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Haven’t you wondered what the archaeologists from 3008 will think when they unearth piles and piles of business cards? I suspect they’ll think we killed a lot of trees.
Leonardo DiCaprio spends a lot of his time trying to inspire people to save the earth through his eco site. He would heartily approve of this latest business card option.
Meet the mobile business card.
These cards can be e-mailed, sent via text message or posted on a website or blog. Thanks to www.211me.com you can create and use them for free.
Here’s how it works:
- Go to www.211me.com
- Create your free business card
- Grab the code to post on a website or blog
- Or…Get the code to embed it into your e-mail signature
- Or…Send a text to: 555211 (their short code) and in the body of the message, enter any mobile number and they’ll receive a copy of your card*
It was not only easy to create, but it was easy to personalize. I wasn’t loving any of their backgrounds, so I uploaded a photo of my own and within a couple minutes, had created the above card.
The FAQs on the site say that you can also create fliers and use images, text and hyperlinked content to create a paperless way to promote concerts, bar specials, events, invite buddies to a party, or whatever else your mind can come up with.
What do you think? How (or would) you use this technology?
*For some reason, Verizon is the only phone company that isn’t playing nice. I could still send my card…I just got a false error message. When I sent myself my card, Verizon wouldn’t let me click on the link. Apparently, if I had a Treo or Blackberry, it would have.