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Walter Paul Bebirian · 10 months ago

Great idea - I have already given out over 2.5 million of my business cards with my "Self Portrait" on it - I always say - if Van Gogh gave you his "Self Portriat" and you had held onto it - well- ----

:-)

Walter Paul Bebirian · 10 months ago

that was "Self Portrait" for Van Gogh also and I messed up on the website url -

sorry!

Walter :-)

Michael Eisenberg · 10 months ago

I don't see business cards going away anytime soon, lots of folks you might want to give one to don't have smartphones.
And like you say they can be a bit of creativity

Chris Hopkinson · 10 months ago

Thanks for joining DUB and checking out our app. We're obviously excited to see so many people using it. Feel free to send an invite to Chris to connect with me.

Chris Hopkinson
DubMeNow
chris@dubmenow.com

Adrianne Machina · 10 months ago

That is sooooo cool. The technofile in me is jumping for joy. And that it works with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Saleforce is just that much cooler. Off to go sign up.....

John Jantsch · 10 months ago

@Michael - this might be an industry by industry thing, but actually majority do have phones that can text and store contacts and you can do it on the web too, but I've already seen entire industries that have already gone to, "Dude, I don't really have a business."

Jared O'Toole · 10 months ago

very cool idea. I still love getting business cards but often I forget to do anything with the info. I think its a great idea for taken care of that on the spot before I have time to lose the card or forget about it.

Jillian Anderson · 10 months ago

Excellent post. I love your closing thought, "Make it a piece of art I might want to hang on to, let it give me a glimpse into what you care about..."

Ben Lobensteinen · 10 months ago

I signed up....looks similar to mydropcard.com which I've been using for ages, each has something different.

WMJ · 10 months ago

Most of people still like the traditional way to introduce or be introduced to others, such as using business cards, someone such like me

veronika · 10 months ago

Peter Shankman was been talking about the Pokens... www.doyoupoken.com - granted, you have to touch the little poken hands together to transfer the data but it might be nice to have a face to face with someone you're sharing your contact info with! At least it sound more fun to Poken then to Dub...
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CrystalsQuest · 10 months ago

I've been using the nokia business card function to transfer my virtual card to other Nokia phones for ages - I watched it morph from txt to IR to bluetooth. As I was reading your article I was thinking "Why use a service when you can just transfer it direct into a palm or mobile anyway" - but then you hit us with the auto update feature and I realised why.

Still, there's two things about business cards that this can't replace:

First, I always write on the back of them where I've met a person. Plus when I get home I have a single stack of cards I can go through and send out letters to after a few weeks to establish that contact. If your card ends up just another one in a database, how would you find all the people you met at, for example, the last IM conference you attended?

Second, if your contact details automatically update whenever you change them with Dub, where's the excuse to get back in touch and re-establish your connection with someone?

Finally, I have to admit that I like the idea of a degree of natural attrition. If there's someone you haven't heard from or spoken to in 20 years, that you met only once, briefly, and who never got back to you when you tried to deepen the relationship, do you really want them to be able to follow you wherever you may go for the rest of your life?

NYK007 · 10 months ago

Hi guys,

Most of people still like the traditional way to introduce or be introduced to others, such as using business cards, someone such like me. Thanks

NYK
Home Based Business

John Jantsch · 10 months ago

@CrystalsQuest - The notetaking just moves to your device instead of the physical card - just a matter of habit change.

I don't disagree about the getting back in touch, but I would rather that be a note, gift or offer and not a request to update my profile.

Andy · 9 months ago

I've found the best way to have a successful paperless office is to employ the services of a company that offers document management software.

sarahdillon (Rob Ublynd) · 9 months ago

Reading: "The Businesscardless Office | Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing" ( http://tinyurl.com/ajes7e )

SEO Tips South Africa · 9 months ago

The demise of the business card! Whilst I agree on the need for the paperless office, I feel that there (and my oriental business associate will really agree on this one) is a certain amount of ritual involved in the physical exchange, which needs to be looked at.

What I really like is the instant updates offered by DubMeNow, which means that your information will be relevant and up to date forever (as long as DubMeNow is around, that is!).