E-Holiday cards are a fun and green way to send greetings, and JibJab is one of the most successful e-card companies out there. It's the personal video aspect that makes such a popular hit.

USA Today has an in-depth article about the founding and growth of JibJab. Started by two friends in 1999, JibJab got it's big break in 2004 with the viral parody of "This Land is Your Land" featuring George W. Bush and John Kerry. The popular video that led to calls from venture capitalists, and from there the company has grown wildly.

By enabling users to insert pictures of themselves, family and friends, JibJab created a great product that's personalizes the parody. For this holiday season they're offering cards that feature scenes from "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Carol" and more. You can also "Elf Yourself" through a promotion from Office Depot.

If you're going to embed video on your web site, please don't set it to autoplay. There is nothing more annoying than going to a website and having a video start playing automatically. (OK, there are other things that are more annoying, but this one has been bugging me today!)

I surf the web with multiple tabs and browsers, so when a video starts to play I have to frantically search for the offending page to get it to stop. And then some sites have the audacity to not even offer a stop or pause button so you can choose not to watch the video. If that's the case, I close the site and never return.

Rant over.

If you have a Flip video camera, you probably already know that you can watch your videos on TV, as long as you have the proper cable. With the new FlipShare TV device, though, you can watch your videos and do much, much more. FlipShare TV is a set-top device introduced last week that lets Flip video users watch stored videos and share them with other FlipShare users via a private channel.

FlipShare TV is the latest item on my list of video gift ideas. The You "Tube" socks are still my favorite, though.

Knocking Live Video is a new app that lets you stream live video from your iPhone. It's unique, because this is the first live streaming app available for the iPhone, and because Knocking Live Video relies on a private API, which is generally not allowed for iPhone apps. But as this Ars Technica article explains, Steve Jobs himself issued approval for the app after an impassioned plea from the developer.

Knocking Live Video is free, but don't expect to download it and begin live broadcasting to your legion fans. The video streams directly from one iPhone to another, not to a public feed. And because Knocking Live Video uses the iPhone's camera feature, the app works even on 3G models that don't have video installed. I just downloaded it, and I can't wait to test it out!