In an era when people routinely deliver life-changing news via text and e-mail — “I want a divorce,” “I’m pregnant,” “You’re fired” — it is perhaps inevitable that a service offering to automate and anonymize a personal, painful message is gaining traction. inSpot, a peer-to-peer, Web-based system, allows people to send free e-cards to sexual partners informing them that they have been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease. The site allows people to send the cards — up to six at one time — anonymously if they choose.
