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CardThis and PhotoHackDay

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

CardThis is proud to be a part of New York’s Photo Hack Day this Saturday, August 20th.
Smart people from across the country are coming to General Assembly to build awesome photo apps in an old-fashioned hackathon.
We’re giving away $500 to the team that best incorporates our awesome technology in its app.
Here are the details:
What CardThis [...]

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Thanksgiving Round Up

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Thanksgiving is tomorrow!
And there’s still time to send one of these awesome Thanksgiving greetings as an ecard.
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So pick one and fire ‘em off to the family you aren’t going to be able to be with tomorrow, or send some to friends you haven’t been with in awhile.
Finally, our wish for you tomorrow…

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A Fine (and Crude) Selection of PigSpigot Cards

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Want to find the specific PigSpigot cards called out on Thrillist today, but you’re too lazy to find them on the site yourself? Here’s an annotated and hyperlinked list:

A broken fortune cookie reading “you’re gonna die”

The cartoon-abetted “I’m sorry…that I kicked you in the balls”

A cobweb-font “Halloween” with the doctor-approved follow-up “9 out of [...]

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Introducing PigSpigot Tweeting Cards

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

As Twitter has grown, its users have created lots of portmanteaux based on the service. Some of them are hilarious — see “Dweet” for “drunk Tweet” and “Twitterhea” for, well, using your 140 characters way too often. There are plenty of examples of less ingenious neologisms, as well, at the Twittonary (twanxiety, anyone?). But before [...]

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Pig Press

Monday, July 20th, 2009

It’s official. We are loved.
It’s been a whirlwind adventure these past few weeks between launching and planning an awesome party (details to come!) We are so thankful for all the support our wonderful piglets have shown. More cards are added to the site every day and we continue to get raving reviews from fantastic bloggers.
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Tweet me? Tweet you!

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

A fun way to fool around on twitter is to use search.twitter.com
Of course, the most fun you can have involves searching for “pigspigot.” We are totally getting some twitter love. Thanks guys!
But then, you can search for random words like “toilet” or phrases like “dumped me” and get a TMI glimpse into people’s lives.
@pigspigot loves [...]

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Why PigSpigot Cards Are Different

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Hallmark’s Shoebox division is where the company creates its slightly hipper, edgier fare. But a lot of the cards produced by the in-house writers (or “stylists” as they’re called by Hallmark) are considered to be a little bit too risque for their target audience. The best of those are hung up on a giant felt [...]

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I’m an Artist. What’s in it for Me?

Friday, June 19th, 2009

One of the most common questions we get from users is why they should upload their original artwork to PigSpigot. After all, we’re making money off of their creations. But we’re also allowing artists to earn cash, publicity and feedback on their creations.
Here’s why The Pig thinks this is a symbiotic relationship:
1) Cash Money: If [...]

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PigSpigot on Mashable!

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Wow. We officially launched on Wednesday and we’ve already gotten a lot of great feedback. We are so excited for people to check out the site! Twitter has been abuzz and we’ve gotten great reviews on Killer Startups and Mashable!

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Stay Tuned: The Pig is making its internet debut, May 4. Girl in Your Shirt.

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Girl In Your Shirt.tv is featuring PigSpigot on May 4! Check out Jenae Plymae rock the pig on her shirt and talk about how awesome PigSpigot is. You might be among the lucky viewers to get a free greeting card. Plus our shirt makes everyone look better. Seriously. You could put that shirt on [...]

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