PRESS RELEASE: shoot it! Launches Postcard Messaging on the iPhone™
Application transforms iPhone photos into real postcards
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- shoot it!, LLC, today announced the launch of its postcard messaging application for the iPhone. Available on the iPhone App Store, the shoot it! application allows users to take a picture, create a personal message and have it mailed as a REAL postcard from anywhere to anyone in the world (US & Western Europe open now - other countries soon).
Some of the key features of the shoot it! application are:
Simple user interface uses photos from your camera or from your photo library
Easy to pick recipient addresses from your iPhone contacts
Type a personal message right from the device keyboard
Fast production! Postcards print and mail the next business day
Fast delivery! Postcards mail from the country closest to their destination
Your photos appear in brilliant color on heavy card stock
Available for just 99 cents at the iPhone App Store, shoot it! comes with one FREE postcard. Future postcard credits start at 99 cents for US addresses, $1.25 for UK addresses and $1.50 for other Western European addresses - with quantity discounts starting at just 10 postcards. Mobile postcards are great for travel, for military, business people and college students - anytime you've got a photo to share.
"We're excited to bring postcard messaging to the millions of iPhone users," said Tom McDermott, founder and president of shoot it!, LLC. "With our global print network, you can take a photo from the beach in Australia and instantly and simultaneously send it to your friends in London and New York, in about 30 seconds, all right from your iPhone. No more looking for cards, stamps or post offices and no more delays as postcards arrive in just days instead of weeks."
About shoot it!
Launched in 2009, shoot it! is a new mobile messaging service that allows users to take a picture, create a personal message and send it off as a REAL postcard from anywhere to anyone in the world. In the coming weeks shoot it! will be on available on several new RIM (Blackberry), Android and Windows mobile devices and eventually available for most all new smartphones worldwide. shoot it! blends old technology with new technology while giving the consumer a tangible alternative to SMS or MMS. Shoot It! is a privately held company based in Scottsdale, Arizona with distribution in the US and Western Europe.
For more information, please visit www.shootit.com
(First posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 17:51 EDT)