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Official blog posts from <a href="http://www.ysearchblog.com/2010/08/24/yahoo-transitions-organic-search-back-end-to-microsoft-platform/">Yahoo</a> and <a href="http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/archive/2010/08/23/exciting-news-from-bing-and-yahoo.aspx">Bing</a> indicate that the transition has been completed on August 24, 2010 and my search results show identical results from both. 201005Popular-Email-Clients-and-Outlook-2007-Support-for-HTML-CSS-Standards2010-05-12T00:00:00-07:00<style type="text/css"> table td {border-width:1px 0px 1px 0px;border-color:#e0e0e0;border-style:solid} </style> <div style="float:left;padding:0px 20px 20px 0px;border-width:0px 1px 1px 0px;border-color:#e0e0e0;border-style:solid;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:20px"> <h2>Top 10 Email Clients</h2> <table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:325px" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="background-color:#f0f0f0"><td><b>Email Client</b></td><td><b>Market Share</b></td></tr> <tr><td>Outlook<br /><span style="font-size:12px">Outlook 2003</span><br /><span style="font-size:12px">Outlook 2007</span></td><td>43%<br /><span style="font-size:12px">34%</span><br /><span style="font-size:12px">9%</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Hotmail</td><td>17%</td></tr> <tr><td>Yahoo! Mail</td><td>13%</td></tr> <tr><td>GMail</td><td>5%</td></tr> <tr><td>Apple Mail</td><td>4%</td></tr> <tr><td>iPhone</td><td>4%</td></tr> <tr><td>Thunderbird</td><td>2.4%</td></tr> <tr><td>Windows Live Mail (Desktop)</td><td>2%</td></tr> <tr><td>AOL Mail</td><td>1.2%</td></tr> <tr><td>Lotus Notes</td><td>0.4%</td></tr> <tr><td>Others</td><td>8%</td></tr> </table><br /> <div style="font-size:9px;line-height:normal;width:325px">Data collected from 250,000,000 email recipients using the Fingerprint analysis tool. This chart shows the top 10 email clients by market share. Compiled 24 February 2010 by <a href="http://fingerprintapp.com/email-client-stats">fingerprintapp.com</a>.</div> </div> <br /><br /><br /> The chart to the left shows the top 10 email clients as of February 2010. The majority of users are reading emails with Outlook. Following close behind are web-based email accounts like Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and GMail making up 35% of email clients.<br /><br /> The chart is shown to emphasize the fact that most users (mostly businesses) are still viewing emails using Outlook. When you're designing your html emails you'll need to make sure they're displaying properly in Outlook.<br /><br /> There are a few (actually more than a few) things in Outlook 2007 that are no longer supported (for security reasons or Word 2007 doesn't support it.) Since most businesses have yet to upgrade to Outlook 2007 they might not be aware of this.<br /><br /> From the Microsoft.com website: "Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 uses the HTML parsing and rendering engine from Microsoft Office Word 2007 to display HTML message bodies. The same HTML and cascading style sheets (CSS) support available in Word 2007 is available in Outlook 2007."<br /><br /> Here's a short list of things you'll need to avoid when composing html emails:<br /><br style="clear:both" /> <b style="font-size:18px">Word 2007 / Outlook 2007 does not support:</b><br /><br /> Unsupported HTML Attributes Compared with the HTML 4.01 Specification<br /> <ul> <li>applet</li> <li>bdo</li> <li>button</li> <li>form</li> <li>iframe</li> <li>input</li> <li>isindex</li> <li>menu</li> <li>noframes</li> <li>noscript</li> <li>object</li> <li>optgroup</li> <li>option</li> <li>param</li> <li>q</li> <li>script</li> <li>select</li> </ul> The key items above that are not supported are forms, scripts, javascript, java, flash, and iframes.<br /><br /> Unsupported Cascading Style Sheet Properties Compared with Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2.1<br /> <ul> <li>azimuth</li> <li>background-attachment</li> <li>background-image</li> <li>background-position</li> <li>background-repeat</li> <li>border-spacing</li> <li>bottom</li> <li>caption-side</li> <li>clear</li> <li>clip</li> <li>content</li> <li>counter-increment</li> <li>counter-reset</li> <li>cue-before, cue-after, cue</li> <li>cursor</li> <li>display</li> <li>elevation</li> <li>empty-cells</li> <li>float</li> <li>font-size-adjust</li> <li>font-stretch</li> <li>left</li> <li>line-break</li> <li>list-style-image</li> <li>list-style-position</li> <li>marker-offset</li> <li>max-height</li> <li>max-width</li> <li>min-height</li> <li>min-width</li> <li>orphans</li> <li>outline</li> <li>outline-color</li> <li>outline-style</li> <li>outline-width</li> <li>overflow</li> <li>overflow-x</li> <li>overflow-y</li> <li>pause-before, pause-after, pause</li> <li>pitch</li> <li>pitch-range</li> <li>play-during</li> <li>position</li> <li>quotes</li> <li>richness</li> <li>right</li> <li>speak</li> <li>speak-header</li> <li>speak-numeral</li> <li>speak-punctuation</li> <li>speech-rate</li> <li>stress</li> <li>table-layout</li> <li>text-shadow</li> <li>text-transform</li> <li>top</li> <li>unicode-bidi</li> <li>visibility</li> <li>voice-family</li> <li>volume</li> <li>widows</li> <li>word-spacing</li> <li>z-index</li> </ul> Other Unsupported Web-Related Features<br /><br /> The following is a list of all other Web-related features that Word 2007 does not support:<br /> <ul> <li>Animated GIF images. Only a static representation of the GIF image shows.</li> <li>Flash. Only a red "X" shows in the area where the flash would display.</li> </ul> So when composing html emails it's back to the basic table based layout since css float is no longer supported. Also avoid using background images (you can only have a background image for the body tag), flash, javascript, java and animated gifs. Here's the entire list of what is and is not support in Outlook 2007: <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx</a>.<br /><br />201005New-PrimoCarInsurance.com-Website2010-05-12T00:00:00-07:00(PRWEB) May 12, 2010 -- PrimoCarInsurance.com launches new car insurance site focused on how to <a href="http://www.primocarinsurance.com" title="Save on Car Insurance">save on car insurance</a>. Their goal is simple; provide drivers with multiple options for getting <a href="http://www.primocarinsurance.com" title="Get free Auto Insurance Quotes">auto insurance quotes</a> including direct links to the largest auto insurance companies and options for <a href="http://www.primocarinsurance.com" title="Compare auto insurance companies">comparing auto insurance companies</a> side-by-side.<br /><br /> Auto insurance premiums are determined, in part, by a driver's age, gender, marital status and driving record. In addition less obvious factors play a role in the price drivers pay for coverage; such as the driving record of all drivers in a given area. If a particular insurance company has a high record of incidents in an area then quoted rates will be higher for all. So taking the time to shop around for the cheapest rates can save drivers money on auto insurance premiums.<br /><br /> PrimoCarInsurance.com provides info on minimum car insurance requirements and recommends top car insurance companies within each state. A <a href="http://www.primocarinsurance.com" title="Free Guide to Buying Car Insurance">free car insurance guide</a> offers tips on saving money, frequently used car insurance terminology, and a car insurance worksheet to help prepare for quotes.<br /><br /> It makes sense to check auto insurance rates periodically against competing car insurance companies. Primo Car Insurance has done a great job of making it simpler for drivers to get at the information they need to save money on auto insurance.<br /><br /> Drivers can get daily tips on how to save on car insurance by following PrimoCarInsurance.com on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/PrimoCarIns">@PrimoCarIns</a>.<br /><br /> About PrimoCarInsurance.com<br /><br /> Primo Car Insurance is dedicated to helping drivers save money on auto insurance by providing them with the tools needed to find the cheapest auto insurance rates in every state.<br /><br /> # # #<br /><br /> See full press release on PRWEB here: <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/compare/car-insurance-quotes/prweb3987464.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/compare/car-insurance-quotes/prweb3987464.htm</a> 201004Google-Analytics-Data-Export-API2010-04-29T00:00:00-07:00<p>When I first learned about the new Google Analytics (GA) Data Export API I was reluctant to use it. There's a wealth of data and customization capabilities already built into the GA portal. But once I learned how simple it was to access the data the possibilities start to appear.</p> <p>The most obvious application of using the api is exporting data out of GA. The GA portal allows you to export the results of any report to a PDF, XML, CSV for Excel, or TSV file. Note though that there's a limit of 500 records per report. So if the date range you've selected is generating 5,000 records you have to manually export out the report 10 times. Very impractical. Especially since the odds are high you'll be pulling these reports periodically. This is where the Data Export API comes in handy.</p> <p>The Google Analytics Data Export API allows you to pull 10,000 records at a time and paging becomes easy programmatically. This allows you to write and schedule custom scripts that pull all of the data out of GA for a given time period, optionally process the data and merge with your responders/leads database, and then deliver it to your key people for viewing.</p> <p>In future posts I'll dig a bit deeper into other applications of the GA Data Export API. Contact us today if you need assistance implementing the GA Data Export API.</p>201003Custom-URL-Sites-Programmed-for-Hostway.com-and-ValueWeb.com2010-03-01T09:00:00-08:00We recently completed programming on a set of customized Url landing pages for Hostway.com and ValueWeb.com. Anderson Direct Marketing tasked us to turn static html landing pages into dynamically driven landing pages based off of a custom Url. Users type in their custom Url from a direct mail piece (like http://LeadInternet.MyHostwayOffer.com) and land on a customized page tailored to the user with their contact information pre-filled on the form.<br /><br />An html fulfillment email is sent out if the user submits the form for more information. The html email contains links back to the customized url site. Full web tracking of page views, responders, bounce rates was included.<br /><br /><a href="/contact.html">Contact LeadInternet.com</a> for programming your customized url landing pages. We also offer landing page and database hosting.<br /><br /><a href="http://leadinternet.myhostway.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Example of a landing page for Hostway.com using customized URLs (http://leadinternet.myhostway.com) programmed by LeadInternet.com." src="http://images.leadinternet.com/blog/hostway.gif" style="border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#000000" /></a><a href="http://leadinternet.myvalueweboffer.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Example of a landing page for ValueWeb.com using customized URLs (http://leadinternet.myvalueweboffer.com) programmed by LeadInternet.com." src="http://images.leadinternet.com/blog/valueweb.gif" style="border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#000000;margin-left:10px" /></a>201002Exclusive-Real-Estate-Advertising-Product-for-Agents-and-Brokers2010-02-24T10:00:00-08:00We launched a new real estate advertising product for top real estate agents and brokers looking to acquire new clients. The agent or broker's contact information will prominently appear in two key locations on every page. Only one agent will sponsor the entire local real estate site. See the full <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/real-estate-agent/advertising/prweb3632224.htm" target="_blank">press release on PRWeb.com here</a>.201001Custom-URL-Sites-Programmed-for-Anthem2010-01-15T10:00:00-08:00All roads lead to personalization... We recently completed programming on two new customized URL landing pages for Anthem on behalf of Anderson Direct Marketing. We were tasked to convert static Agency creative into dynamic customized URL landing pages. Custom URLs, such as http://LeadInternet.value.anthem.com, are printed on the direct mail piece giving a personalized marketing touch and allowing for better tracking of who is interested in your marketing efforts.<br /><br />Using customized URLs also allows the landing page to be pre-filled so all the user has to do is check their information, correct, and submit.<br /><br />Google Analytics is incorporated into the landing pages so tracking of results is through a powerful and familiar interface rich with marketing data. Leads are custom routed to your CRM (Salesforce), inbox, ftp location or other desired endpoint.<br /><br /><a href="/contact.html">Contact LeadInternet.com</a> for programming your customized url landing pages. We also offer landing page and database hosting.<br /><br /><a href="http://leadinternet.value.anthem.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Example of a landing page for Anthem using customized URLs (http://leadinternet.value.anthem.com) programmed by LeadInternet.com." src="http://images.leadinternet.com/blog/anthem-value.gif" style="border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#000000" /></a><a href="http://leadinternet.save.anthem.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Example of a landing page for Anthem using customized URLs (http://leadinternet.save.anthem.com) programmed by LeadInternet.com." src="http://images.leadinternet.com/blog/anthem-save.gif" style="border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#000000;margin-left:10px" /></a>