14 DAY TRIAL // Most companies will be running some sort of campaign and promotion for the holiday season. Most companies also don't want to actually give away anything, most will be just glorified Christmas-themed advertising campaigns. The Gmail team though may actually be on to something with an interesting campaign for the holidays. Apparently, they think that regular mail should be just as free and easy to send as email so its enabling users to send postcard to their families or friends by filling out an online form and, as an added bonus, you don't even have to be a Gmail user.
“Sure, email is great, but there's something uniquely heartwarming about the kind of card that comes in the actual mail — especially for folks who don't hear from us as often as they should, simply because they aren't online,” the page set up for the campaign reads. “So we've made it as easy to send snail-mail holiday cards as it is to send email. Simply fill out the form below and we'll send one free holiday postcard on your behalf. Yes, through the mail and everything.”
If Google had its way, everyone would be online and people would send their best wishes through email (preferably Gmail). But we're not quite there yet and, shockingly, not everyone uses the Internet, even in the US. So, if you have a grandma you'd like to send a card but don't really want to go through the bother of buying one and writing it yourself, this may be perfect for you.
You'd better hurry up though, Google says the campaign will be limited to the number of cards the “Gmail elfs” will be able to send so better get in early. Everyone is also limited to just one postcard to make sure more people are able to use the service. You'll be able to fill out all the details on the send form page and also choose between the six postcard designs available. The promotion is limited to the US.
