You know how you can send an email message to a certain address, and it'll be converted into a text message and sent to a certain cell phone? There's a whole guide on how to do this; di…
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The email domain love.com was previously owned by AOL, then Verizon, then Yahoo, as the email services and corporate oversight changed for the AOL/Yahoo email services. From the…
It's time for another BIMI update, and this time it's chock full of new details that you'll want to know! So let's get right to it. The Authindicators Working Gro…
I think Verizon Wireless has supported reporting SMS spam to them via the 7726 (SPAM) SMS number for a while now. I'm not really sure when that started, but very recently, Ve…
Mike Robuck of Mobile World Live reports on a new SMS and call spam protection option for Verizon Wireless users here in the US: an updated free Call Filter app . I just download…
It's time for your periodic BIMI adoption status update. A quick overview of what this is all about: BIMI is a standard being adopted by multiple internet services provide…
Yahoo is Yahoo again! The entity that runs the servers hosting the mailboxes for AOL and Yahoo is now called Yahoo Inc, as of September 1st, 2021. No more Verizon Media. You can …
It's been a while since I've posted a BIMI status update, and things are changing! Things are standardizing! Things are getting good. So, let's get right to it...
From The Verge: "Verizon has sold its AOL and Yahoo properties to Apollo Global Management in a deal said to be worth $5 billion." What does this mean: Ownership of the…
Verizon (AOL and Yahoo) just launched a new "sender focused portal," highlighting features like AMP for email, BIMI, Promotions and more. Check it out here . (And don&#…
If you don't remember, AMP for Email provides the ability to utilize dynamic content functionality in the email inbox. Bounteous explains : "With AMP, functionality prev…
Once upon a time I asked if AMP dynamic content functionality was going to be " the next big thing " as far as email is concerned. Google's got support for it in Gm…
Sean McWilliams of Verizon (aka AOL and Yahoo) just announced something that they are referring to as "Email Deliverability and Performance Feeds." Click here to read t…
You might notice that in my " 2020: What's next? " post, I didn't mention BIMI . BIMI, aka Brand Indicators for Message Identification, is the new way to spec…
Once called Verizon Media Group, but now back to the more familiar name of Yahoo Inc. , you might know them as internet service providers AOL, Yahoo and Verizon. The email platfo…
If you're wondering if AOL still exists as a separate entity, the answer is no. AOL as a standalone ISP is no more. What was AOL is now part of Verizon Media Group, which f…
Verizon Media (aka Oath, aka Yahoo & AOL) folks report that the merger of the AOL user base into the Yahoo Mail infrastructure is complete! Congrats! I'm sure it was a l…
AMP (short for “Accelerated Mobile Pages") is a method to place dynamic content in email messages, announced by Google , now supported in Gmail , and with Verizon (AOL/Yahoo…
Verizon Media (previously known as OATH, previously known as Yahoo, previously known as AOL) has just launched their new Postmaster Site . Check it out! As announced on their …
Hey! Are you finding your mail rejected when trying to send to verizon.net? Through a complicated series of mergers and acquisitions over the years, AOL and Yahoo and Verizon hav…
