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Ok, this is a cool move, like Obama or not. This plays directly into the segment of the audience that he is going after. If John McCain want’s to beat that he better post his VP on Twitter and add him to his LinkedIn right now. If I was running the Barack campaign, I would have some fun with this one and this audience.

My friend’s co-worker actually received this at her work e-mail address. From a vendor. Isn’t that crazy? Someone she barely even knows - someone who means to do business with her - is sending her this filth. The person who sent this must think everyone’s on the same page when it comes to race-hating.

After an event a few years ago, Seth Godin e-mailed me a list: how to market a marketing book. I enjoyed Seth’s approach a lot. Yesterday I got this remarkable campaign, promoting the new book 101 Ways to Stop Hating Dating. See the promotional and fun video game Stop Hating Dating Game.

Email headline: After a two year visit to the United States, Michelangelo’s David is returning to Italy…… After 2 years in America, Michelangelo’s David packs on the pounds and looks more Rubensesque. I have no idea how old this image is or how long it has been hitting your inbox but it just made mine.

How many online business owners do you know that don’t have a list? You’ll find that anybody who is serious about their business will have a mailing list, and they will be using that as part of their email marketing strategy. It is a simple thing, yet one that needs to be said, you need to be a list builder.

At the moment it seems like there’s a new niche social network launching every couple of weeks, and this week its the turn of UK animal welfare charity The Blue Cross to enter the Web 2.0 world with a re-launch of its existing All About Pets information website as a new social network site.

Seth Godin would like to invite you to join a members-only tribe. A tribe for marketers, for leaders, for those focused on building communities or creating products or spreading ideas. Members get a password and the privilege of meeting each other, posting thoughts, connecting to big ideas or projects and more.

Despite the nasty connotations of the word “viral”, it has a big place in email marketing. The basic reason you would want to use viral email marketing is to get your business to grow without you doing any extra work. Having your subscribers do the work for you is a huge help and can do wonders for your business.

Before this viral e-mail becomes the latest talking point for the right I figured I’d point out that the Army has already denied it. The e-mail was supposedly started by a National Guard Captain who claimed: Obama repeatedly shunned soldiers on his way to the Clamshell - a recreation tent - to

Last week, I officially launched my newest online venture, Hollywoozy, the first Website devoted to reviewing movie domain names. One of the many reasons I am always launching new things is that it gives me a chance to experiment with and refine different marketing tactics, and Hollywoozy is no different.