba is activated, buttons appear inside a user’s chosen email application, providing one-click access to talk to friends, family or colleagues around the world and on any network for free.

Originally posted on August 14, 2007 @ 11:22 am

Quickeo out to change the way companies use email

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quickeo.jpg Say goodbye to emails composed of simple text with attachments! Quickeo, a new file-sharing service company, hopes to change email usage by allowing users to send any kind of data (e.g. video, audio, PDF, Word or Excel documents, PowerPoint presentations, etc.) all in one message, without size limitations.

Senders simply download a small piece of software, and they can create and send what the company is calling “Quickeomails”

While most file-sharing services allow just one media type and require senders to post content to a public domain (e.g. YouTube, FlickR), Quickeo works with all media types and is for private viewing only. And it doesn’t require recipients to download software.

Originally posted on July 19, 2007 @ 10:00 pm

MailTank launches version 3.0

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MailTank Version 3.0MailTank released version 3.0 of its email platform, a leading customer service email management program, in time for Apple iPhone craze.

The features of the new MailTank includes unlimited storage, chained templates which allows users to automatically send follow up emails to customers, and message notifications that lets users know if an important message has arrived, or if work starts to pile up.

“The walls of the office are truly coming down,” said Christian Winter, the CEO and co-founder of MailTank. “3.0 is more than ready for prime time and is a perfect match for the wave of innovation in business class cell phones — like iPhone, HTC Advantage, Nokia E90 Communicator and even Palm Folio.”

MailTank 3.0 has an iPhone-compatible interface, coming to Apple users with the same feature set of its desktop counterpart. With these latest developments, MailTank takes emailing, both traditional and mobile, to the next level.

Originally posted on July 17, 2007 @ 5:27 am

How to survive the e-mail flood

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Web Worker Daily have a great post up on how to manage your e-mail. They’re focusing primarily on Gmail but most of the tips are quite possible in other mail apps, on or offline, as well. Check it out!

Personally, I have another take on it, although the basic concept is the same. Since double posting sucks I’ll just link you to my previous blog post on the subject.

How do you manage your e-mail?

Originally posted on May 21, 2007 @ 2:56 am