Google’s Gmail Sending Out Free Holiday Cards Via Snail Mail
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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