I apologize; I sent the last ERRSS email newsletter with a bad link.

Quite a few of you clicked on the Crab Cakes with Roasted Vegetables recipe link from Cooking Light magazine. Apparently when clicked on that link it took you to the Onion Rings recipe that I was raving about in the article.

Here is the correct link -
Cooking Light’s - Crab Cakes and Roasted Vegetables

My oversized Dunce cap must have been covering my eyes at the time I was checking the email links before sending.

If you get our newsletter you will see that we just launched our invitation to enter the 2008 iPod Nano Giveaway. It is our way of saying “Thank You” to all our customers who have switched over to using the website to manage their account online.

So if you haven’t entered the contest yet, go here today and sign up…No Purchase Necessary

Enter the 2008 iPod Nano Giveaway

Sorry, EBSCO employees are not eligible to win the prize.

View official rules here.

Good Luck!

Want to be notified of other contests and promotions like this in the future? Sign up HERE for our newsletter today!

Some EBSCO customers received an email with a PDF attachment about 10 days ago (Friday, March 21st, 2008)…this was our first test for delivering your renewal notice electronically if your EBSCO account currently had one on file.

EBSCO Reception Room Subscription Services is making an effort to reduce the amount of paper we are sending out to our customers and could use your help. Eventually we would like to offer an exclusive paperless renewal notice option, but for the next few months we will be sending both to test our delivery and fulfillment systems.

You can ensure that you receive your future electronic renewal notice by keeping your email address up-to-date on your account and modifying your account’s email delivery preferences here.

We also would like to request that you put errssfeedback@ebsco.com and errss@ebsco.com on the safe senders list of your email program. You can find specific instructions on how to do this with your email program here.

For those of you who got an email the other day during our first test, but had already processed or cancelled your renewal, please bear with us we are still working out some of the bugs.

As for those of you who have not received one yet, when your renewal notice comes due we hope that you will find this new system much easier and more environmentally friendly.

Please always be wary of any attempts at phishing, your email will always have your account number included in the email. If unsure of any email you receive from us, you can always call us at 1-800-527-5901 to verify that we sent it to you.

Thank you for your patience and doing business with EBSCO!

The announcement was made at SXSW, and it looks like Harp Magazine has folded. For those of you who were not familiar with this publication it was a monthly magazine covering indie-alternative rock music and bands. According to Country Standard Time website there is a parent company bankruptcy involved in the situation.

To get reimbursed for the rest of your subscription to Harp Magazine through EBSCO, please login to your account HERE to cancel the subscription and request your refund, or order a substitute magazine.

I always get great business tips from the blogs of my fellow Internet Marketers. I found my recent favorite on Michael Gray’s Blog (Atlas Web Services).

Have you ever had a great idea, but no pen and paper?

If you have your cell phone, have no fear. No, it isn’t like voice mail reminders. Jott is an awesome phone/Internet application that uses voice recognition software to translate your words into an email, text messages, twitter messages, and even blog posts.

All you do is set up your contacts on Jott, and then when you call, it asks you who/where you want to send the message. Add your message and viola! Your voice becomes text and is sent to the appropriate contact.

Cool huh?

I love that you can set up multiple contacts in one group and email that whole group with one message. I also don’t like to text message that much, I just can’t seem to get the hang of typing letters with the numeric keypad thing. All I need to do is add Jott’s number as a speed dial key and I am texting finger-free!

It may not be for everyone, but if you check your email more than you check your voice mail like me, Jott may be a huge time saver for you.

BTW - Michael Gray (listed above) is one of the best Internet Marketing Consultants I’ve met – check out his services at Atlas Web Services if you feel your website needs more traffic or if you want your website to bring in more revenue online. But you don’t have to believe me – check out his recommendations on LinkedIn.

Attention all customers who have New York magazine in your waiting areas.

If you have children that sit in the waiting area, then it would probably be a good idea NOT to put out the newest New York magazine (2-25-08 issue) for public viewing. Lindsay Lohan is wearing practically nothing and the pictures are dangerously revealing.

I guess they want to sell more to the male demographic…that’s one way to do it.

You buy all these great magazines, but it seems you never have the time to relax and catch the articles that you really would enjoy. On the other hand, how many times have you gotten half way through an article and said “This article is terrible…I want my 15 minutes back!”

There is a website out there that can help you compress your reading time. It will also allow you to focus on articles that will be truly valuable to you. Check out brijit.com.

Brijit.com is an online service run by an army of freelance writers who review thousands of magazine articles. Each writer writes 100 word abstracts on each article to help you “try before you buy” the real article. They also rate the article so you don’t get sucked in by a great headline, then trudge through mindless dribble.

Magazines are not the only media they review. You can also find abstracts on TV shows, newspapers, books, blogs, and radio/audio.

Check it out and save some time!

I hope you had a safe and happy holidays! For a limited time, EBSCO Reception Room Services has been authorized to offer People Magazine at an additional 15% off the annual subscription rate. People Magazine is now available for $53.00 – down from $62.40 for 52 issues a year! Hurry and renew while this great rate is available.

As long as you are buying magazines for your business, you can include any magazine subscriptions as deductible expense on your taxes. So be sure to get your orders in before January 1st 2008 if you are looking to offset some of your taxable profits this year.

Go to www.ebscomags.com to get subscriptions to your favorite magazines today!

Martha Stewart’s magazine experiment in home décor has not panned out as planned. After the November/December issue, the print version of the magazine will no longer be printed. You can always view future content on their website at: MarthaStewart.com

EBSCO customers, please login to submit your cancellation to receive your refund for all un-mailed issues.

Alternative magazine choice:

• Country Living

If you have any one of these three magazines on your list or would like to try them, please make sure you renew/purchase them before January 1, 2008.

You also have the option to replace any one of them with an equivalent or better alternative.

• Sports Illustrated – 56 issues for $39.95 | 82% off the cover price
• Fortune Magazine – 25 issues for $19.99 | 84% off the cover price
• PC Magazine – 12 issues for $24.00 | 82% off the cover price

The December issue of Tango Magazine will be the last print issue. The publisher will continue to produce the magazine’s content through their online version.

Please login here, then submit a cancellation, and we will take care of the refund procedures for you.

Here is the website for Tango Magazine

If you are looking for a title to replace Tango there are several magazines that include relationship advice…

• Cosmopolitan
• Ladies Home Journal
• Redbook
• Today’s Black Woman
• True Love
• Marriage Partnership

Today I sent out our email newsletter. I had included a quick blurb about Skiing magazine and Future Snowboarding and requested the readers help to find the best ski resort.

Which of these resorts do you think is the all around best for accommodations, slopes, food, and accepts both skiers and snowboarders. Add your comments if you want to plea your case.

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How many news websites have you been to where they are regurgitating the same pointless story about a celebrity junkie who died six months ago?

Is there a way to preview headlines without wasting valuable time visiting all of your favorite sites each day?

Yes there is…And if you’re not using the RSS feature then you may be missing out on a very useful time saving tool.

RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication, but what does that mean? It means websites that have this option (like this one) offer the option to send you their new/current content without you having to visit the website on a daily basis.

It’s almost like having a newspaper/magazine send you updated information at all hours of the day. And it’s a great way to keep up-to-date on information from the companies you deal with without having to receive their emails.

Secret advantage!

One unspoken advantage is that an RSS feed provides you with more security than email. If more people used RSS connections they wouldn’t have to worry about phishing email as much. It’s like having a direct line with the company. People can’t send you RSS feeds, which means you are in control of the information that comes to you.

The reason this hasn’t been widely adopted yet is because many people have no clue what RSS is or how it works. And unfortunately, there are still some issues with RSS feed consistency. Hopefully this post will change all that for you.

No more programs please!

Early on, I tested many of the downloadable software solutions available called RSS Feed Readers. They all look almost exactly like your email program and this turned me off. It felt inefficient to have two similar looking programs open on my desktop. Eventually though, I found a solution I really liked.

I use the iGoogle home page as my default home page every time I open my web browser. iGoogle allows you to add RSS headline lists from your favorite sites so that you can quickly scan over them every time you open a new browser window. Google also offers a separate tool called Google Reader, but I found that the iGoogle Home Page feels much more visually organized for me.

Plus if you have a Gmail email account you can take your favorite website feeds wherever you go, even if you aren’t on your own computer. Nice huh?

So how do I set it up?

To get an idea of what this looks like, go to the Google homepage http://www.google.com – More than likely it will be in Classic Mode, you can switch to iGoogle Mode by using the link in the top right corner where it says iGoogle | Sign in.

Once you click iGoogle you’ll see the page change where there are now a bunch of boxes (called Gadgets). Scroll down and get familiar with the layout. You can move the boxes around by clicking on the blue area at the top of the box and drag to reposition them on the page. Scroll down and you’ll see the CNN list. That is exactly what their RSS feed looks like.

In the CNN Gadget you should see the most recent top three headlines. You can get a quick synopsis of the article by clicking on the plus sign next to the headline; or you can visit the site directly by clicking on the headlines that interest you. If you want to add more headlines, click the triangle in the top right corner of the Gadget. Choose Edit settings and change the Show Items dropdown box to your preferred number, then click Save.

Let’s add a new RSS feed to your page!

I will be adding video instructions shortly…

According to Folio Magazine, Condé Nast has decided to discontinue Home & Garden magazine (for a second time actually). I didn’t know this, but Home and Garden had been around since 1911 and was previously discontinued in 1993.

Then in 1995 House & Garden was brought back from the dead. Unfortunately, this may be the last time we see this publication ever again, but you never know. The last issue will be December 2007.

Please login to your EBSCO account, then submit a cancellation, and we will take care of the refund procedures for you.

Suitable Replacement Home Magazines are:

• Better Homes & Gardens
• Martha Stewart Living
• Domino
• Dwell
• Home