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greet them electronically this time!!

DQI Bureau

31 Jan 1998 00:00 IST

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a d-i-y-card

src="../grfx/blbull_s.gif" width="9" height="9"> To send an e-card, click on the
"send" icon; select a card you like; type your note; submit a destination email
address, and zap it off.

src="../grfx/blbull_s.gif" width="9" height="9"> Every card sent (during periods that the
site has an advertising sponsor) results in a donation to the World Wildlife Fund.

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-the
destination for all the card-makers like me. A site, which I happened to come across while
helping somebody else access her e-card. While she may not have been exactly floored upon
receiving that "electronic card", I chanced upon a site where I could unleash
all my creativity and imagination. Those who've already visited the site must be wondering
"what creativity", "what imagination"-it's pure mix-n-match formula,
and lo and behold there your 'creativity' is flashing on the screen.

a step-by-step approach to
making e-cards

Step I:

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Click on one of the categories: New; Quick Pick;
Fauna; Flora; Regions; People; Places; Art; Write-ups; Animations; Occasions. (An
interesting feature here is V-Card, which means you can send 'almost-live' video postcards
too.)

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Select a picture and click on it.

Step II:

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Choose a card heading or type your own (you can
even say 'Hello' or 'Merry Christmas' in a foreign language)

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Choose a background color

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Write a note-the main text body (you may include
HTML code in your note)

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Give your email address

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Type in recipient(s)' name(s) (comma separate
multiple names)

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Enter the recipient(s)' email address (es)

- color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> Click on the 'build and preview' button

Step III:

Here's your hard work: send it if you like it.

In simple language, it's a site where you
can make cards-the electronic way. Called "postcards of the Internet", these
e-cards can be sent to anyone with Web access and an email account. Plus, every e-card
contributes to the World Wildlife Fund-the easiest way to save your favorite endangered
species (unfortunately, humans are not part of WWF mandate).

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Now besides being a part of the
quintessential copy desk, I have a part-time occupation of making cards for all and
sundry. In fact, I've got everybody hooked onto the site-including the boss (now you know,
who's to be blamed for the heavier-than-heavy traffic on e-cards.com!!).