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February 14, 2007 10:34 AM PST

Love is in the Webware

by Josh Lowensohn
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Happy Valentine's Day from Webware. We don't have chocolate, flowers, or cheesy cards for you, but we do have a roundup of Valentine's Day-related Web services and specials for you to get in touch with that special someone.

>> YouTube is offering video valentines. You've got six kitschy and humorous videos to choose from, featuring a slightly overweight cupid who causes more harm than good. For quick and easy personalized Webcam videos to your sweetheart, try out Viddler or Gabmail.

>> If your honey is stuck in the office all day, cheer him or her up with a text message. Joopz is offering virtual candy hearts by text and Web. The company also is letting texters use unlimited Web-to-text service for free all day (it's normally three bucks a month).

>> Send them a virtual gift on Facebook. With icons designed by Susan Kare, there are a number of love-centric options to choose from. Your first gift is free, and gifts are $1 each after that. For the month of February, Facebook is donating all proceeds to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

>> Flirt with a someone you don't know. Jumbuck's "Fast Flirting" service (not to be confused with speed dating) hooks you up with a stranger via text messaging for 10 minutes at a time. Hopefully it doesn't take you that long to figure out how to use your phone's keypad. Luckily there are preset message templates to get the conversation going. There's also a social networking component with groups, profiles, and user avatars.

>> Wishood gives you an online greeting card with a twist--you get to add a wish to it and the sender can "grant" it. Did you get them post-it notes instead of that magenta iPod Shuffle they wanted? They'll probably let you know. For other greeting card services, check out BlueMountain and eGreetings.

>> Buy your Web site a present. Pingdom is offering users a free year of uptime monitoring service, which makes sure your site is alive and well and lets you know if there are any problems. The service normally costs $120 a year.

(Credit: CNET Networks)
Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh.
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VentBox.com says today is National Venting Day
by innonate February 14, 2007 11:13 AM PST
VentBox.com says today is National Venting Day. If you don't want to do something commercial and lame for 2/14, you can vent about the stupid holiday there.
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Create Personalized Greetings using ZCubes
by paragmathur February 14, 2007 11:37 AM PST
ZCubes (http://www.zcubes.com) provides excellent tools to create personalized greeting cards. Users can choose from an extensive gallery of pictures/stickers and simply drag and drop them to create very unique and personalized greetings. They can even handwrite/sketch inside their greeting by using the immensely powerful ZPaint utility.

Check us out at www.zcubes.com
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Create Personalized Greetings using ZCubes
by paragmathur February 14, 2007 11:37 AM PST
ZCubes (http://www.zcubes.com) provides excellent tools to create personalized greeting cards. Users can choose from an extensive gallery of pictures/stickers and simply drag and drop them to create very unique and personalized greetings. They can even handwrite/sketch inside their greeting by using the immensely powerful ZPaint utility.

Check us out at www.zcubes.com
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'Valentine's Day' topics on 'Serge the Concierge'
by njconcierge February 15, 2007 7:46 AM PST
A few of the things I suggested for Valentine's Day such as 'A portrait without the pose' (Digital Art), could be used on other occasions.

Check it and let me know what you think!

Serge
Blog:
http://www.sergetheconcierge.com
Biz:
http://www.njconcierges.com
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When Cubes tell the story...www.zcubes.com
by dreamndiscover April 6, 2007 9:02 PM PDT
www.zcubes.com is an amazing site for card creation. I have not seen any other site that gives the flexibility to do what ZCubes allows. I recommend this site to any one who in search of creativity...uniqueness and a total surprise...
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