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Mobile greeting card startup Sincerely (from the makers of Postagram) really wants to get out the vote. So it's recruited Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the Barack Obama "Hope" poster of the 2008 election, to help spread the word with a new "Vote" card, available exclusively through the Sincerely Ink app.

The company is giving away 100,000 of these limited-edition cards for free, so snag a few for you and your friends before the offer runs out on Election Day, Nov. 6.

The app, available on iPhone, iPad, and Android, also has an election series of photo or illustrated call-to-action postcards which, like all of Sincerely's cards, can be customized with a personal message and mailed anywhere in the US, straight from your mobile device.

The hard part (selecting a wedding date) is over, now it's time to get creative on your wedding save-the-date cards. With the popularity of smartphone photo apps, there are dozens of ways to share your "I do" plans in a style all your own. Or try a wallet-sized card to keep your date top of mind for guests. However you want to share the big news, opt for one of these quirky, frame-ready styles.

• Moo.com — Moo's line of pint-sized business cards, MiniCards, is one of the most affordable options we've found for printing save the dates. Measuring just less than three inches by one inch, these cards cost $20 for a set of 100 and give you the option of total photo and text customization or the use of Moo's own save the date template.
• Postagram — All the steps of making a save the date in one app. Seriously. Choose a photo from your Instagram collection, add the important wedding details, include recipients with their snail mail addresses, and Postagram does the rest. Each photo postcard is $1.
• PopBooth — The same idea as Postagram — choose photos, recipients, and send — except these are in a photo booth layout with a pop of bright pink. Each mailed PopBooth photo strip postcard is $2.
• StickyGram — Turn a single Instagram photo into a save the date that'll be chic and informative on a guest's refrigerator with Stickygram. At $15 for a pack of nine magnets, this option is best for a smaller wedding.
• DIY Photo Strips — Want to go the DIY route? Get creative by including the wedding details in several Instagram photos (think handmade signs, chalkboards, or added text) and make your own combination of photo booth-style strips to send to guests, thanks to CNET's tips.

Which online or photo service did you use for the perfect save the date?

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Without a doubt, Instagram is the breakout app of 2011. If you don't already have the artsy iPhone photography app, you're totally missing out on the fun, as well as these great mashups that use Instagram's API to produce some cool third-party apps and sites.

See why Instagram is worth a download, then browse these other ways you can incorporate the photo-sharing goodness into your life below.

• Postagram — Send an Instagram postcard right from your phone with this app that lets you send one of your already-saved Instagram pics, or snap a new one. Then, write a message, insert shipping address, and your recipient will get a glossy postcard with removable (pop-out) image. So cool and so cheap — each Postgram costs just $1.
• Extragram — A sleek web client for your Instagram feed, you can check out the day's popular photos, your feed, and search for people and tags without ever breaking out your phone.

See the rest after the break.