(Electronic-CARD) A digital greeting card or postcard created on the Web and sent to someone via the Web. Most e-card sites are paid for by banner ads which you see while you design your card, while others employ this as a way to attract traffic to the site to sell other products or services.
In addition to your own text, e-cards allow different backgrounds, images and music to be used. The cards are sent to you via e-mail with a link to a Web page containing your custom e-card for some period of time. There are numerous sites as well as many names for the service. Use your favorite search engine and search on "ecard," "e-card," "icard," "i-card," "digital postcard," "digital greeting card" or "virtual card." The most notable e-card site is Blue Mountain Arts (www.bluemountain.com).
In addition to your own text, e-cards allow different backgrounds, images and music to be used. The cards are sent to you via e-mail with a link to a Web page containing your custom e-card for some period of time. There are numerous sites as well as many names for the service. Use your favorite search engine and search on "ecard," "e-card," "icard," "i-card," "digital postcard," "digital greeting card" or "virtual card." The most notable e-card site is Blue Mountain Arts (www.bluemountain.com).
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Vista Audio Changer (msi)
- A system tray application which allows the user to switch their Default Audio Output Device at the click of a mouse - extremely useful for users with multiple sound cards, or multiple outputs on a single sound card. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-08-29
- FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possible
- FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possibleWake Up!Just when are the public and the goverment ever going to realize that there is ABSOLUTELY ZERO SECURITY when it comes to computers? It makes no sense for banks and any goverment agency to have their networks connected to the internet. How many more...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- The depressing future of the Internet
- A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- What are your favorite road warrior tips, tricks, and tools?
- What are your favorite road warrior tips, tricks, and tools?I love my CybookMy favorite road warrior tool is definitely my Cybook eBooks Reader, which I purchased at BooksOnBoard. The device is light, easy to use, stores about 500 books with a 2GB SD card, and makes my life so...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Microsoft to ship new Windows XP beta
- Microsoft to ship new Windows XP betaXP is terrible!This is crap. XP is a memory hog. Now I need to upgrade my desktop to 256 megs of RAM! No compatible drivers for my Diamond Speedstar VESA video card! Why should I need to upgrade my computer for a fancy new...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- First images of Google-powered HTC Dream
- First images of Google-powered HTC DreamHopefully, we can eventually break the lock on cell phones. There is NOreason that the carriers are involved in your cell phone purchase. Imagine how outraged we would be if the ISPs required us to buy out computers from them and told us what applications...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- First images of Google-powered HTC Dream
- It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting
- I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- 123 Free Solitaire 2008 (exe)
- 123 Free Solitaire 2008 card games collection includes 12 solitaire card games: Diplomat, Eighteens, Flower Garden, FreeCell, Grandfather's Clock, Klondike, Pyramid, Royal Rendezvous, Spider Solitaire, Spider Solitaire One Suit, Spider Solitaire Two Suits, and Yukon. 123 Free Solitaire 2008 features a winning layout, fast game play, rich sounds, extensive options,...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- ImVajra Password Manager (exe)
- ImVajra Password Manager stores your passwords, logins, credit card numbers, and any other confidential and precious data in top security level to prevent unauthorized users from accessing and viewing. You can log into your database with password, USB flash disk or both to secure and protect your personal info better...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- ZeeVee ZvBox Zv-100
- These days, there's a wide range of products that will stream on-demand movies from the Internet to your living room (Apple TV, Vudu, Xbox 360, TiVo, PS3, and Roku's Netflix Player). The ability to access YouTube videos, video podcasts, and other online content is built into some of those products...
- Product reviews 2008-08-27
- Palm Treo: The reviews are upbeat; Can a device turn Palm around?
- Palm may have a hit on its hands with the Treo Pro judging from the recent spate of reviews as NDAs ended on Wednesday. The larger question is whether this pricey device can give the company a boost in the bottom line. To wit: ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Can you trust kids with a Kindle?
- Can you trust kids with a Kindle?Can you trust kids with a Kindle?I agree with you for the most part. An electronic book or ereader would be good for looking up information to reference. The drawback I see is the price tag of the kindle, and if someone...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Who's Dumber: Bad Guys … Or Good Guys?
- In the old cowboy movies, the black hats were villains that created mayhem, until the white hats came along and ended their reigns of fear. Now, we have the spectacle of good guys seemingly educating the bad guys on how to exploit flaws or processes of the Internet, that...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- IDC: 2Q Server units up; Price war looms; IBM keeps market share lead
- IBM maintained its server market share lead over HP as worldwide factory revenue was up 6.4 percent to $13.9 billion in the second quarter, but vendors saw "strong pricing pressure in the marketplace," according to research firm IDC. In it quarterly report on server sales, IDC found:...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Dell XPS M1330-126B
- Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.While 13-inch laptops make up only a small part of the market, Apple's popular MacBook has made this form factor, which we call thin-and-light, a staple...
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Sony Ericsson TM506 - amber (T-Mobile)
- The Sony Ericsson TM506 marks a couple of "firsts" for T-Mobile. Not only is it the first Sony Ericsson to land at T-Mobile in several years, but also it's the carrier's first 3G cell phone since it launched its 3G network in May. Though it doesn't offer a streaming media...
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?
- Somewhere in the news coverage of Psystar's countersuit against Apple today, I was reminded of the car analogy I use to help friends and family understand how to buy a computer. Under the hood of a car, everything is the same. There's an engine, transmission, battery and...
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.
- The next time you get the urge to enter angry messages to phishers on fake malicious Web sites, stop and consider this discovery by researcher Joe Stewart. The identity thieves behind the Asprox botnet have built extra logic into phishing sites to detect taunts and subject those...
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- AT
- ATSomething better is neededWhen I was traveling overseas on business I sued a GSM phone in Australia and when I went to the UK I only needed to buy a SIMM card and minutes, A fast switch and I had a UK mobile phone.That is the approach that Apple...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Which solar technology will survive?
-
At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Todd Glass of Heller Ehrman moderates a discussion, among tech execs, on the various solar technologies making a difference in the green movement.
- Watch the video >>
- Demo: Virtualization with the Intel® Xeon® Processor
-
In this Flash demo, you'll learn about virtualization performance and features ideal for consolidation, load balancing, and disaster recovery with leading enterprise reliability.
- Watch how the Intel Xeon processor can increase performance and reliability of your servers >>
- BNET Industries
- Check out BNET's newest resource for managers and executives. Need to do research on your competitors? Don't have time to read every trade pub? BNET Industries is the new source for daily news, insights, and research on 11 major industries and 9,000 public companies.
-
- The technology industry from a different angle
-
- See what's hot in the auto industry
-
- Stay on top of the energy industry
