TouchNote
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| Type | Mobile application |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Key people |
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| Products | iOS, Android |
| Website | touchnote |
TouchNote is a mobile app for smartphones, tablets and website for sending printed, personalized postcards, greeting cards, other photo products as well as gifts.[1]
TouchNote was one of the first subscription card sending services.[2] It operates in the $15B worldwide cards and photo merchandise market. It was ranked as one of Europe's fastest growing tech companies in the Financial Times 1000 (2018).[3]
The company is privately funded and based in London and New York. The Android and iOS apps and website are regularly updated with new features.
TouchNote was first launched in 2008 and is based in London.[4][5]
Company profile
The company was founded by Raam Thakrar and Paul Burdin in 2008, and was launched to the public in November 2008.[4] The TouchNote apps and website convert users' photos into postcards, greeting cards, and other photo products, which are printed and posted by TouchNote on behalf of the user.
TouchNote cards
The TouchNote app and website allows users to send personalised postcards, greeting cards, framed photos, photo canvases and boxes of prints using their own photos. Orders are sent anywhere in the world with a functioning postal system, but are printed and posted from print centres based in the UK, USA, Germany and Australia.
In March 2009, TouchNote released an API which allowed other sites to integrate into their print on demand system. This included photos from Facebook and from Picasa.[6] This API has since been discontinued.
Mobile applications
In May 2009, the company released an application on the Nokia OVI store[7] which allowed users to use photos on their phone to make cards. It was the first application on the OVI store which produced a physical product. The app was voted the must-have entertainment app of 2010 by Ovi users.[8]
The company first released an iPhone application in September 2009 with similar functionality.[9]
In June 2010, an Android application was released with similar functionality.[10]
In October 2010, a Windows Phone 7 app was launched. This included additional features such as photo crop and zoom and ability for users to sign their cards. The Windows Phone 7 app is no longer supported by TouchNote.
Data breach
On 4 November 2015, TouchNote had a data breach in which some customer names, email addresses, order histories and home addresses were stolen.[11] In their official statement on 5 November, the company also confirmed that some dates of birth had been accessed, along with some card recipient's names and postal addresses.[12][13]
References
- ↑ Dann, Kitty (19 December 2015). "Small business in the spotlight … Touchnote". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Elevator Pitch: Touchnote breathes life into digital photos - and the Royal Mail". The Guardian. 24 December 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Stabe, Martin; Rininsland, Ændrew; Bernard, Steve (17 May 2017). "The FT 1000: Europe's fastest-growing companies". ig.ft.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 Poston, Leslie (3 November 2008). "Touchnote Wants to Bring Back the Postcard". Mashable. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "It's Personal". DailyCandy. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Butcher, Mike (24 March 2009). "Touchnote launches API, integrates with Facebook photos". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Butcher, Mike (26 May 2009). "Touchnote for Mobile is the only Ovi Store app shipping physical product". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Meet the Winners of Ovi Daily App's "Must-Have App of the Year Awards" Archived 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Butcher, Mike (17 September 2009). "Touchnote addresses its weakness with a smart iPhone app". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ O'Hear, Steve (16 August 2012). "Touchnote Lets You Mail A Postcard To Your Pretend Friends On Facebook Without Knowing Where They Live". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Touchnote postcard app suffers data breach". BBC News. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Touchnote breach: Wrote a postcard with us? Thieves have your pal's name, address". The Register. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Important Update to Touchnote Customers – 5th November 2015". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.