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Amazon introduces personalized, animated gift cards

Amazon.com introduced today animated gift cards that can be personalized with a photo of the recipient and a message from the sender. The online retailer is working with HDgreetings, a developer of animated electronic greeting cards.

Posted 11/19/2008Don DavisPost a comment

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Zazzle.com expands product line with customizable profile cards

A twist on traditional business cards, Zazzle’s customizable paper cards are designed and ordered on a platform that also can capture and print MySpace and Facebook profile data.

Posted 03/07/2008Don DavisPost a comment

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Birthday reminder service gains 2 million users in first month on Facebook

BigDates’ service reminds Facebook members about important gift-giving dates. E-mail reminders link to opportunities to send e-cards or buy paper cards and gifts.

Posted 12/20/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Shutterfly sales up 54%, personalized products and services rise 90%

Web-only digital photo services retailer Shutterfly reported $32.6 million in revenue for Q3 2007, a 54% increase from $21.2 million in the same quarter of 2006.

Posted 10/31/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Don’t look for a consumer spending boost in February, Retail Forward says

Retail Forward reports that compared with last February, 29% of households plan to spend less this month while 16% plan to spend more. The most popular Valentine`s Gift? Budget greeting cards.

Posted 02/06/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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RitzCards.com marries the online and offline worlds of greeting cards

At the new RitzCards.com, shoppers upload digital photos, select a message, and receive a printed card within 48 hours. Or they can choose to have Ritz mail the cards to individual recipients. Offset press processing boosts photo reproduction quality.

Posted 07/16/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Even online shoppers go with Valentine stand-bys

The most searched-for items in BizRate.com’s gifts, flowers and food category were chocolate, long-stemmed roses, and Valentine love baskets.

Posted 02/17/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

1-800-Flowers.com and AmericanGreetings.com form marketing alliance

Gift shoppers can send free electronic cards from a new co-branded page at 1-800-Flowers, while the online flower and gift store gets featured spots on three American Greetings card sites.

Posted 08/28/2002Paul DemeryPost a comment