Business Cards Still Relevant

Tuesday, 05 October 2010 | by Pat's Picks

Letters and newspapers may have begun their descent into obscurity, but there’s one paper product that remains relevant says the Washington Post: business cards. Despite the technological advances that have threatened the future of other tried and true tree products, all reports show an increased demand for the lowly business card.

Experts say other paper staples are fading because their technological equivalents are actually better. But with business cards, the opposite is true: “Creators of alternatives to business cards are trying to solve a problem that nobody wants solved.” Although I probably won’t give up on them entirely, I just found a great iPhone app called CAMCARD which reads business cards into your phone using the camera. Super cool and accurate.

Just because I can’t resist, here‘s a link to the business card scene from “American Psycho”.