Probably not the most
critical set of links on this site, but why not? We all
use them from time to time, and we ought to know where
to get 'em. Most of these sites provide cards for
specific occasions, and include cards with music,
animation, and other goodies. Note: Many of these sites
now require you to sign up for membership, and some of
them require a paid membership.
The Sophos antivirus
site warns about a widespread e-mail which invites users
to pick up an "E-Card" from a Web site called either
FriendGreetings.com or Cool-Downloads.com. If
users click on the link in the e-mail, they are invited
to install an application onto their computers which
includes a license agreement "to send a similar greeting
card to all addresses found in the user's Outlook
address book." In a separate advisory to PC Magazine,
SpyCop warns that a new hybrid form of spy software
Email PI is out; this new spy software allows
"remote installation" by e-mail, via an e-card greeting
card. Email PI is a commercial product. A FAQ
from Email PI's Web site says such greeting card schemes
are above-ground strategies: "Email PI can be sent to
any e-mail address in the form of a greeting card in
order to spy on anyone." Be warned.
123Greetings (free
e-cards and more)
www.123greetings.com/
3DGreetings (lots of
multimedia offerings here)
www.3dgreetings.com/
American Greetings
(nicely organized online presence of the corporate
cardmakers)
www.americangreetings.com/
BananaSkies (some
freebies, most require a membership -- some very clever
cards here)
www.bananaskies.com/
Beat Greets (cards
featuring snippets of music from popular artists)
www.beatgreets.com/
Blue Mountain Arts
(sappy for some, sweet for others; lots of new
interactive features, including the ability to design
and print your own cards and announcements)
www.bluemountain.com/
CardFountain (lots of
cool e-cards)
cards.cardfountain.com/directory/
eCardica (free
greeting card site)
www.eCardica.com/
ECards
www.ecards.com/
EGreetings (plenty of
animated and musical offerings)
www.egreetings.com/
Free E-Cards Online
www.free-e-cards-online.com/
Flora 2000 (free
floral e-greetings)
www.flora2000.com/virtual
Hallmark (online
version of the greeting card behemoth)
www.hallmark.com/
iCards (Apple's e-card
offerings, somewhat classier than the average run; go to
the home page and click on the iCards tab)
www.apple.com/
PaperStudio (make
cards online and print them for mailing; buy matching
cards and envelopes at 10 for $15)
www.paperstudio.com/
Pillow~Notes (an entry
from an amateur Webmaster; her efforts may not be as
elaborate as some of the big corporate products, but
nevertheless are well done and worth checking out)
Retro Postcards
(good source for postcards featuring swing-era artwork
and other fun retro bits; currently down, but promises
to be back up...in February 2002, hmmm)
www.retroactive.com/
