Jumping from one crowded space to another, Evite competitor MyPunchbowl has just launched a new service for free eCards, allowing users to send customized greeting cards using its impressive card editor. Users will be able to choose from an array of holiday, birthday, and thank you cards, which they can embellish with family photos and a number of text effects.
CEO Matt Douglas says that while there are many other sites on the web that offer free Ecards, the vast majority of them are unprofessional and aren’t very visually appealing. With MyPunchbowl’s Ecard Studio, Douglas says that the company is striving for an electronic equivalent to the classier (but more expensive) sort of card you might find in a stationary store. The service makes use of the editing platform MyPunchbowl originally introduced in October, which features an intuitive and powerful toolset along with realistic textured “virtual paper”.
Ecards are a logical step for MyPunchbowl - the company had developed the technology for the card designer anyway, and Ecards serve as a great way to expose the site to more users. But the real power behind these cards will likely emerge once MyPunchbowl allows users to print copies of their custom-made intricate designs. Douglas said that the company doesn’t have anything to announce yet (printing multilayered cards isn’t trivial), but that we’ll probably hear more on the matter soon.
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Going green is a good move!
cool idea ..but i need a really good printer right ?
so save tree or donate to plant a tree is better ?
Well with these intricate designs comes some intricate cutting….unless I’m missing something here.
Good move…
Next step is reducing all the gift-giving hoopla that the holiday season has turned into…
And if you absolutely must shop, at least use http://www.GreenAnySite.com/ to green your online shopping and some of the money you spend will go to saving planet.
I think some people are missing the point (or maybe being sarcastic?). These are not to be printed and cut out, but are ecards to be sent electronically.
This is a great move for the environment, going green should be in the mind of each company.
I don’t open an email that says “You have an e-card” and most of the people I know don’t open them either because of security concerns. So why is this a good idea?
*yawn*
http://www.postcard.fm
choose a photo and song and email it to a friend. stupid simple
While I’m all for a reduction in silly cards, is it surprising to anybody else that we’re still talking about eCards in 2008? eCards, original web service.
I think Facebook events kinda killed this whole industry. Heh!
Oh btw
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blow me … thats a lovely website , i wish my web design company could be with the same creative team and do my limo hire website as pleasing as this.
OK the site looks great and the invitations are really pretty but it’s the thought that this site is worth millions that kills me.
I think this Christmas a lot more people are going to be creative and enjoy creating stuff. They will save $$ too. When you create some thing it has special value. You giving what is most precious - your time. I blog about this in http://www.genometri.com/blog
There are now quite a few good quality online creation tools. Out of this, scrapblog and smileybox are commendable. They all have good frames works that allow creative expression. But they are all template based. We are creating at http://www.jujups.com a service that will allow users to create and share their templates. Mypunchbowl has competition.
i wish my web design company could be with the same creative team:) hey dareen if u want some vista wallpaper than follow this link
http://www.vistafeel.com