Cards ResultsAbout Cards Cards Fact: Both the French and the Chinese claim they invented business cards, but the first known sample of a visiting card was actually found in Germany, dating back to 1786. Business cards have been in regular usage since the 19th century. 

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 Card Games Card Games
 Electronic Greeting Cards Electronic Greeting Cards
 Printed Greeting Cards Printed Greeting Cards
 Business Cards Business Cards
 Credit Cards Credit Cards
 Trading Cards Trading Cards
 

Card Games "Card Games"


Card Games at About.com - Rita Waller is your Guide to every type of game played with cards, both offline and online. THE place to start on the Web.

The House of Cards - A giant directory of information about card games of all kinds. Learn rules to new games, study their history, download software, and play games online.

Silver Creek - Great software for Euchre, Hearts, Spades, and Solitaire ("Hardwood" brand), plus free games that you'll enjoy.

MSN Games by Zone.com - You'll find a dozen free card games among all the other games, including some that you can play to win cash.

Yahoo! Games - Almost two dozen popular card games you can play by yourself or with others. Registration is free.

Electronic Greeting Cards "Electronic Greeting Cards"


eCard Sources from About's Email Site - A comprehensive listing of 125 online greeting card sources from About.com's Email site Guided by Heinz Tschabitscher.

Free eCard Sources from About.com's Freebies Site - Free Online Cards from About.com's Freebies site, Guided by Lee Seats.

Blue Mountain - The leading online greeting card source now offers extra benefits with paid membership.

Cybercard - You can choose to pay for a card to be printed and mailed to anyone in the world, or go from a free virtual card. You can also register on the site to use extra features, including address book, reminder service, and use of your own pictures on cards.

Greeting-cards.com - Founded in 1995, Greeting-cards.com provides electronic greetings, as well as paper cards based on the e-cards and accompanied by the corresponding e-cards. There is also a special section called Greeting Reasons, offering traditions, fun facts, and history on each month's holidays and occasions.

Printed Greeting Cards "Printed Greeting Cards"


Hallmark - Web site for the company whose name is pretty much synonymous with greeting cards in the non-cyber world. You can locate stores, get information about the company, and look for employment opportunities.

American Greetings - American Greetings is probably second only to Hallmark when it comes to store-bought cards. On this site you can shop for gifts, print coupons, send e-greetings, or use software that allows you to print personalized cards at home. You can edit the graphics and text to suit any occasion.

Printfree.com Greeting Cards - A big selection of cards for all occasions that you can print using your computer printer, at no charge. Just one section of a larger site also featuring calendars, signs, and pictures.

Publish Your Own Cards - Tips for self-publishing greeting cards, from About.com's Desktop Publishing site.

Leanin' Tree - Fine-quality cards and gifts from this company that has been in business for over 50 years. Purchase online or just check out samples of cards available from thousands of retailers around the country.

Business Cards "Business Cards"


VistaPrint - You've probably gotten unsolicited emails from them or their agents, but that doesn't detract from the fact that it's easy to create business cards online, and they ship quickly. The price is right, too, especially if you take advantage of their free offer (pay shipping only).

Business-Cards.com - Provides a complete printing service for full color letterheads, envelopes, flyers, brochures, greeting cards, postcards and business cards. You can design your own business cards and stationary using one of their customizable templates or upload your own design. 1000 business cards are just $65.

Business Card Tutorials & Templates - Create your own business cards on your computer with help from About.com's Desktop Publishing Guide, Jacci Howard Bear.

Business Card Lesson Plan - About.com's Desktop Publishing Guide, Jacci Howard Bear, offers a lesson plan to teach students to create business cards using desktop publishing.

Credit Cards "Credit Cards"


Choosing and Using Credit Cards - Lots of helpful tips from the Federal Trade Commission. A good place to start for credit newbies.

"The Credit Card You Pick Can Save You Money" - The Federal Reserve Board wants to help you shop for a credit card by giving you the information you need to choose an interest rate, decide whether or not to pay fees and charges, whether to transfer your balances, etc. You can view the information online or order a printed brochure.

Bankrate.com - A wealth of information for prospective users of credit cards, including credit basics and national averages for credit card rates. This is just the tip of the iceberg on this helpful site.

iCreditCentral.com - A free service designed to match you with the best card for your needs. Also offers a "credit school" to help you become a smart credit consumer.

How Stuff Works.com Credit Cards - Includes a history of credit cards, an explanation of the numbers on the card, how the stripe works, and much more, including assistance in comparing prices.

Trading Cards "Trading Cards"


The Topps Company - Online HQ for the oldest trading card manufacturer.

Upper Deck - Upper Deck revolutionized the trading card industry starting in 1989, with high-quality printing, special inserts, and other radical features.

Donruss.com - Web site for one of the two trading card companies that gave Topps its first real competition beginning in the 1980s.

Fleer.com - Web site for the other trading card company that began competing with Topps in the 1980s.

Tuff Stuff - The best of the other trading card price guides offering an alternative to Becketts.

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