Did you get my email? (Part 2)

Posted by Jim Stroud

March 1, 2006

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I thought this was interesting enough tool to share - DidTheyReadIt?

Basically, this service tracks emails that you send and lets you know when the email was read and when and how long it was open.

Here is some info from their website…

Using DidTheyReadIt is remarkably easy. All it takes is 2 simple steps. DidTheyReadIt is 100% compatible with Windows and Mac, and all different e-mail clients.

Once you have signed up for a DidTheyReadIt account, all you need to do is add “.didtheyreadit.com” to the end of the recipient’s e-mail address. For example, if you were sending an e-mail to ellen@aol.com you’d just send it to ellen@aol.com.didtheyreadit.com instead*, and your e-mail will be tracked; ellen@aol.com would not see that you added .didtheyreadit.com to her e-mail address.

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* If you are sending an e-mail to multiple recipients, you need to add “.didtheyreadit.com” to each address.

This service may be valuable when you want to know for certain if a particular candidate is totally ignoring you and you don’t want them to know you’re checking up on them (and potentially damage the relationship - wink).

Didtheyreadit is free for ummm… I think 10 emails a month (I think). After that, you have to pay to use it. So if you want to play before you pay, use it sparingly.