123Greetings Launches Free Ecard Application for Facebook Users

Send free ecards to your friends on Facebook within Facebook's simple-to-use interface.

New York, NY, December 5, 2007 - 123Greetings.com today announced the launch of a new application for Facebook, an open development platform that enables companies to integrate and gain access to Facebook’s millions of members. The new application “123Greetings Ecards” provides access to 20,000 free ecards that are available for over 3,000 everyday, special occasions and events. Users will be able to see what cards other people in their network have sent, understand what cards are most popular now, review the highest ranked cards by other Facebook users, and send as many ecards as they like.

“As more and more Americans post profiles on Facebook, users are looking for ways to spread holiday cheer, congratulate, and support one another,” said Jeanne Heydecker, Marketing Group Leader for 123Greetings.com. “The ‘123Greetings Ecards’ application provides a simple-to-use interface that leverages the Web 2.0 features of Facebook with the depth and breadth of our massive collection of ecards. Most other applications feature a few hundred or a few thousand cards; we offer more than 20,000.”
The “123Greetings Ecards” application is the first open application integration that 123Greetings.com plans to launch over the next six months. Ms. Heydecker went on to say, “One of the most interesting things about being able to integrate an entire ecard engine into Facebook was enabling people to connect and express themselves online. We want to take ecards to the next level by providing this free service on as many social networks as possible.”

For additional information on 123Greetings.com’s Facebook application, contact Jeanne Heydecker or visit http://www.123greetings.com. The application is available now at http://apps.facebook.com/greeting_cards/ or at http://www.123greetings.com/facebook/.

A Little Bit About 123Greetings:

123Greetings.com was established in 1997. It is the number 1 free ecards web site in the world. It is the largest on the Internet today, with over 20,000 proprietary ecards celebrating more than 3,000 everyday, special occasions & events. 123Greetings.com went from 31 million cards sent in 1999 to more than 115 million cards sent in 2006. This year, over 250 million users across 192 countries will use 123Greetings.com to meet their online expressional needs.

"Free Greetings for the Planet."

123Greetings.com was the web's 8th fastest gaining site overall according to ComScore Media Metrix
(December, 2007 report). They ranked second in the "Movers & Shakers" list of Alexa.com in December 2006. What's more, Alexa also ranked them as the 71st largest website on Valentine's Day.