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We were linking music videos and behinds the scenes…",{"id":104,"by":105,"text":106},"44872200","slig","First off, congrats on the launch! It looks really polished, and I'm definitely giving it a proper try tomorrow. How do you plan to market this? From what I can tell, you're only…",{"value":108,"source":97,"evidence":109},"Lovely idea that amends rather than replaces postcards",[110,114],{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},"44871560","czbond","> My intent was not to replace that so much as offer another way to make a physical note feel personal, Your approach is great; I can see a good need for this, and it is a unique…",{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"44871926","1cool","Just sent one! It's a lovely idea. I think most people love getting postcards and the voice message is a nice surprise for the recipient. 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