Comments on: Here’s My Calling-Emailing-AIMing-Twittering Card

By: Epicanis

Epicanis — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:04:57 +0000

I think the QRCode thing would get more use if software developers would quite insistently assuming that the only way anyone will ever want to use them is with a cellphone camera, immediately (i.e. not from a previously-taken picture or scanned image), and only for getting addresses of web pages (QRCode can store arbitrary text – it doesn’t HAVE to be a URL).

By: JC

JC — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:10:30 +0000

I agree. Great idea.

By: JenDiggity

JenDiggity — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:33:45 +0000

Melissa – I was faced with the same problem. I don’t necessarily want everyone I give my personal email address to to have all my business contact numbers! I do a lot of craft swapping through places like Craftster and Swap-Bot so I made up some really cute cards that look like those “Hello, My name is…” stickers from OvernightPrints.Com that have my screen name, email, blog info, etc. They turned out really cute and I’ve used them a lot for both online swaps and in just meeting random people.

By: Egoiste

Egoiste — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:39:00 +0000

I think Moo has helped foster this calling card movement because it’s cheap and you can have 100 different calling cards all for the same price. Moo cards are really good quality and so small too. I’m also pro QR code and I’m just shocked that outside of Japan more nerds have not started using them. I’m also more inclined to use a Friendfeed or profilactic.com address on my cards than I am to list all the services I’m found on.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:12:58 +0000

Calling cards are a great idea. I’m inspired to have some made for myself now. My business cards have my business email and such on them and that’s great for business contacts, but it’s not the one I want non-store related contacts to use. My Myspace address is my favorite way for personal connections to get in touch with me, but it’s not right for my professional contacts.I always end up scribbling my personal info on the back of my business card. Calling cards would be a perfect and elegant solution.

By: Epicanis

Epicanis — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:19:04 +0000

How the heck can somebody make cards like that and NOT have a QRCode-type barcode on them?…