RIM E-Mail Outage Hits BlackBerry Users In Advance Of Earnings

By Tameka Kee

Dec. 17, 2009 - 10:57 PM EDT Dec. 17, 2009 - 10:57 PM EDT

photo: RIM

Not exactly the kind of news that Research In Motion needs in advance of its fiscal Q3 earnings report … The company is reporting that “so… Read more »

DailyCandy Cutting Back Local Editions

By Joseph Tartakoff

Dec. 4, 2009 - 5:41 AM EDT Dec. 4, 2009 - 5:41 AM EDT

DailyCandy is rolling back its expansion. The Comcast-owned e-mail newsletter will stop publishing city-specific daily e-mails in seven of t… Read more »

Microsoft Brings Social Networks — Starting With LinkedIn — To Outlook

By Joseph Tartakoff

Nov. 19, 2009 - 7:20 AM EDT Nov. 19, 2009 - 7:20 AM EDT

With more people turning to social networks to communicate, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is adding a new feature to the next version of Outlook so… Read more »

OtherInbox Raises $2.3 Million For E-Mail Organization Tool

By Joseph Tartakoff

Nov. 3, 2009 - 8:30 AM EDT Nov. 3, 2009 - 8:30 AM EDT

Updated: OtherInbox, an Austin-based e-mail organization startup, has raised $2.3 million in a round of funding, according to an SEC filing.… Read more »

Yahoo Puts Zimbra Up For Sale — Two Years After Buying It

By Joseph Tartakoff

Sep. 21, 2009 - 9:20 PM EDT Sep. 21, 2009 - 9:20 PM EDT

Updated: To add to the growing list of Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) properties that are up for sale: Zimbra, the enterprise e-mail and communications… Read more »

AT&T Takes Equity Stake In Speech-Recognition Startup Vlingo

By Tricia Duryee

Sep. 16, 2009 - 11:10 PM EDT Sep. 16, 2009 - 11:10 PM EDT

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AT&T (NYSE: T) will take a minority stake in Vlingo as part of a broader strategic alliance between the two companies. Cambridge, Mass.-base… Read more »

Yahoo Gives E-Mail A Third-Party Boost — Again

By Joseph Tartakoff

Sep. 11, 2009 - 12:00 AM EDT Sep. 11, 2009 - 12:00 AM EDT

After announcing last month that additional third-party apps were on the way for Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Mail, Yahoo has now introduced several o… Read more »

Broadband Content Bits: Broadband Stats; Greyhound Wifi; BeeTV-Amino Communications

By Patrick Smith

Sep. 8, 2009 - 5:45 PM EDT Sep. 8, 2009 - 5:45 PM EDT

– Broadband stats The UK added just over one million broadband subscribers in the 12 months to July, giving it 17.83 million connections ac… Read more »

In Gmail Outage, 'Gone Google' Hashtag Gets Co-opted

By Joseph Tartakoff

Sep. 2, 2009 - 2:30 AM EDT Sep. 2, 2009 - 2:30 AM EDT

As part of its new campaign to promote Google Apps Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has been encouraging users to Tweet on the benefits of ‘going Google’… Read more »

Zumbox Raises $8 Million From Investors, Including Eisner, For 'Paperless Postal System'

By Joseph Tartakoff

Aug. 25, 2009 - 9:45 PM EDT Aug. 25, 2009 - 9:45 PM EDT

Zumbox, a startup which is trying to set up a digital alternative to the postal system in the U.S., has raised $8 million in a first round o… Read more »

Yahoo Plays Catch Up With Email, IM Upgrades

By Tameka Kee

Aug. 25, 2009 - 1:01 AM EDT Aug. 25, 2009 - 1:01 AM EDT

I’m counted as one of the 106 million unique users that check in to their *Yahoo* Mail accounts at least once a month — but I rarely use it… Read more »

One Opinion On How Motorola Could Succeed At Building Android Phones

By Tricia Duryee

Aug. 18, 2009 - 4:16 AM EDT Aug. 18, 2009 - 4:16 AM EDT

A number of discontented iPhone fans have switched to other devices recently, choosing instead to use the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre and Google (… Read more »

Mobile Content Bits: Samsung Gets Apps; Brightkite In 3D; AT&T Campaign; Good For Army

By Tricia Duryee

Aug. 17, 2009 - 10:53 PM EDT Aug. 17, 2009 - 10:53 PM EDT

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– Samsung apps for touchscreen phones: Samsung has released a developer kit, so that widgets can be easily made for Samsung’s touchscreen p… Read more »

Yahoo Announces Xoopit Purchase; New Photo Features Coming To Yahoo Mail

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jul. 23, 2009 - 5:42 AM EDT Jul. 23, 2009 - 5:42 AM EDT

With Xoopit, the social e-mail startup that Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) confirmed it had purchased this evening, Yahoo plans to add new photo sharing… Read more »

Reports: Yahoo Buying E-Mail Startup Xoopit; Trying To Sell HotJobs and Small Biz

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jul. 22, 2009 - 9:23 AM EDT Jul. 22, 2009 - 9:23 AM EDT

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Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), which has said it wants to add social features to Yahoo Mail, is in late-stage talks to buy social e-mail startup Xoopit… Read more »

StrongMail Raises $7.6 Million — Likely In Order To Fund Purchase Of PopularMedia

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jul. 14, 2009 - 12:13 AM EDT Jul. 14, 2009 - 12:13 AM EDT

E-mail marketer StrongMail Systems — which earlier this month said it was buying social media marketing firm PopularMedia for an undisclose… Read more »

Google Takes Apps, Including Gmail, Out Of Beta

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jul. 8, 2009 - 12:01 AM EDT Jul. 8, 2009 - 12:01 AM EDT

Hoping to get more businesses to adopt its suite of online *Google* Apps, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) said Tuesday that it had finally dropped the ‘… Read more »

Ad Net Q Interactive Buys E-Mail Marketer Postmaster Direct

By David Kaplan

Jul. 7, 2009 - 10:28 PM EDT Jul. 7, 2009 - 10:28 PM EDT

Performance based ad net Q Interactive has acquired e-mail marketer Postmaster Direct. Since Q Interactive is focused on behavioral targetin… Read more »

Industry Moves: DailyCandy GM Levene Departs, Hearst’s Ellard To Take Her Place

By David Kaplan

Jun. 29, 2009 - 6:50 PM EDT Jun. 29, 2009 - 6:50 PM EDT

DailyCandy COO and GM Catherine Levene is leaving the Comcast-owned fashion and entertainment e-newsletter next month, becoming the second t… Read more »

Microsoft Co-Founder Allen Starts An E-Mail Company

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jun. 23, 2009 - 4:25 AM EDT Jun. 23, 2009 - 4:25 AM EDT

Paul Allen is back in the software market, with the launch of Xiant, a business that helps Outlook users organize their mail. Xiant is the l… Read more »

Google Says Enterprise Business Is ‘Profitable And Growing’

By Joseph Tartakoff

Jun. 4, 2009 - 11:42 PM EDT Jun. 4, 2009 - 11:42 PM EDT

The enterprise business isn’t expected to impact Google’s bottom line for at least the next two years, but Google (NSDQ: GOOG) enterprise pr… Read more »

Could Google’s ‘Wave’ Replace E-Mail And IM?

By Joseph Tartakoff

May. 29, 2009 - 12:00 AM EDT May. 29, 2009 - 12:00 AM EDT

E-mail and IM just don’t cut it any more, according to Google (NSDQ: GOOG). The company is rolling out a new tool that it says will make it… Read more »

E-Mail Marketer ExactTarget Raises $70 Million From Venture Firms; Delays IPO

By Joseph Tartakoff

May. 7, 2009 - 4:15 AM EDT May. 7, 2009 - 4:15 AM EDT

Two years after filing for an IPO, ExactTarget said Wednesday it would take venture capital money instead. The e-mail marketing company said… Read more »

Industry Moves: CEO Pete Sheinbaum Leaving DailyCandy, Comcast

By Staci D. Kramer

May. 6, 2009 - 11:05 AM EDT May. 6, 2009 - 11:05 AM EDT

Roughly eight months after shepherding the sale of newsletter publisher DailyCandy to Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), paidContent has learned that st… Read more »

Paul Allen-Funded Startup Gist Raises $6.75 Million In First Round

By Joseph Tartakoff

May. 5, 2009 - 10:26 PM EDT May. 5, 2009 - 10:26 PM EDT

Gist, a year-old company started by Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, has raised $6.75 million in a first round… Read more »

Microsoft Finally Integrates Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail

By Joseph Tartakoff

Apr. 21, 2009 - 11:45 PM EDT Apr. 21, 2009 - 11:45 PM EDT

Years after its competitors, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is finally integrating Windows Live Messenger with its Windows Live Hotmail e-mail servi… Read more »

E-Mail Newsletters: Still Unsexy, Still Selling

By Rafat Ali

Feb. 26, 2009 - 11:18 PM EDT Feb. 26, 2009 - 11:18 PM EDT

We have always realized the utility and value of e-mail newsletters, and discussed them here before. After all, that’s how we reach a big pa… Read more »

Pittman’s Pilot Group Invests In Wellness Newsletter Vital Juice

By Tameka Kee

Feb. 4, 2009 - 5:00 AM EDT Feb. 4, 2009 - 5:00 AM EDT

Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group is seed funding another online newsletter business: N.Y.-based wellness site and newsletter Vital Juice. The email… Read more »

FarAwayFish Will Email Your Family From The Grave – For A Price

By Robert Andrews

Jan. 30, 2009 - 11:29 PM EDT Jan. 30, 2009 - 11:29 PM EDT

Here’s one startup that’s already swimming in the dead pool – and a gruesome announcement on which to end the week. Just-out-of-beta FarAway… Read more »

Industry Moves: Zimbra Founder Satish Dharmaraj Bids Adieu To Yahoo

By Tameka Kee

Jan. 22, 2009 - 1:15 AM EDT Jan. 22, 2009 - 1:15 AM EDT

Zimbra founder Satish Dharmaraj will be the latest executive departure for Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), according to Kara Swisher. Dharmaraj joined t… Read more »

Return Path Picks Up $6 Million In Late-Stage Funding

By Tameka Kee

Jan. 20, 2009 - 1:22 AM EDT Jan. 20, 2009 - 1:22 AM EDT

Email marketing and white-list management company Return Path picked up $6 million in late stage funding, peHub reports, citing a regulatory… Read more »

Lycos Europe Killing Tripod, Customers Warned To Back Up

By Robert Andrews

Jan. 17, 2009 - 6:10 PM EDT Jan. 17, 2009 - 6:10 PM EDT

Lycos Europe, which is liquidating the majority of the business after failing to find a buyer, is shutting down its Tripod free web hosting… Read more »

Updated: Goodmail Systems Adds $5 Million To Third Round

By Tameka Kee

Jan. 13, 2009 - 1:34 AM EDT Jan. 13, 2009 - 1:34 AM EDT

E-mail provider Goodmail Systems has added $4 million worth of $5 million in additional funding to a previously closed third round. Omidyar… Read more »

E-mail Marketing Software Firm iContact Gets $5 Million Debt Financing

By Rafat Ali

Oct. 23, 2008 - 3:07 AM EDT Oct. 23, 2008 - 3:07 AM EDT

iContact, the Raleigh-Durham, NC-based e-mail marketing and newsletter software firm, has received $5 million in debt financing from North A… Read more »

Mail.com Raises $35 Million in Fourth Round

By Tameka Kee

Oct. 22, 2008 - 12:37 AM EDT Oct. 22, 2008 - 12:37 AM EDT

White label e-mail provider Mail.com has raised $35 million in a fourth round of funding. Quadrangle Capital Partners led the round, with WI… Read more »

Redesigned AOL.com Front Page Will Feature Third-Party Content, Global Social Net Status Updates

By Staci D. Kramer

Sep. 10, 2008 - 11:27 AM EDT Sep. 10, 2008 - 11:27 AM EDT

It’s been roughly 18 months since the last major change to the entry to AOL.com. Now, after revamping its verticals and launching new produc… Read more »

Mansell Group Buys E-Mail Marketer Sevista Technologies

By David Kaplan

Aug. 22, 2008 - 12:23 AM EDT Aug. 22, 2008 - 12:23 AM EDT

Mansell Group, a data-based marketing company, has bought e-mail marketer Sevista Technologies. Terms were not disclosed. Atlanta-based Mans… Read more »

Comcast-DailyCandy: Interview: Sam Schwartz, EVP, CIM; Pete Sheinbaum, CEO, DC

By Staci D. Kramer

Aug. 6, 2008 - 4:08 AM EDT Aug. 6, 2008 - 4:08 AM EDT

Some acquisitions barely need explanations. That’s not always the case when Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Interactive Media opens the virtual checkb… Read more »

Marketing Software Maker Silverpop Raises $15 Million For Acquisitions

By Joseph Weisenthal

Apr. 28, 2008 - 9:35 PM EDT Apr. 28, 2008 - 9:35 PM EDT

Silverpop, a maker of on-demand software for marketers, has raised $15 million from DFJ and DE Shaw in order to accelerate R&D and to do acq… Read more »

Xoopit Raises $5 Million To Make Email More Social

By Joseph Weisenthal

Apr. 2, 2008 - 10:22 PM EDT Apr. 2, 2008 - 10:22 PM EDT

Xoopit, a social networking service based around email, has raised a $5 million first round from Accel Partners and Foundation Capital. The… Read more »

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RIM E-Mail Outage Hits BlackBerry Users In Advance Of Earnings

DailyCandy Cutting Back Local Editions

OtherInbox Raises $2.3 Million For E-Mail Organization Tool

Yahoo Puts Zimbra Up For Sale — Two Years After Buying It

Yahoo Gives E-Mail A Third-Party Boost — Again

Broadband Content Bits: Broadband Stats; Greyhound Wifi; BeeTV-Amino Communications

In Gmail Outage, 'Gone Google' Hashtag Gets Co-opted

Zumbox Raises $8 Million From Investors, Including Eisner, For 'Paperless Postal System'

One Opinion On How Motorola Could Succeed At Building Android Phones

Yahoo Announces Xoopit Purchase; New Photo Features Coming To Yahoo Mail

Google Takes Apps, Including Gmail, Out Of Beta

Ad Net Q Interactive Buys E-Mail Marketer Postmaster Direct

Microsoft Co-Founder Allen Starts An E-Mail Company

Google Says Enterprise Business Is ‘Profitable And Growing’

Could Google’s ‘Wave’ Replace E-Mail And IM?

E-Mail Marketer ExactTarget Raises $70 Million From Venture Firms; Delays IPO

Industry Moves: CEO Pete Sheinbaum Leaving DailyCandy, Comcast

Paul Allen-Funded Startup Gist Raises $6.75 Million In First Round

Microsoft Finally Integrates Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail

E-Mail Newsletters: Still Unsexy, Still Selling

Pittman’s Pilot Group Invests In Wellness Newsletter Vital Juice

Industry Moves: Zimbra Founder Satish Dharmaraj Bids Adieu To Yahoo

Return Path Picks Up $6 Million In Late-Stage Funding

Lycos Europe Killing Tripod, Customers Warned To Back Up

Updated: Goodmail Systems Adds $5 Million To Third Round

E-mail Marketing Software Firm iContact Gets $5 Million Debt Financing

Mail.com Raises $35 Million in Fourth Round

Redesigned AOL.com Front Page Will Feature Third-Party Content, Global Social Net Status Updates

Mansell Group Buys E-Mail Marketer Sevista Technologies

Comcast-DailyCandy: Interview: Sam Schwartz, EVP, CIM; Pete Sheinbaum, CEO, DC

Marketing Software Maker Silverpop Raises $15 Million For Acquisitions

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