I received my very first Christmas video card last week and bid adieu to my electronic holiday greeting virginity.
The Hallmark e-card stripped me of my seasonal innocence and now I guess I should expect my mail carrier to travel a little lighter next Christmas.
Apparently, holiday e-cards are the wave of the future and soon traditional Christmas greetings, like these, will go the way of the Walkman and typewriter.
Say it ain’t so.
How many paper holiday cards did you receive this year?
I sent out nearly 90 and have received more than half that amount as we wrap up the last days of 2010.
To some that may come across as boastful. And by “some” I mean my sister-in-law, who has spent the better half of the month bemoaning the fact that she went from wondering what to do with the flood of Christmas cards she used to get to having my brother place her almost life-size Santa card holder back in storage because so far this season she has received less than 10 actual holiday cards via snail mail.
While some are blaming the dismal economy for the lack of paper seasonal greetings, others are pointing the finger at Mark Zuckerberg.
Apparently some believe Facebook has created a Christmas card coma of sorts.
Busy moms—-the ones responsible for choosing, writing and mailing traditional Christmas cards-—are alleged to be opting out of snail mail greetings in lieu of updating friends and family members about their kids’ latest accomplishments via Facebook instead of issuing paragraph long updates in Christmas newsletters.
Facebook allows parents to brag daily about their little rugrats. The social media king also gives moms and dads the opportunity to post up-to-the-minute stats on Molly, Kameron and Spike. Plus, there’s no need to bribe moody kids to pose for annual holiday photos around the Christmas tree when you can plaster their mugs on Facebook 365 days a year.
I’m not on Facebook. Hence the 100 holiday card shipment.
Even so, I’m not sure I’m buying the whole Facebook killed Christmas cards theory.
How about you? Did social media convince you to stop sending Christmas cards?
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