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Excuse me for living in a cave, but has the whole world gone crazy?
Good evening troglodytes, I hope all is well. Now before I kickback in my central-heated hole in the ground and play Guess Who with Clint the Stalactite, I have one quick question:
Q: What do Isaac Hayes, Kirsty Alley, Tom Cruise & Beck all have...
Exploring the Universe with Dr. Norio Kaifu
During 1998 we were fortunate to attend a dinner hosted by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii, featuring a lecture by Dr. Norio Kaifu. Professor Kaifu is the director of the Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of...
How strange! The sky is blue!
Look up! Just do it. What do you see? Stupid question, eh? You see the ceiling of course. When you look upwards during a sunny day while picnicking however, you see the blue sky. Ever wondered why the sky is not green nor but blue? Before answering...
Subconscious Drives Make You Unhappy
Feelings and emotions are nerve impulses. The feel of paper and the flush of shame. Feelings and emotions are relayed as nerve impulses. Nerve endings or sensors report on feelings from tissues all over the body. These sensations include sharp...
Unlocking the Mystery of Life
Review of the Intelligent Design video "Unlocking the Mystery of Life"
Do molecular machines such as the incredible flagellar motor prove an intelligent designer?
How could DNA evolve?
Are the claims of this video valid or just another form...
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Greetings For better Communication
Why do we greet each other?
Greetings are probably as old as the civilization. People always
greet each other whenever they meet or talk. A good morning,
hello, how are you, how are things at your end, etc are some of
the common ways to begin the conversation. A greeting is
everyday life connects us better with another person. One cannot
immediately come to the subject matter without a greeting in
almost all meetings?
Printed Cards As science progressed, people began using printed
greeting cards. They are still widely in use. Do you know that
some of the first greeting cards were created to convey 'Merry
Christmas'. In today's world, printed card maintains its
supremacy, but ecards or egreetings are slowly capturing a
bigger space. Convenience of use, ease of selection and less
hassle in sending ecards, makes them very popular amongst the
younger generation.
How to select ecards?
What are the attributes, one should look for in an ecard before
sending? Let us begin with Birthdays. This is the day, when we
receive quite many cards and compare who sent which design? So
selecting an ecard is important to make a better connection. One
cannot simply click on any site, select a ecard at random and
send it across. What should one look for during the selection?
The first consideration is our relationship with the recipient
and the second is the personality of the recipient. If one for
whom we are choosing the card is a serious or sober kind of
person, a hilarious card will not make him/her happy. That is
sure. If we are not close to the person we are
sending the card,
our choice should be a subdued design, isn't it?
Always read carefully what the egreeting conveys, what is the
message, etc. Think about the person to whom you are sending the
ecard. Will he/she feel happy or great reading the message? If
you are very close to the recipient, does the message in the
greeting convey your closeness or what you feel from the heart.
Take these aspects in mind while choosing. Let me discuss more
with examples of ecards from www.ecarduniverse.com
Look at these two ecards below. Compare them. They convey a very
different impact, isn't it?
http://www.ecarduniverse.com/ecards/ecardsend.php?image=14_114.sw
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http://www.ecarduniverse.com/ecards/ecardsend.php?image=14_475.sw
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Now compare these two ecards for wedding anniversary. Are they
not as different from each other as cheese and chalk?
http://www.ecarduniverse.com/ecards/ecardsend.php?image=14_269.sw
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http://www.ecarduniverse.com/ecards/ecardsend.php?image=14_262.sw
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Now look at these two ecards to say - Good day
http://www.ecarduniverse.com/ecards/ecardsend.php?image=14_1238.s
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http://www.ecarduniverse.com/ecards/ecardsend.php?image=14_325.sw
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Choosing greeting cards is an art, and one who perfects this
art, enjoys better relationships. So enjoy the world of virtual
greetings and send the right ecard to the right person.
About the author:
Aditya Mohatta is a business partner in Screene network that offers
many websites with free ecards, Screensavers and Wallpapers.
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