'Tis the Season with AG Interactive's Personalized and Time Saving Sentimental Seasonal Offerings

'Tis the Season with AG Interactive's Personalized and Time
Saving Sentimental Seasonal Offerings
New Create & Print personalized Holiday Downloads, "Talking Heads" eCards, and
an array of online products expands consumer offerings on BlueMountain.com and
AmericanGreetings.com 


CLEVELAND, Dec. 20  /PRNewswire/ -- AG Interactive, the new media subsidiary of
American Greetings Corporation, has launched a wide array of e-products that
let individuals, families and busy holiday consumers use their home computers
to design their own personalized seasonal messages and greetings.

Ornaments, holiday cards and gift tags can become touching expressions of
personalized sentiment using family photos and familiar characters on Create &
Print(TM).  "Talking" eCards can speak out loud to the recipient the exact
words the sender types.  Users can also arrange to have their personalized
paper card communications printed and delivered via U.S. Mail by
"4YourSoul.com," through a new partnership with AG Interactive.  These are just
some of the creative messaging options that are available on AG Interactive
websites BlueMountain.com and AmericanGreetings.com.

"Holidays represent a time to connect with friends and loved ones," said Sally
Babcock, SVP Product Management.  "Through new and innovative technologies,
AmericanGreetings.com and BlueMountain.com now provide consumers the ability to
customize a large array of holiday products with photos, messages and beloved
characters, giving the holidays a special, personal touch."

To introduce customers to all the Create & Print(TM) product has to offer,
BlueMountain.com and AmericanGreetings.com both offer a special Holiday
Download promotion.  With the Holiday Download, customers can download two
special seasonal packages for a one-time fee: (
http://www.americangreetings.com/cnp/packs/index.pd ):

Holiday Projects:  Holiday projects such as ornaments, gift tags, package
decorations, letters to Santa, nativity scenes and tree-toppers, can be
personally designed online for $9.95.

Holiday Greetings:  A variety of printable holiday greeting cards can be
designed with personal touches including cards, envelopes, labels, stationery
and more for $9.95.

Holiday Combo Pack:  Both the Holiday Projects and Holiday Greetings products
can be purchased together in one package for $15.90

Talking Heads eCards: The sender types, the character talks! -- Talking Heads
utilizes Veepers(C), the dynamic personalized virtual character technology from
Pulse Entertainment, allowing the sender to create a customized visual and
vocal online greeting by controlling what that character says to the email
recipient.  The sender chooses from a gallery of virtual characters including a
serious-looking female news anchor, a bouncing baby and a frazzled cat who can
'speak' in a variety of voices (a British accent, valley girl, etc.).  The
sender types a personal message and the character speaks those chosen words
when the user opens the eCard. A user can also upload any photo and use the
same technology to create a totally personalized talking character in less than
a minute.

Personalized Paper Cards: Let "4YourSoul.com" send a card to everyone on your
list! -- With this new partnership, a card you create can be designed, printed
and mailed with the touch of a button through AmericanGreetings.com and
4YourSoul.  4YourSoul has taken a piece of the traditional, a twist of the
modern, and a pinch of your own creativity, and delivered a greeting card
solution fitting for this new era by fulfilling the printing and mailing on
your behalf, but leaving the creativity in your hands.

About AG Interactive

AG Interactive, the new media subsidiary of American Greetings, operates the
network of sites including AmericanGreetings.com, BlueMountain.com,
BlueMountainCards.co.uk, Egreetings.com, Beatgreets.com and MIDIRingTones.com.
Together, the AG Interactive sites offer over 20,000 high-quality greetings and
related social expression content, and comprise the number one online greeting
card destination, with over 2 million paying subscribers and millions of unique
visitors per month.

AG Interactive also includes business units: AGmobile (the wireless division)
and AG Ventures (the international and new product division).  AG Interactive
is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. AG Interactive is a subsidiary of American
Greetings Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of social
expression products.

About American Greetings

AG Interactive is part of American Greetings Corporation, one of the world's
leading manufacturers of printed greeting cards. American Greetings is
headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been in the greeting card industry
for more than 95 years.

American Greetings companies also include Carlton Cards(R), Learning
Horizons(R), Balloon Zone(R) and DesignWare(R) visit
http://corporate.americangreetings.com/ .

About 4YourSoul.com:

4YourSoul.com is a consumer-focused online paper greeting card shop offering a
vast selection of totally customizable, personalized greeting cards. 
4YourSoul.com is a division of Arroweye Solutions. 

DATASOURCE: AG Interactive



CONTACT:  Andrea Santangelo of AG Interactive, [phone], or

 ; or Sarah Evans of CarryOn Communication, [phone],

or  



Web site:  http://www.americangreetings.com/cnp/packs/index.pd

http://corporate.americangreetings.com/

http://americangreetings.com/

http://bluemountain.com/

http://4yoursoul.com/ 

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