Our New Email Contest (Update)
Our email contest is now up to $500. That means we will start sending out a special newsletter to one of the members of our forums. We will do this each day until a winner claims the prize. So, if you are only receiving our newsletter, get signed up to our forums ASAP.

There has yet to be a winner, so, it's not too late. Signup now to have a good chance of winning.

Midwest Adult Webmaster Gathering
Well, this weekend is the weekend of the "Gathering". Because of personal reasons I will not be attending. Greenguy will be there with bells on :). If you are a member of our forum, make sure you look him up and say "Hey" :)

For everyone going...Have a good and safe time.

NBA Internext Pool Has Been Updated on May 17th
Be sure to keep your eye on this thread to find out the updates of the GreenguyandJim NBA Internext Pool.
Good luck to all of you

~ Jim's Tips and Tricks ~

More and More Spam


It seems like the volume of email spam has doubled in the last month. Increasingly, we receive daily emails for better mortgage rates, pharmaceutical discounts, and offers to enlarge body parts we don’t even have.

The next generation of sophisticated tools is available to email spammers. Hidden code can be embedded into email allowing the sender to track it. A “spam beacon” lets the sender know that this is a valid, live, email address. The sender can also tell if you’ve opened the email before you tossed it. “Nearly half of all spam is bugged with so-called "spam beacons" for tracking users who open junk mail, said e-mail filtering firm MX.”

The latest email scams have also evolved. The newest scams are called phishing attacks. Spammers copy and paste web coding, making their email message appear to be official. They provide links to “look alike” websites where they try to trick you into revealing your personal financial information, by asking you to update an account such as Ebay, PayPal or CitiBank (or other well known entities). Phishing attacks are successful 5% of the time.

The primary motivation behind these emails is identity theft. Scammers are looking to get you to their website and get your information. If the authenticity of the sender is questionable, call the company that sent the email. Most business email will also contain a phone number.

Given the large volume of unsolicited email that must be sorted through and deleted daily by businesses, do not rely on email as your primary vehicle of communication. If the information is time sensitive, it’s best to follow up with a phone call.

Have a Good Day
Greenguy and Jim