Enjoy any Email Subscriptions? +new service aids in unsubscribing

snapster shared some links said Wed, Jan 8th 2014 at 12:35pm ET

just spotted this service that "unrolls" you from subscribed email lists. have yet to try it but I think I will. Forbes posted some stats that I guess they released for some neat subscriber info.

https://unroll.me

http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/01/08/groupon-emails-or-amazon-blasts-heres-what-youre-purging-from-your-inbox/

would be great if something like this reached enough critical mass to force change, but I suppose that's unlikely.

What email subscriptions do you actually enjoy?

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dave said Wed, Jan 8th 2014 at 1:42pm ET:
I've actually started getting more email subscriptions lately, but not ecommerce related ones. I think you put this in the ecommerce category, but I'm going to post these here anyway:
- Dave Pell's Next Draft is amazingly good at giving you an early heads up to what everyone's going to be talking about that day. This is daily (and sometimes I just use his iOS app instead).
- Rusty Foster does a similar one that's a little more personal called Tiny Tabs.
- Austin Kleon does cool blackout poems (making poetry out of newspaper articles) and adds in links for books, music and articles. I think these are weekly.
- Casey Kolderup writes motd (uh...match of the day?) that's like one article about a good link. Except sometimes (maybe most of the time?) the link is fictional. Which is surprisingly still entertaining.
I get those, but I don't feel compelled to read them every day. It's nice to have around if I realize I've got a couple minutes and want to see what's going on around the web without having to backtrack on Twitter.
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snapster said Wed, Jan 8th 2014 at 3:42pm ET:

@dave, yeah, I guess I switched gears from 'which ecommerce subscriptions are worth getting' once I imagined all the crickets I'd hear.

maybe a lower bar is worth asking: Which ecommerce subscriptions have you not yet unsubscribed from?

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readnj said Wed, Jan 8th 2014 at 10:58pm ET:

@snapster I really enjoy the tips and messages in Early to Rise, but I wish I could customize the frequency of the subscription, and the amount of "partner" email

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ceagee said Thu, Jan 9th 2014 at 6:23am ET:

As far as ecommerce-- It seems like a lot of sites that offer coupons/deals no long give codes. The only way you can get the discount is to click through link they send you . If it's some place I shop frequently, I keep them up. Otherwise I am trying to get rid of them. But they seem to multiply. For everyone I unsubscribe 3 more appear. I hate that.

In the "other" category, I enjoy theoatmeal.com and muttscomics.com . Good to start the day, end the day, get a break during the day with a good laugh and/or a least a smile. Of course, I get newsletters from groups I'm a member of. Not sure that counts.

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