Bye, bye postal cards by Claudia Sonea

The new wave of changes that the Internet brings doesn't surprise anyone anymore. From online messaging to online TV, you have a variety of options to do it easier and in less time than ever; and you know time means money. Of course holidays are the target for all sorts of businesses and with the help of the Internet you can order and send a Christmas present with just one click in a matter of seconds. So why would it be any different with holiday cards? The Web offers a world of choices where sites will personalize greetings, offering a spectrum of distinctive missives. There is a range from the free-wheeling MOO.com and Zazzle.com, with thousands of user-generated images for Web savvy shoppers to MyCardMaker.com that is easy to use and beginners like busy middle-aged people adore it. Furthermore, in order to make the choice more attractive and competitive, the U.K.-based site MOO.com has drawn more than 2,400 user-generated entries for a holiday card design contest it is sponsoring with a $2,000 prize. MOO.com founder and Chief Executive Richard Moross stated that the cards should be at least vaguely related to the holiday and the main goal is to see how people interpret its significance. Nevertheless, users choose the color scheme, font style and card size before completing the order that offers a package of 10 cards, assorted or all the same, printed on high-grade card stock, costing $19.99, plus about $5 shipping, and takes five to 10 days for delivery. For those that time and computer skills represent a problem, MyCardMaker.com is the best choice due to the fact that with only three mouse click the card is ready. According to spokesman Tim Letscher women between 35 and 60 are the main clientele. In their aid even suggested greetings inside the cards were kept and the site has a selection of about 180 cards designed by professional illustrators and artists, and 75 holiday-theme photo borders available for a membership of from $3.99 for a day to $29.99 for two years. And if this seems expensive, you could always try Zazzle.com which offers an unlimited number of images because its tools let users customize all four panels of a card for at $2.95 (with discounts given for larger orders) per single card. Have you done your holiday list? What are you waiting; start writing all the people you want to send and don't worry about cards anymore, you have from where to choose, just take your pick!

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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