Database Designs

Database Designs is an independent technology consulting firm with 20 years experience serving non-profits, government and business. With deep roots in the Boston metro area, but with clients nationwide, we are proud of the longstanding relationships we have built with a broad range of organizations including community and advocacy groups, universities and independent schools, labor organizations, and medical programs.

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    Enable BDEA’s busy development staff to keep the website lively and up-to-date with minimal hassle, while providing easy-to-use tools for keeping faculty, staff and students in touch.
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The Persistence of Email

Posted October 16th, 2009 by Steve Backman
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Email is in the news these days, at least here in Boston and Massachusetts. Twitter, Facebook, and political blogs have elbowed their way in as organizing tools, yet incidents in the lowly world of email have had a huge public impact.

If you don’t live in Massachusetts, our local politics may not interest you and who can blame you. Bear with me a minute.

How long do email posts persist?  

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