Mark – Thx for the link.

I didn’t address my need for the Metamark URLs b/c I felt like the post was already borderline overload, but the articles *don’t* live on my site, they live on Casting Network’s. And they created the site using some crazy-ass coding that–I swear to you, I swear I swear–won’t let the permalinks be posted as HTML links! I have no idea what happens b/w pasting the link and posting it, but it removes the salient info that leads one directly to that particular article. Most frustrating, and really, really hard to explain (or believe, for that matter).

Bon – They say two years, plus two years from whatever time they’re last clicked on. They *say*–remember, it’s a free service, and anything can happen/change. So if you want to make sure they reside forever…well, I’d get that smart computer boy of yours to make your own engine so that you can convert to tiny URLs that reside on your own server.

Like I said, better for the *disposable* type of applications. I had to use something for those LAcasting.com articles b/c of the permalink weirdness, but I’ll just put a calendar reminder (or a tickler) to go in twice yearly and click on all the stupid links.

Petrea – I don’t know if it’s cutting edge for the early adopters, but I seem to be useful to some of the rest of my kin in the middle of the majority hump.

Neil – As long as I’m not your *gym* teacher…

Two great ideas here- first is the email signature. I think this article may add something to the discussion as well:
An email signature that really holds water:
http://heartofbusiness.com/articles/mkt5.htm

And, I’m wondering why you need the metamark emails for your own articles? I’m just a little befuddled- where do your articles live on your website? Am I missing something here?