SXSW: Gasp! Twitter gives out paper business cards

This is like the opposite of news.

Hear, hear RLA.

Is this a joke? Are CNN dollars actually being paid to someone for saying Twitter employees are using business cards?

Well, the tech sector has been trying to push the "paperless" society idea for the past 20 years. I guess with some success. Considering that many more people like reading e-books now rather than getting a hardcopy. But I don't see how you'll ever completely get away from a physical hardcopy to present information.

People will still drive cars from the 50's for nostalgia and because it looks "hip" to have a classic car. So, I could see the same thing for business cards, and who knows, maybe they'll start posting jobs in the newspapers again for employment and a larger level before Monster took over?

Slow news yes, but relevant. Ironic thay you can't Tweet this article.

Technology is moving so fast – its refershing to see the new anchored with the past. Business cards will ever pass – but clearly the case exists for something to take its place. The sense of touch is very reassuring.

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I have had it with the media's obsession of trying to get everyone to click on popular keywords like Twitter. Guess what no one thinks this is news editors choose what you post more responsibly.

Yes, it's news, if you are in marketing or business development, it's news!!!!!

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How is this a news? I used to like CNN but lately they are publishing nonsense stuff!

I use my Moo cards also showing only telephone number and tweeter account.
There are even free designs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/b4contact/sets/72157623333167072/

Two points. First, this is a sorry excuse for a "news" story. Second, I think my 2 year old could have done a better job designing their business card.

Dana... I've been in IT for over 30 years, and trust me, they have been talking about going paperless for a lot longer than 20 years... but like any other IT project, it is way late and over budget.

Sometimes, simple, low-tech solutions work just fine.

did they seriously get 2 ply toilet paper at twitter? i recycle and reduce waste so well, i don't use toilet paper, i just squeeze my bunz tight, physics takes care of the rest. see cnn this is a news story, no TP just physics.

"This is not news CNN."

I'm always amused when I see someone who tries to define what NEWS is for everyone else on the planet and wastes the time it takes to make the laughable comment about their own narrow perspective.

Paper is still the only way for two strangers to meet and exchange contact info quickly, using a universally readable medium.

I'm surprised we aren't doing this by Bluetooth handshake yet, but for now, business cards are what we've got.

Yawn...all these American "tech" companies still run like dinosaurs.

Honestly, I'm shocked to learn that Twitter HAS employees. When I try to contact their support team, it takes three months to get a reply, and even then, it's a form mail. Do autoresponders have business cards?

does this article/blog really demand this much commentary.
everyone, including me, has too much time on their hands.

Why is this an article? Has the media gone mad?

It isn't listed as "news"... its a blog.

This just in....Twitter issues business cards. Are you kidding me CNN?

Yea, it's true web addresses might be easier to remember than business cards, but come on, it's like having a hardcover copy of a book; it's always good to have something tangible in hand. I don't care how 'antiquated' Twitter's PR department says Business Cards are...they're TWITS! Of course they are going to say that. People still use cards everywhere including gift bags and trade shows.

Hard to believe that CNN would feature this – as if there are no other technology news??? No wonder the whole network became an epitome of senseless sensationalism and forgot what it's like to actually report the news.

I think I just tweeted myself.

Seriously? This is considered news-worthy?

Since when does a BLOG post need to be news. Blogs on CNN are not for publishing news, they're for things that don't quite qualify as actual news.

That being said, I'd like to know if the Twitter business cards contain nothing but that person's @twitter name. 🙂

Hold on....I'm working up a care.....oops...sorry that was gas.

How is this considered anything near news? But then again that seems to be the ongoing trend.

[...] to CNN's SciTechBlog, 'A Twitter spokesman poked fun at the idea of business cards even as he listed the benefits [...]

[...] As an online community for the paper-obsessed, we at Felt & Wire understand irony so very well, and we would like to be among the first to welcome Twitter to 21st-century communication, in all its encompassing glory. Read the full story here. [...]

tweets are disposable. Cards stay in your wallet or Rolodex.

[...] This is wonderful. From the SciTEchBlog, March 15: [...]

As a printer, if we can convince twitter to send out invoices and advertising literature by snail mail on paper, we can return to our roots and make some money again!

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It's gonna be helpful for people who do not have iPhones or wi-fi phones i guess.

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This just goes to show that we are a long way off from the end of the traditional paper card. Twitter, just like many other online businesses are recognizing the value of tradition communication methods.
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you can always create great business cards by just using adobe photoshop and some other photoediting tools *

[...] world, business cards are the real first point of contact with prospects and customers (just ask Twitter). Hopefully the card invokes a positive response and gets filed away to be used later to retreive a [...]

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