| We’ve been using them since we use email to send our thank-yous, hellos, happy birthdays, new-years wishes and get wells to those near and far. Whether it’s to save paper, money or avoid the taste of licking an envelope eCards provide yet another outlet for digital communication and online connections. In our series, with greetings of the season filling our mailboxes, we take a look at eCards. Here is some insight on this season's hot eCards options, numbers and trends. | |||||
| eCards 2009: With a personalized eCard created using the Sketch app on the Nokia N900, you can swap the colored pencils, glitter, and glue from your craft kit and still express the warm and fuzzies of a “handmade” greeting. YES? This video demo shows that with a little imagination, you can send your friends an eCard via e-mail. | eCards 2009: If you’re looking for an unPREDICTABLE way to send some FUN, this 3D Intel sponsored eCard is an option. You may want to give the relatives a heads up prior to sending, though! Jim, one of our interns – his parents were a bit startled when they saw him getting jiggy with it. |
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| eCards # 1999: At the brisk of the new millennium, among the top web properties of 1999 was the Blue Mountain Arts eCard site with 12 million unique visitors. Blue Mountain Arts joined the digital world in 1996 with 100 different winter holiday greeting cards. This site is still with us providing over 1,000 eCard designs via their internet domain and as a service of American Greetings Interactive. [Sources: technologizer.com Fundinguniverse.com ] |
eCards # 2009: Online cards are as popular as always 10 years later. For example, by switching their strategy to focus on e-cards JibJab has gained in a sizable audience forking over $12 for an annual subscription. JibJab won't disclose subscriber numbers, but more than 80 million [!!!] JibJab cards have been shared in this fourth quarter alone so far. [Source: USA Today] |
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Ever sent an eCard to the person sitting in the cubicle next to you?
eCards
I love using eCards! I send them to family in England because "snail mail" can be so frustrating! But back to the film, eCards make a lot of sense. They tie in perfect with the subject matter of the movie!
I remember when all my
I remember when all my friends and I were frequent Blue Mountain card senders...they're just so darn cute! Lately I've been keen on the Hallmark Hoops and Yoyo greeting card characters (except I'm too cheap to actually pay for any of them, so I only use the free ones!)
Next to me?
can't say that i have. But i can definitely see the appeal in avoiding human contact!
These days i sometimes look in a complete 'Whaaaaat ?!?' when getting a call on my cell phone so rude calling me on my cell? Not texting me ?!?!
Happy Holidays everyone.
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