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the background:
Chinwag started life in 1996 with the shockwave email discussion list, followed by flasher, for the newly launched Flash program. This was soon joined by uk-netmarketing or UKNM to it's friends, which quickly became one of the most popular discussion forums for those dipping their toes in the new world of Internet marketing.

Since then those initial lists have been joined by a host of others covering many aspects of working in the digital world sending out over 500,000 emails each week to a stack of different countries covering topics from usability to blogs.

The lists themselves continue to evolve as new faces join old hands in the respective areas. A description here can't really do them justice, why not subscribe to one (or more) and see what you think?

Most importantly, we'd like to say a big thank you to all the people who subscribe to and participate in the mailing lists, particularly those who help out fellow subscribers and look after fellow emailers befuddled by the technology when we don't have time to reach them. Nice one.

The website is still in its second incarnation - apologies - new designs are often talked about but seem to slip down the to do list with alarming frequency. We're trying to continually improve the website and there are some great new developments that are just round the corner. Bear with us though, it does get busy round here. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions, we're all ears.

The server that runs this website and the mailing lists is generously hosted by Ioko, who also provide stacks of useful advice keeping the whole thing alive and well. The lists are run using customised Lyris server software

Chinwag is maintained by Sam Michel who aside from looking after the lists and writing the odd article, has, in the day job, produced the original Time Out website, worked as Site Director on Popcorn for Carlton Online and has just finished a recent stint as Technical & Marketing Director of communications agency, Xpedita. He consults on a range of digital marketing projects, particularly email marketing, for clients including: The Barbican, Square One Group, the Teacher Training Agency and Opendemocracy.net.

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