You can give digital gifts without mailing anything. Following are ideas to help you brainstorm the perfect gift for your loved ones.
Online greeting cards: www.eCards.com, www.egreetings.com, hallmark.com.
Skype (www.skype.com) video conference with your loved ones. Or record a video greeting on your computer to email to them.
Gift cards can be ordered from most any store nowadays and they’ll deliver it to your recipient for you. For online purchases, only the number is needed, not the physical card. Check out your recipient’s favorite store website for details.
For music, you don’t need a cd. Your loved one can download the song right to their computer, to play, copy to an MP3 player, or even burn to a cd. Check out : www.itunes.com or last.fm
If you use iTunes for your music gift, they can also buy Apps for their iTouch, iPhone, or iPad.
An iTunes Gift Card lets you shop for anything at the iTunes Store in the United States.
Gift recipients must have or open an iTunes Store account in the same country as purchaser to redeem a gift.
Buy an Audible (www.Audible.com) membership or gift card to give audio books.
Videos can be downloaded or viewed online. See wwww.liketelevision.com, Check out Legal Movie download membership, e.g. www.moviescapital.com or www.hulu.com.
Or simply point them to your favorite www.youtube.com video.
E-books are another favorite, whether you buy it or find one for free. Send someone the the actual PDF file or just the link. Check out www.amazon.com, www.gutenberg.org and www.books.google.com.
For that matter, if your recipient enjoys reading, buy them an online subscription to this newspaper, www.guadalajarareporter.com
A domain name or hosting for your loved one’s website would be a great way for you to be able to keep up to date on their life. Not all domain names have to end in “.com”. There are dozens of domain name endings, such as .NAME or .INFO. www.godaddy.com
If a full website is too much work for your recipient, set up for them a blog account (www.blogspot.com) or a Facebook account (www.facebook.com). If they prefer to simply upload photos without having to write, create a Flickr account (www.flickr.com).
Give photos by creating your own slide show or video of slides, either set to music or not, websites: smilebox.com, kizoa.com. Or simply send individual photos for their screensaver or digital frame.
Games can be played online, or downloaded to play on one’s computer. Check out: www.marketplace.xbox.com, www.gamespy.com, www.farmville.com and www.worldofwarcraft.com.
Second Life can be very enthralling/intriguing and focused/time consuming. (www.secondlife.com)
Share your favorite recipe in an email, or make it fancy in a PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
Buy someone a full vacation, whether to visit you or to another destination. You can buy tickets and hotel rooms at your favorite airline or hotel website, or try www.kayak.com.
Buy airline miles or hotel points to top up someone’s account. But don’t try to buy them enough for the entire trip; it’s cheaper to buy the ticket or room. You can also gift miles or points from your own account.
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