The classic example of viral marketing is Hotmail.com, one of the first free Web-based e-mail services. The strategy is simple

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From the Live Messenger toolbar, select the ‘Add a contact’ option as shown above, and add ‘mtbot@hotmail.com’ as the contact address.

在 Live Messenger 工具栏，选择“添加联系人”选项，如上图所示，添加 “mtbot@hotmail.com” 作为联系人。

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Both Hotmail.com addresses and Hotmail Plus accounts will keep working despite the switch, the company says.

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Set up a free, Web-based account, such as Hotmail (www.hotmail.com) and go by that address when online.

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Enter "m.google.com" or "m.hotmail.com" in the Server field, leave the Domain field blank, enter your full e-mail address in the Username field, and your password in the Password field.

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