123Greetings Corporate Weblog

123Greetings Launches Free Ecard Application for MySpace Users

123Greetings — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:20:00 +0000

New York, NY, April 9, 2008 – 123Greetings.com today announced the launch of a new application for MySpace. The new application “123Greetings Ecards” provides access to 20,000 free ecards that are available for over 3,000 everyday, special occasions and events. Users are able to see what cards other people in their network have sent, understand what cards are most popular now, review the highest ranked cards by other MySpace users, and send as many ecards as they like.

“As more and more Americans post profiles on MySpace, users are looking for ways to spread cheer, congratulate, and support one another,” said Jeanne Heydecker, Marketing Group Leader for 123Greetings.com. “The ‘123Greetings Ecards’ application provides a simple-to-use interface with the depth and breadth of our massive collection of ecards. Most other applications feature a few hundred or a few thousand cards; we offer more than 20,000.”

The “123Greetings Ecards” application is the third such open application integration that 123Greetings.com has launched over the past few months. Ms. Heydecker went on to say, “One of the most interesting things about being able to integrate our entire ecard engine into MySpace was enabling people to connect and express themselves online. We want to take ecards to the next level by providing this free service on as many social networks as possible.”

For additional information on 123Greetings.com’s MySpace application, contact Jeanne Heydecker or visit http://www.123greetings.com. The application is available now at http://www.myspace.com/353733323.

A Little Bit About 123Greetings:

123Greetings.com is the world’s leading online destination for human expressions reaching over 200 million people annually. Drawing from its tag line “Giving Life to Your Expressions” the service inculcates a sense of personalization that relates to the users on an emotional level. Its offering of over 20,000 greeting cards covers a mix of 3,000 special events and everyday celebrations. Its applications & widgets for social networks & blogs allow users ubiquitous access across multiple devices and platforms. For more information on the company, visit http://www.123greetings.com/info/

Contact
Jeanne Heydecker
123Greetings.com, Inc.
1674 Broadway, Suite 403
New York, NY 10019
646-502-7455
jeanne@123greetings-inc.com

123Greetings.com Adds New Customizable PhotoCards and Birthday Reminders to Its Facebook Ecard Application

123Greetings — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:19:04 +0000

New York, NY, February 25, 2008 – 123Greetings.com today announced two new features for its ecard application on Facebook. The PhotoCards feature allows users to browse and select any photograph from their albums as well as from the albums of their friends and send it as an ecard to anyone in their network. Users can also add a message of their own and mark it as private while sending the PhotoCard. The Birthday Reminder is another new feature which makes it easier for users to keep track of all their friends’ birthdays.

“We want to give more freedom to Facebook members by helping them create their own ecards. Even though we try hard to cover every aspect of a relationship in our cards, it’s not possible to speak the mind of every human being,” said Jeanne Heydecker, Marketing Group Leader for 123Greetings.com. “PhotoCards help Facebookers add their own personal touch to the cards, making their virtual conversations all that more interesting.”

Ms. Heydecker went on to say, “These two new features are a step closer to making our ecard application the comprehensive mechanism for helping people connect and express themselves online without depending upon other sources. It’s all about making things simpler.”

For additional information on 123Greetings.com’s Facebook application, contact Jeanne Heydecker or visit http://www.123greetings.com The application is available now at http://apps.facebook.com/greeting_cards/

A Little Bit About 123Greetings:

Contact
Jeanne Heydecker
123Greetings.com, Inc.
1674 Broadway, Suite 403
New York, NY 10019
646-502-7455
jeanne@123greetings-inc.com

New Political Cards Available At 123Greetings.com For U.S. Election Campaigns

123Greetings — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:48:08 +0000

New York, NY, February 24, 2008 – 123Greetings today announced the launch of a new set of political cards exclusively designed to help people support their candidates. The cards are simple postcards customized for each of the top candidates in the Democrat and Republican campaigns, Clinton, Obama, and McCain. People directly associated with the campaigns and regular folks can spread the word for their preferred candidate.

“I love these simple and understated cards. They aren’t designed to poke fun of the candidates or entertain, but as tools for engagement,” said Jeanne Heydecker, Marketing Group Leader for 123Greetings.com. “You can send 100 of them at a time to get the message out. There is unlimited space for your personal message, so you can schedule them ahead of time, to send on any particular day, to deliver newsletters, send alerts, use them as invitations and more.” Ms. Heydecker went on to say, “They are another way for Americans to participate in the electoral process.”

123Greetings does not endorse or support any candidate in their race to the White House. A series of matching designs are available for each candidate.

For additional information on 123Greetings.com’s political cards, contact Jeanne Heydecker or visit http://www.123greetings.com/events/election_day/

A Little Bit About 123Greetings:

Contact
Jeanne Heydecker
123Greetings.com, Inc.
1674 Broadway, Suite 403
New York, NY 10019
646-502-7455
jeanne@123greetings-inc.com

123Greetings.com Is Making Their Mark on the Internet

123Greetings — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:04:25 +0000

The last week saw some remarkable developments taking place in 123Greetings.com. It all started with a comScore Media Metrix announcement revealing that, for the second year in a row, 123Greetings.com featured in their Top 10 gaining properties in December, 2007. In fact, in terms of total unique visitors, 123Greetings.com is among the top 250 properties on the Internet. We are the only ecard company in the world at this level, both in worldwide traffic and unique visitors. We’re pretty proud of that.

TABLE 1

comScore Top 10 Gaining Properties by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors* (U.S.)December 2007 vs. November 2007Total U.S. Home, Work and University Internet UsersSource: comScore Media Metrix
	Total Unique Visitors (000)
	Nov-07	Dec-07	% Change	Rank by Unique Visitors
Total Internet : Total Audience	182,362	183,619	1	N/A
OfficeMax	5,687	15,339	170	59
JibJab Media	1,718	4,404	156	239
Intuit	3,154	7,096	125	140
FrontierNet.net	4,037	8,028	99	122
Visa	2,833	5,196	83	195
Buzznet	3,100	4,973	60	210
DicksSportingGoods.com	3,493	5,093	46	205
123Greetings.com	3,659	5,116	40	202
Infospace Network	3,727	5,151	38	197
Pronto.com	5,489	7,505	37	131

*Ranking based on the top 250 properties in December 2007

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2000

Series A Funding Secured From Intel CapitalThis was followed by another big piece of news from the business world. Intel Capital finalized the Series A investment in 123Greetings.com. The investment fund will be used to support product launches, sales and marketing, and expansion of infrastructure worldwide. http://www.intel.com/capital/news/releases/080117.htm

123Greetings Offers Free MySpace Interactive Countdown Widget for Valentine’s Day

123Greetings — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:22:58 +0000

A countdown widget for MySpace users to decorate their profiles and celebrate Valentine’s Day in style.

New York, NY, January 16, 2008—123Greetings announces the launch of a countdown widget to celebrate Valentine’s Day. As more and more Americans post profiles on MySpace, people are looking for ways to make their online identities more dynamic.

“MySpace still owns 80% of the social network sphere in the United States. Our Valentine’s Day Countdown widget lets visitors to MySpace profiles celebrate the day by decorating a valentine with lace, glitter and crystals”, said Jeanne Heydecker, Marketing Group Leader for 123Greetings.

The Valentine widget is one of the many widgets to be launched under the Chockfull of Widgety Goodness™ widget collection from 123Greetings. The widgets are scheduled to appear for a variety of holidays and special occasions. They are easy to post by simply copying and pasting a snippet of code. They are available for many social networks and can be found on most popular widget galleries.

Ms. Heydecker went on to say, “Our widgets are essentially online toys for entertainment or for adorning a user’s personal space on the web. They help people express themselves on the web. Widgets are an extension to our more traditional free ecards.” For additional information on 123Greetings’ “Decorate a Valentine” Valentine’s Day widget, contact Jeanne Heydecker or visit http://www.123greetings.com/widgets/ . The widget is now available on the web site.

A Little Bit about 123Greetings:

123Greetings is the world’s leading online destination for human expressions reaching over 200 million people annually. Drawing from its tag line “Giving Life to Your Expressions” the service inculcates a sense of personalization that relates to the users on an emotional level. Its offering of over 20,000 greeting cards covers a mix of 3,000 special events and everyday celebrations. Its applications & widgets for social networks & blogs allow users ubiquitous access across multiple devices and platforms. For more information on the company, visit http://www.123greetings.com/info/

Love Cards Without Dancing Teddy Bears from 123Greetings

123Greetings — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:44:13 +0000

In many of the product review sites, we have been branded as offering overly sweet content and using too many dancing teddy bears in the cards. In 2008, we decided to come out of our traditional mold and make the cards look more appealing and less corny. One of our experiments with the Love section yielded some fabulous results. You can check out the following cards by clicking on the URLs listed below.

These cards will help you convey the words ”I Love You” to your significant other without sounding soppy:

Some more cards for the Miss You section:

These are only a few of the representative cards we are introducing on our site. Hope you like them. Post as many comments as you can. We are open to all kinds of suggestions.

Birthday Cards with a New Look from 123Greetings.

123Greetings — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:59:57 +0000

This year 123Greetings is going to introduce quite a few changes in the Everyday cards. We are already in the process of revamping our Birthday section and put cards which reflect a Web2.0 approach in terms of designing, text and music. We are taking extra care to ensure that no user leaves the site without a smile on his/her face and sending a card, of course! The cards are bound to tickle the funny bone of users and we have put them up on our blog to save users the trouble of navigation. Some of the card URLs are listed below:

That was NOT all! The list will continue to grow and there will be new additions every day.

New Year Cards and More: Fresh Offerings from 123Greetings

123Greetings — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:26:09 +0000

2008 is almost knocking on the door! This year, we racked our brains and came up with some totally different and fresh New Year ecards. They are more in-your-face and a lot different from our traditional ecards. We think they deserve some special attention! These links will take you directly to the card and save you the trouble of navigation.

Some New Year cards fresh out of the oven and as always, we’re aiming your funny bone!http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/new_year_wishes/newyear71.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/new_year_wishes/newyear75.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/new_year_wishes/newyear72.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/new_year_wishes/newyear73.html

Some ‘Fireworks‘ cards; beware of the blast!

http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/fireworks/fireworks48.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/fireworks/fireworks50.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/fireworks/fireworks49.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/fireworks/fireworks39.html

If 2007 was a movie, we hope you have a Happy Ending today! Exclusively for New Year’s Eve: http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year_eve/nyeve28.html

New Year’s Resolution: To send 123Greetings ecards throughout the year! Hope these cards help you make this resolution!
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year_resolution_day/resolution12.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year_resolution_day/resolution31.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year_resolution_day/resolution13.html

Hic! Raise a toast with this one!http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/cheers/newyear36.html

Finally, one for your friend… http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/new_year_wishes/newyear68.html

… And one for your boss… http://www.123greetings.com/events/new_year/formal_greetings/business_cards/formal22.html

Well, that’s precisely the BEGINNING (pun very much intended)! We’ve got some more lesser known events lined up; you might as well spare a click for them!

Japanese New Year : A surprise for your Japanese friends!
http://www.123greetings.com/events/japanese_new_year/newyear16.html

Bad Hangover Day: We suggest you send it today, tomorrow will be less bad that way!
http://www.123greetings.com/events/badhangover_day/hang9.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/badhangover_day/hang7.html

Daydreamers’ Day: We’ve made your dream come true!
http://www.123greetings.com/events/day_dreamers_day/day10.html
http://www.123greetings.com/events/day_dreamers_day/day9.html

Bloody Mary Day: A couple of intoxicating cards!http://www.123greetings.com/events/bloody_mary_day/bmday4.html

Science Fiction Day: We’ve got some cool cards up on the site, it’s a fact not fiction!
http://www.123greetings.com/events/science_fiction_day/fiction12.html

123Greetings Offers New Christmas & Holiday Cards for Last Minute Wishes

123Greetings — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:50:54 +0000

Save money, time & trees by sending free Christmas and Holiday ecards to your friends anytime, anywhere.

New York, NY, December 20, 2007 — 123Greetings today announced the launch of several new Christmas & Holiday cards ready to send at the last minute. With everything from shopping, decorating, cooking, and traveling during this holiday season, Americans are overburdened. Sometimes a card gets lost. Sometimes you forget an important person on your Christmas card list. 123Greetings provides a simple solution that is free, quick, and also eco-friendly – send free ecards.

“Last year, my son was supposed to drop off our Christmas cards at the post office, and while wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve, I discovered the packet of cards in with the gifts,” said Jeanne Heydecker, Marketing Group Leader for 123Greetings. “At the time I didn’t work for an ecard company. I was desperate. I got online looking for anything sendable and was very happy to find 123Greetings.com.”

Ms. Heydecker went on to say, “I was able to take the annual letter I usually enclose with the cards, cut and paste it, and send it to everyone in my email list. I actually sent out more cards, and got several responses from people online that I normally wouldn’t have heard from. It was a pleasant surprise. Plus I saved a ton on postage. This year, I scheduled my cards ahead of time, cut and pasted my letter and added personal notes to each person. My list is twice as long this year, but my cost is zero, and I’ve saved a few trees in the process.”

123Greetings is adding over 60 new ecards to their already massive collection of 20,000 plus ecards, spanning the spectrum from Christmas Carols, Christmas Eve, and religious subject matter to cards depicting Santa, Peace, friendship and fun. There are new cards as well for businesses. For additional information on 123Greetings.com’s Christmas cards, contact Jeanne Heydecker. Review their new cards at: http://www.123greetings.com/events/christmas/

About 123Greetings.com:

123Greetings.com was established in 1997. It is the number 1 free ecards web site in the world. It is the largest on the Internet today, with over 20,000 proprietary ecards celebrating more than 3,000 everyday, special occasions & events. 123Greetings.com went from 31 million cards sent in 1999 to more than 115 million cards sent in 2006. This year, over 250 million users across 192 countries will use 123Greetings.com to meet their online expressional needs.

“Free Greetings for the Planet.”

123Greetings was the world’s second fastest gaining website in December 2006 according to Comscore Media Metrix. They ranked second in the “Movers & Shakers” list of Alexa.com in December 2006. What’s more, Alexa also ranked them as the 71st largest website on Valentine’s Day.

Common Misconception: Spamming

123Greetings — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:41:46 +0000

There has been some online chatter regarding emails sent to users by 123greetings.com.

We can assure you that 123Greetings are not spammers. When you send a card from 123greetings.com, before sending, you have the option of not subscribing to these offers. If you did not opt out, you will receive the 123Greetings newsletter, special offers and notifications on any new features of the web site. We comply with all guidelines laid down in the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, including providing numerous methods for unsubscribing.

The information you entered resides with 123Greetings.com and is not disclosed to third parties. Your email address is not shared or sold to sponsors without your consent. You can quickly unsubscribe yourself by entering your email address at http://www.123greetings.com/offers/.