| I'm surprised that Apple or Google hasn't integrated a business card app of some sort and accompanying file format. Like a digital rolodex. I don't need my plumber, accountant, dry cleaner, or a zillion random people I meet at a tech conference in my contacts/address book, even if they're grouped. Exchanging info by giving them my phone number/email is usually a lot more than I want, and URLs just get lost. A QR code or a peer-to-peer transfer with an open, stylized/formatted, .vcf style file that's meant for a business related info app seems like a non brainer. I want to have a conversation with the digital equivalent of: > "That's bone. And the lettering is something called Silian Grail." > "It's very cool, Bateman, but... Egg shell, with Roman." > Now a third broker pulls out his card. It looks exactly like the first two, except it reads TIMOTHY BRICE: VICE PRESIDENT. > "Raised lettering, pale nimbus." > "Impressive", Bateman mutters. "Let's see Paul Allen's card." > The room falls silent as the third broker produces an absent colleague's card. > «Look at that subtle colouring. The tasteful thickness.» > His face creases in horror. > «Oh my God. It even has a watermark.» |