Google’s Gmail Sending Out Free Holiday Cards Via Snail Mail
December 8th, 2009 admin
Jason Toff, associate product marketing manager for Google’s Gmail, posts on the Gmail Blog, “Every year around this time I start thinking about the annual holiday email I send to friends and family members. I usually email my mom, dad, sister, friends and co-workers. But the one person who appreciates my season’s greetings the most — my grandma — is stuck in the pre-digital age of snail mail. Of course, I could go to a store, aimlessly wander through the aisles, choose a card, wait in line to pay for it, go to the post office, pick up some stamps, etc., etc. — but wouldn’t it be so much easier just to fill out a form and have Gmail handle the rest? ” “This holiday season, as a …
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