Today I used AJAX, Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, for the first time in a web application project. I just modified my AJAX example code slightly for an Active Server Pages script with data coming from a SQL Server database. I was very pleased because I need a good example of this technology for my portfolio. I also installed the 1-2-All Broadcast E-mail Software for a client in order to run an e-mail marketing campaign. I exported their customer e-mail addresses from their shopping cart software and imported them into the 1-2-All Broadcast E-mail Software’s subscriber list.
Installing the 1-2-All Broadcast E-mail Software required creating a new MySQL database with the usual problem setting the database user for an old password. I also had to install the Zend Optimizer 2.6.2. I’m eager to show the client what this software can do because it can track how many people open the e-mail to read it and how many readers click links within the e-mail. It should also handle bounced e-mails and automatically remove them from the subscriber’s list.
I noticed that my blog entires are not being indexed by the Google Blog Search. I suspect this version of WordPress is not pinging anyone when I update my blog. I am going to give Ping-0-Matic a try to see if I can get this blog entry noticed.
