Welcome to the new LogicMaze monthly newsletter. In this edition:

January Newsletter Mystery

Upcoming Websites

The New Guy

Adventures in Marketing

Website Releases

Spam Information

What happened to the January issue?

Some of you might have noticed that there wasn't a January issue of our much anticipated Carrier Pigeon. This isn't because we didn't do anything in January (if anything, we were busier than ever before). Actually, we had a newsletter for last month all typed up and ready to go out to you when a sad mishap took place.

They say that the majority of accidents happen within blocks of home. This is apparently true with pigeons as it is with humans. You see, our trusty Carrier Pigeon was all loaded up and ready to deliver the January newsletter when... well...just take a look.  [ VIEW VIDEO ]

 

The New Guy - Scott

We are excited about our newest employee, Scott Allen. He has jumped right in and his handling most of the site updates and maintenance for our clients, as well as lending his knowledge on database integration with websites and will help with flash programming.

"I’m Scott Allen. I’m originally from Thorntown, Indiana, and a graduate of Ball State University.

At my previous job, I was doing a lot of Flash programming and database integration for a non-profit educational program, so I'm hoping I can be useful to these folks and also learn a little bit about how this kinda stuff works in the business world. I'm also looking forward to having a good time here and enjoying my work and this new place as much as possible. It sounds like there are some good projects upcoming, and it'll be fun to take them on.

Besides work, I enjoy being active. I was a sprinter in college, and I still like to jog as much as life lets me. I also am a huge sports fan. Unfortunately, I grew up on the Cubs, so I'm still dealing with that. However, the Colts winning the Super Bowl is a little bit of a consolation, and it looks like the Cubs should at least be better this year. Other than that, I watch a lot of old movies and spend a lot of time piddling around on the Internet. "

 

For more from the LogicMaze team, be sure to check out our site or read our blogs: LogicMaze Blog and LogicMaze Fiction Blog.

Drum roll please:

Kansas Clays  Last month, we finished the site for Kansas Clays (www.kansasclays.com) Whether you're an advanced shooter or just a beginner, Kansas Clays offers a number of sport shooting opportunities for you. Be sure to check out their site for rates and other information.

Ones to watch for:

Kansas State Fair Kansas State Fair staff has contracted LogicMaze to design and develop their site, while implementing graphics from Greteman Group. We will be designing a custom administrative interface to make it easier for State Fair employees to maintain the large amount of information that they must keep up to date on their site.

Viega NA Viega NA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viega GmbH & Co., based out of Germany. In 2005 Viega acquired Vanguard Piping Systems and Midtec, inc., in McPherson, KS. In 2007, they contracted your favorite web design company to develop their site.

McPherson Realty Exchange  We will be redesigning the website for McPherson Realty Exchange. To state the obvious: McPherson Realty Exchange is a realtor in McPherson.

Pampered Paws Pampered Paws provides boarding for your dog while you're out of town. The cool thing about the new site that we're designing for them is that it will give the owners of the dogs an opportunity to check on them online with a webcam system that will be set up.

Nemaha County Training Center A non-profit agency that specializes in the care and support of people with disabilities, working to see that they become physically, socially and economically included into the community. They have 30+ years of commitment to this goal. LogicMaze is proud to be working with them to see that they are properly represented on the web.

Hillsboro Free Press A mover and a shaker in the news community. This small town newspaper is taking a very aggressive approach to get lots and lots of quality and relevant content online. We are very excited to be a part of this one and it will kinda redefine the bar for small to medium sized community newspapers online.

Raindance LogicMaze has been commissioned to do the website for Blake Shelton's Fundraiser in Ada Oklahoma again this year. Last year, the fundraiser raised over $133,600 for the victims of the state’s debilitating drought and subsequent wildfires. LogicMaze is glad to do their part in helping this year be as (if not more) successful.

Our friends at Rainbow Fireworks and Showalter Fireworks have given us quite a bit of work lately, and we're loving it.

As mentioned in the December, 06 issue of the Carrier Pigeon we created brochures targeted to a specific audience that Rainbow Fireworks wanted to reach.  Since then, they've hired us to design a banner, lit sign, wedding newspaper ad and a billboard.  Keep an eye out for it at 43rd and Plum Street in Hutchinson.
 

Arbuckle Realty & The future of Real Estate Marketing

We enjoy working with Arbuckle Realty, a Mcpherson, Kansas realtor. Kim Arbuckle, owner of Arbuckle Realty really wanted to find ways to stand out from the competition in Mcpherson Kansas. Part of our ongoing marketing efforts include keeping their weekly print ad fresh and new. 

Another idea that we came up with to keep them separate from the rest of the realtors in the area (of which there are plenty) is to provide each client that lists with Arbuckle an exclusive web domain for their property. An example is www.1349highland.com. This makes it easier for anybody interested to find that home listing online without any searching at all!

Our methods in Search Engine Optimization have proven effective on more than one occasion, and we continue to improve and learn new methods. Please give us a call if you're interested in having your site optimized to bring in more traffic. Logicmaze Phone Number: 620-860-4237

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SPAM
How does Spam Assassin work?

When the e-mail servers receive a message, Spam Assassin compares the message to its database of different SPAM criteria. Spam Assassin produces a numerical score based on those criteria. If the score is higher than a threshold value, Spam Assassin adds headers like these to the message: ***SPAM***

How accurate is Spam Assassin?

Accuracy is difficult to judge, since one person's SPAM may be a solicited message for somebody else. Looking at some of the logs the Spam Assassin generates, it appears to catch about 80% of SPAM. The rules that Spam Assassin uses to identify SPAM are updated and weighted differently with each revision of the software, so it will keep up with changes in the nature of incoming SPAM.   Of course, SpamAssassin is running a continuous fight with professional UCE-mailers (Unsolicited Commercial Emails) who can adapt their messages to skim just below the scoring threshold of SA, but in general, it puts up a good fight.