I stumbled upon a cool site created by persons from Stanford University, Microsoft, Google and various Bay Area startups. The site
http://www.ecardlets.com features user-generated ecards for the iPhone. Users can add and send their own designs to iPhones.
I first tried using the ecardlets featured on the site and sent several using the options to email or send as SMS. Both worked fine. You can also send to Facebook and other sites. Below is an example of the card I retrieved on my iPhone. (note: the frames as I flicked the card open)
Then I decided it would be fun to bookmark the site on my iPhone and check out the interface to the site via my iPhone. They have done an excellent job interfacing the ability to send a card from your iPhone. The first screen allowed me to view the 'Categories' of cards available online to send.
I selected 'Get Well' and then proceeded to select a card.
Once the card was selected, a screen that allowed me to enter the recipient's email or phone number, senders name, senders email and message. The card could be sent on its way via email or SMS to the recipient, by clicking the sent button.
These 3 dimensional ecards take advantage of the iPhone user interface, allowing the recepient to open and close the card with their fingers. Quite a clever application and can see that it may become a popular site for us iPhone addicts.
Information for creating your own custom card designs is available as well at
http://www.ecardlets.com/personal/
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