We never thought we’d see the day that e-cards became anything more than corny substitutes for regular cards (which are already, in most cases, quite corny). While trying to dodge Obamaguration stories in yesterday’s New York Times, we ran across a fascinating article in the Health section on the growing trend of using e-cards to notify sexual partners of potential STD risks. Our favorite:

The technology was created by inSPOT (Internet Notification Service for Partners of Tricks), and currently is especially targeted at gay men in nine cities ten states and three international locations. Eventually, though, the service will be going nationwide. For a hint of what we can dread sending to and receiving from far-flung partners in years to come, the Times article is accompanied by a slideshow of 10 STD E-Card Warnings.