To e, or not to e? That is the Question!
eCards. They’re so easy, so fun, and they can be sent so last minute! They’re also so incredibly cheap to send that there’s really no debate about which is better when it comes to choosing between sending an eCard versus a traditional greeting card, right?
Wrong!
In case you hadn’t heard, and many people and businesses apparently haven’t, eCards have become notorious for unleashing nasty viruses and virus-carrying Trojan horses on unsuspecting victims. In fact, I just got an email this morning warning of the mother of all viruses to be unleashed from an eCard labeled as a “Postcard from Hallmark.”
Ironically, that email is a hoax that’s been circulating the internet for years, but other, very real viruses have been unleashed via supposed eCards from friends or businesses since as far back as 2002.
So if you’re considering sending an eCard to a friend or, perhaps, sending thousands of eCards to your customers this holiday season, consider this:
No one in their right mind is ever going to open it!
Here are just a few links referencing this topic from as far back as 2004. So if you think the perception isn’t out there, think again: Snopes.com, PC World, EWeek.
walter on October 14th 2009 in Uncategorized