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Since January, Hallmark has been putting out audio-enabled greeting cards, which play snippets of songs like "Ring Of Fire" and "Kokomo" (the latter of which, we think, must be used for sympathy cards). The company's just announced plans for a new line of cards next year, and they're looking to lure some younger artists:

In August, the creative team set up a giveaway booth at the trendy MTV Video Music Awards... The members of Panic! At the Disco, who won an MTV award for "Video of the Year," loved the line. So did Fallout Boy, whose members wanted to send them to their family.

"I expected some people to be too cool for greeting cards," [a Hallmark employee] said. "Even Snoop Dogg, we handed him some cards and he goes, 'I love Hallmark cards,' you know?"

The inevitable Snoop-Hallmark collaboration can't be far behind—we look forward to the day when we receive a charmingly designed baby-announcement card sent by a certain "Deez Nuts"—and frankly, they could use his help: According to Hallmark.com, their current line-up includes trendier selections from artists such as Wang Chung, Hanson and Smash Mouth," meaning they haven't moved past the first first three volumes of Now That's What I Call Music!. Any suggestions?

Hallmark Unveils Tuneful Cards [AP]