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The Trouble with Numeric and Fake-looking Chinese Email Addresses

The Trouble with Numeric and Fake-looking Chinese Email Addresses

If you were to encounter an email address that was comprised of just numbers, what would be your first reaction? You might suspect that it was a fake ...
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Tackling False Negatives in Email Validation

What is a false negative? In email validation, the term is used when an address is incorrectly identified as being invalid or undeliverable – in other words, it ...
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Email Validation Terms You Should Know

No matter the industry, you likely have jargon or terminology that’s specific to the work you do. The email world has a nomenclature all of its own, too ...
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Identifying Disposable Email Addresses: A Better Approach

Disposable email addresses – also known as burner emails, throwaway emails, temporary emails or fake emails – are commonly touted as a useful tool for keeping one’s personal ...
It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Ping

It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Ping

How do you know if an email address is valid? There is more than one way to find out. In this article, we will show you how something ...
Is Email Dying?

Is Email Dying?

A Quora discussion recently got us thinking about the status of email in our day and age. As a company, we know how important email is, since we verify ...
Using Email Newsletters to Accelerate Growth - 7 Must-Know Tips for Business Owners

Using Email Newsletters to Accelerate Growth – 7 Must-Know Tips for Business Owners

According to a 2015 report from eMarketer, research conducted by Econsultancy found that 79% of global agencies indicated that email marketing was rated effective by more agency marketers ...
How a Rise in Disposable Email Addresses Can Affect a Business's Email Marketing

How a Rise in Disposable Email Addresses Can Affect a Business’s Email Marketing

Disposable email addresses (DEAs) are nothing new, but for business owners, project managers and IT specialists, it can spell disaster for email marketing campaigns. Understanding what they are, ...
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The Definition of 'Garbage' in Email, and How to Get Rid of It

The Definition of ‘Garbage’ in Email, and How to Get Rid of It

We all know garbage when we see it -- or do we? In the case of Service Objects' email validation, we have our own definition of garbage and ...