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This post was written by Matt Douglas, Founder & CEO, @mattdouglas

I’m very excited to announce that after many months of development, Punchbowl has introduced a new Digital Greeting Cards service. The new service is a suitable alternative to traditional paper greeting cards complete with folded designs, matching envelopes, realistic postmarks, and the complete mail-opening experience.

In conjunction with the announcement, we have unveiled DigitalGreetingCard.org, a new site for the digital greeting card industry. The site aims to spur conversation about the impact paper greeting cards have on our society, culture, and environment. Visit the site to declare your independence from paper greeting cards and ask your friends to do the same.

Here’s the full announcement:

Punchbowl introduces new Digital Greeting Cards service

At long last, new technology brings to life a suitable alternative to paper greeting cards

Framingham, MA (PRWEB), September 12, 2011 — Today, Punchbowl launched Digital Greeting Cards, a new service that offers the ability to send thoughtful well-wishes online that have the look and feel of a traditional paper greeting card.

Digital Greeting Cards is a suitable alternative to traditional paper greeting cards complete with attractive folded designs, matching envelopes, realistic postmarks, and the complete mail-opening experience. The cards can be personalized with accents such as envelope liners, custom postage, and rubber stamps. Digital Greeting Cards eliminates the need to visit a store, find a physical mailing address, and purchase postage stamps. It’s a more convenient way to express important feelings to those you care about the most.

“In the past few years, we’ve seen the dramatic shift from paper to digital in books, newspapers, and magazines,” said Matt Douglas, CEO, Punchbowl. “Digital Greeting Cards is the next chapter in the evolution from paper to digital.”

Highlights of Digital Greeting Cards include:

• Hundreds of free designs, organized like the greeting card aisle
• Greeting cards that have the look and feel of paper cards
• Card delivery that replicates the act of receiving and opening a paper card
• Inks, fonts, and text controls to easily write a heartfelt message
• Custom accents such as envelope liners, rubber stamps, and postage stamps

“When I saw the new Digital Greeting Cards, I couldn’t believe how much they resemble paper cards,“ said Adrienne Donohue, Punchbowl user. “For most occasions, I’m going to make the switch from paper cards to digital.”

In conjunction with the new product launch, Punchbowl has also unveiled DigitalGreetingCard.org, a new site for the digital greeting card industry. The site aims to spur conversation about the impact paper greeting cards have on our society, culture, and environment. Consumers can visit the site to declare their independence from paper greeting cards and ask their friends to do the same. For more information, visit http://www.digitalgreetingcard.org

Digital Greeting Cards fills a gap between paper cards and eCards. Traditionally, paper cards have been reserved for more meaningful, milestone events while free eCards have been seen as a way to send a casual, fun greeting for lighthearted occasions.

To explore the new Digital Greeting Cards service, visit: http://www.punchbowl.com/ecards

This post written by Stephanie Fader, Marketing & PR Manager

This week (Feb 7-14, 2010) is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. To help raise funding and awareness for this important issue, Punchbowl has partnered with The Children’s Heart Foundation to create a campaign called “Spread the Love.” During the month of February, Punchbowl will make a donation to The Children’s Heart Foundation for every recipient of a MyPunchbowl eCard.

Congenital heart disease is considered to be the most common birth defect, and is a leading cause of birth-defect related deaths worldwide. The goal of The Children’s Heart Foundation is to bring health, hope and happiness to children impacted by congenital heart defects.

There are millions of families affected by congenital heart disease. This one story really touched me, but there are many others like it:

Cora Mae McCormick was born on November 30, 2009. Cora’s mom, Kristine, had a normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery. When Cora was born she displayed no signs of a bad heart. She brought her parents overwhelming joy and happiness from the moment she came into their lives.

On December 6, Cora died in her mother’s arms suddenly and unexpectedly. She was only five days old. Her parents rushed her to the hospital after she stopped breathing, but doctors could not revive her.

The preliminary report says that Cora was born with a congenital heart defect. Kristine is sharing her story to raise awareness about CHD, to make sure other babies get screened, and to raise money for CHD research.

One way to help raise awareness and funding is to participate in “Spread the Love.” Send free Valentine’s Day eCards to your friends and family and a donation will be made to The Children’s Heart Foundation for each valid, unique email address on your list. The more you send to, the more money we donate!

For more information about the Spread the Love campaign and to send a free eCard, visit: http://www.punchbowl.com/spread-the-love

This post written by Stephanie Fader, Marketing & PR Manager

It’s early December and according to my calendar it’s about time to send holiday cards to friends and family, or at least start thinking about it. Fortunately, MyPunchbowl gives you two great options to create customized holiday greetings this year.

Launched just over a year ago, our free eCards have become hugely popular for sending personalized holiday greetings. Once you browse the holiday designs and find a card you like, you can customize it a number of ways. You can change the background colors, add a family photo and/or video, type a note on the card, and even include a longer text update next to the card.

Send your holiday eCards to everyone on your list immediately or schedule the card to deliver at a later date/time (on Christmas Eve, perhaps?). You can also share eCards on Facebook and Twitter which is helpful when you don’t have everyone’s email addresses. Here are some of our holiday eCards:

If you still prefer to send your holiday greeting cards in the mail, we have an option for you as well: custom printed holiday cards from the MyPunchbowl Custom Print Shop. Choose from hundreds of designs then create your custom printed holiday cards by adding a photo and special message.

Want your printed cards quickly? You can receive them in as few as three days! Browse printed holiday card designs now.

With hundreds of free eCards and custom printed holiday cards, we hope making your holiday cards this year is fun (and easy)!

Happy holidays!