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I have noticed a mild resurgence in postcards now that we are all officially sick and tired of text and email, and it's far more personal than asking someone to

I have noticed a mild resurgence in postcards now that we are all officially sick and tired of text and email, and it's far more personal than asking someone to look at your Facebook photo album. But... Why do we send postcards? Is it for the pretty image? Is it for the message? Yes, but ultimately it's because you want to share an experience with someone that matters to you, and you want them to know that you are thinking of them as more than just a fleeting thought. Otherwise, a text message with an image or video suffices. Bottom line: Simple Postcard would be a lot more interesting if we could physically write in them before they are sent. Just don't take this as a suggestion to use AI to put pen to paper and mimic our handwriting from samples, because that's plain creepy.

hellbanner 11y ago
Too late: http://feltapp.com/ http://feltapp.com/ turns your touchscreen handwriting into movements by a robot with a felt pen.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
  Still, it's not quite the same. I want to press my pen to the paper. I want to screw up and scratch it out and remind whomever I'm sending my postcard to that I am a real human being that dares take an extra five minutes out of the day because I care about them. But maybe if you're sending the same postcard to a lot of people, I could understand why this would be useful. Then again, I would probably just buy multiple postcards and write something different for each person.
  - imajes 11y ago
    Totally agree, which is why we're looking to solve this problem a different way. http://www.facebook.com/greetpoint http://www.facebook.com/greetpoint - join our #handwrittenrevolution! :)
    - hellbanner 11y ago
      Hi, I clicked your facebook, then your home page, then "learn more" and I still didn't know what you did! I'm not going to sign up for an email just from a slogan.. I suggest you explain your product right on your FB & Homepage so visitors can understand.
tonyblundell 11y ago
> Why do we send postcards? Because our mothers are scared of smart-phones :-)
Splines 11y ago
A postcard sends an expression of how much you value that relationship. The postcard itself represents time spent by you finding a postcard, writing in it and sending it off during your vacation. A picture posted to social media has none of this meta-cost and is "cheap". I think in the early days of texting and social media, the act of using these tools was also high cost. Sending a message costs money, signing up for a social media account, bringing along your cell phone and uploading a picture wasn't always easy or cheap. Decades ago, I think a long distance phone call was treated similarly for the same reasons. International calls even more so.
Tloewald 11y ago
How about if they hire people with nice handwriting to write your postcards for you (and compose the message for a little extra) — kind of like the main character's job in Her.
- glitcher 11y ago
  If a postcard from me had nice handwriting the recipient would be very suspicious!
joshkpeterson 11y ago
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hellbanner 11y ago

Too late: http://feltapp.com/ http://feltapp.com/ turns your touchscreen handwriting into movements by a robot with a felt pen.

rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
Still, it's not quite the same. I want to press my pen to the paper. I want to screw up and scratch it out and remind whomever I'm sending my postcard to that I am a real human being that dares take an extra five minutes out of the day because I care about them. But maybe if you're sending the same postcard to a lot of people, I could understand why this would be useful. Then again, I would probably just buy multiple postcards and write something different for each person.
- imajes 11y ago
  Totally agree, which is why we're looking to solve this problem a different way. http://www.facebook.com/greetpoint http://www.facebook.com/greetpoint - join our #handwrittenrevolution! :)
  - hellbanner 11y ago
    Hi, I clicked your facebook, then your home page, then "learn more" and I still didn't know what you did! I'm not going to sign up for an email just from a slogan.. I suggest you explain your product right on your FB & Homepage so visitors can understand.

tonyblundell 11y ago

> Why do we send postcards? Because our mothers are scared of smart-phones :-)

Splines 11y ago

A postcard sends an expression of how much you value that relationship. The postcard itself represents time spent by you finding a postcard, writing in it and sending it off during your vacation. A picture posted to social media has none of this meta-cost and is "cheap". I think in the early days of texting and social media, the act of using these tools was also high cost. Sending a message costs money, signing up for a social media account, bringing along your cell phone and uploading a picture wasn't always easy or cheap. Decades ago, I think a long distance phone call was treated similarly for the same reasons. International calls even more so.

Tloewald 11y ago

How about if they hire people with nice handwriting to write your postcards for you (and compose the message for a little extra) — kind of like the main character's job in Her.

glitcher 11y ago
If a postcard from me had nice handwriting the recipient would be very suspicious!

joshkpeterson 11y ago

Re. handwriting, you're looking for https://bond.co/ https://bond.co/