The Business Card Is Dying, Part 3,658

Business cards, it seems pretty clear, are on their way out -- at least as the default mode of communication among new acquaintances. It's not just that the little cuts of cardboard are easily lost, relatively difficult to produce and, compared to free contact-sharing apps, not at all cost-effective; it's also that the information they offer is severely limited compared to the information offered beyond their borders. Why stick to email addresses and phone numbers (and -- oh my! -- fax numbers) when you can share social media handles and personal blog addresses and other gateways not just to communication, but to knowledge? Who needs business cards when you have Google?

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/the-business-card-is-dying-part-3-658/255921/