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The little card with beautiful scenery on one side, and a place to write a note on the other, has been a popular item for a long, long time. But, present day postcards are nothing like the old index style cards. People used to send messages when they were in college, visiting friends, on vacation, or anytime they wanted to send a note to someone. Mail delivery drivers still drop these little greeting cards in mailboxes, but digital delivery has, for the most part, taken over, that is until recently. Today, postcards are in the news because of the rover, "Curiosity," and the newest service from Facebook. The hot trending topic of today, besides elections, is postcards. From the recent moon landing of "Curiosity," come postcards from outer space. Delivering these awesome pictures of the red planet is much faster than the 8 months it took Curiosity to get to mars. Anyone interested in seeing a full 360 degree view from the rover can go online to view the reddish colored sand, pebbles and rock. However, if you like getting postcards in the mail, you might want to check out Facebook. The other trending news about postcards comes from the newly announced service that Facebook fans will have. Digital postcards have actually been around for several years. Many greeting card sites have postcards that you can select, write a message and send immediately, over the Internet, to anywhere around the world. The reason this is big news for Facebook fans, is that they can simply select from their own pictures that they uploaded to Facebook, write some text on the back and send the postcard to a physical street address. The question that is on everyone's mind is what will this service cost? Until Facebook works out the kinks and completes the testing phase, everyone will have to wait and see what this new novel idea of a postcard will cost them. If you are among the people that sharing photos on Facebook just does cut it, you might be interested in leaping at the chance to send your photos through the mail on postcards. The service does make a convenient way to send a postcard to a physical address. And, if you still love running to your mailbox each day to see what is in it, you will certainly love the new service that your friend is using.
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