In what might be the geekiest marriage proposal ever, a programmer named Bernie Peng proposed to his girlfriend by custom-programming a Bejeweled game to pop the question when she reached a certain score. After posting the news on his blog, the news swept across the Internet. Here is some coverage on CNN and Engadget.

PopCap Games, the makers of Bejeweled, were so impressed they’re donating Bejeweled games for the wedding guests, and money for “jewel-themed decorations” at the reception. (Perhaps this will be the geekiest wedding reception ever as well…)

Other people have developed widgets or used Twitter to propose marriage, but this may be the first proposal by videogame! (Although an alert Engadget reader found this comic from a few years ago.)

These proposals are examples of people finding new, more interesting ways to communicate using digital technology. Sharendipity is an ideal tool for this type of communication! We don’t expect a flood of custom marriage proposals, but we do expect people to use Sharendipity to send a custom birthday card, or invite someone to dinner, or, well who knows what people will come up with.

It took Mr. Peng about a month to develop his Nintendo game. Sharendipity makes this easier. Here’s a birthday greeting created in a few minutes by customizing the TossWord game.

What types of greetings or custom games could you come up with in Sharendipity?

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