Social Media - Turning Over an ‘Old’ Leaf

With everything going digital, it’s hard to believe that one of Social Media’s big wigs is reverting back to ‘old fashioned’ PRINT.

Twitter makes it possible to share mini tid-bits of information with whomever you choose. According to a Twitter blog, “These little bursts of information are about anything and everything - they make Twitter a hub for discovering what’s happening right now, anywhere in the world.”

So, how has this amazing startup company reverted its e-voice back to print? Twitter employees finally have business cards! Yes, folks…business cards that you can feel, store, and write on if you like.

Just think about it, we live in an era where instead of handing out cards, many professionals use the iPhone app called Bump, which, ‘when two phones are tapped together, exchanges a business-card’s worth of data through the air’.

According to CNN’s SciTech Blog, ‘A Twitter spokesman poked fun at the idea of business cards even as he listed the benefits of paper-based networking.

“This antiquated thing called ‘business cards’ is a helpful way for some of us to bridge our online and offline worlds with potential employees, partners and the thousands of developers who make Twitter application.”

Business cards may be ‘antiquated’ and they may be small, but we all know that they work. Just like social media, there really is no reason to ignore business cards as a marketing tool.

So, there you have it folks. If Twitter is handing out business cards, you should too! Let’s just hope that they are made from 100% recycled materials.

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