Postino
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Postino is an application built for the iPhone
[1] and the Facebook
[2] social network, which allows users to create custom physical postcards and to send them worldwide. The user takes a new photo with the camera (or uploads one from the computer), writes a message and a signature, pick a destination address, and send the postcard. The photo and data are processed and a physical card is printed on hi-quality photo paper and sent from the USA to any destination. An electronic-delivery option is also available.
All information are passed to a server-side processing service which composes the postcards, prints it on hi-quality photo paper, and then passes it to a delivery partner which can send the postcard worldwide. Normal delivery times are 2-4 days for addresses in the USA or Canada, and 7-10 days for Europe or the rest of the world.
Sending a physical postcard requires the user to use a virtual stamp. Virtual stamps can be bought from PayPal
.
A free electronic-delivery option is also available, which sends the postcards as e-mail to the recipient addresses.
2. Postino for Facebook
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
[1] and the Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
[2] social network, which allows users to create custom physical postcards and to send them worldwide. The user takes a new photo with the camera (or uploads one from the computer), writes a message and a signature, pick a destination address, and send the postcard. The photo and data are processed and a physical card is printed on hi-quality photo paper and sent from the USA to any destination. An electronic-delivery option is also available.
How it works
Users visually create their postcards' front-side by using a local editor (on the iPhone or the Facebook application) which allows them to select and existing photo, crop, zoom-in/out it and position it inside one of the optional frames. When the front-side is ready, the user can write a custom greetings message for the back-side, draw a custom signature with the finger on the touchscreen (only for the iPhone version), select or write the destination address, and send the postcard.All information are passed to a server-side processing service which composes the postcards, prints it on hi-quality photo paper, and then passes it to a delivery partner which can send the postcard worldwide. Normal delivery times are 2-4 days for addresses in the USA or Canada, and 7-10 days for Europe or the rest of the world.
Sending a physical postcard requires the user to use a virtual stamp. Virtual stamps can be bought from PayPal
PayPal
PayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders....
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A free electronic-delivery option is also available, which sends the postcards as e-mail to the recipient addresses.
External links
1. Postino for iPhone2. Postino for Facebook