Comments on: Y Combinator Endorses Bump Technologies In The Quest To Destroy The Business Card

By: Tad Shelby

Tad Shelby — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:13:59 +0000

MobileMe and Bump are a great pair. One bump and the contact information is synced automatically between the could service and all my devices.

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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:59:46 +0000

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By: Scan Your Business Cards On The Go With Business Card Reader | ScooperNews.com

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:38:28 +0000

[...] like Bump Technologies, which recently got some funding, and My Name is E are trying to kill the paper business card, but [...]

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Scan Your Business Cards On The Go With Business Card Reader — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:12:14 +0000

[...] like Bump Technologies, which recently got some funding, and My Name is E are trying to kill the paper business card, but [...]

By: Sequoia Capital Invests In Bump Technologies, The iPhone-Tapping Data Swap App | ScooperNews.com

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:16:20 +0000

[...] Technologies, the startup behind the very popular iPhone application Bump, has closed a funding round led by Sequoia Capital. We had heard whispers of the news weeks ago, [...]

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Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:23:11 +0000

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Sequoia Capital Invests In Bump Technologies, The iPhone-Tapping Data Swap App — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:12:11 +0000

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Silicon Valley Elite Flock To Y Combinator Demo Day | Posts MarketPlace — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:06:33 +0000

[...] been featured by Apple in an iPhone commercial and is seeing strong growth (you can see our post here). But contact information exchange is only the beginning for the startup: The company is working to [...]

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By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:01:58 +0000

Quite honestly, you’re focusing too much on the business card comparison. It’s just a simple way to exchange data – any data – and that in and of itself is valuable.
And, when you do still exchange business cards, it’s helpful to use Bump to make adding contact information to your phone more convenient.

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Death Of The Business Card | Kikabink News - Internet Marketing News — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:01:52 +0000

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By: Hey Apple, help us kill business cards – The Next Web

Hey Apple, help us kill business cards – The Next Web — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:02:53 +0000

[...] friends over at TechCrunch have been on a tear in the past year calling for an end to the archaic practice of handing out business cards and [...]

By: George Larson

George Larson — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:54:56 +0000

I happen to value the look of my business card and I want my client to see my company logo, branding, etc…

And since I’m over 21, I would rather “fist-bump” everyone I meet – -particularly in a business setting.

I recommend SnapDat – it’s simple, it’s fast and it allows me to digitally share an exact replica of my business card along with all the data. And I can use it to send to anyone – even if they don’t have SnapDat or an iPhone

By: David Cohen

David Cohen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:53:00 +0000

Try contxts.com – an alternative i’ve been using for a while – you get my card by texting my handle to a short code. couldn’t be easier. i like bump too, but something like contxts is much more practical/faster/universal.

By: Jason Kincaid

Jason Kincaid — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:10:53 +0000

No touching!

By: Luke Peters

Luke Peters — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:12:47 +0000

Yeah, I don’t think so. So If I have an iPhone I can trade info with another iPhone user, but I have an HTC so I can’t exchange with an iPhone person. So then I should only do business with like minded people? I can enter a stack of cards into my phone is just a few minutes and leave out all those cards belonging to people I don’t care to ever connect with again. “But”, you say, “you can always delete the people you want to get rid of and add a note about who the person is” So if I have to do that what am I saving. Not time. This is clearly an iPhone thing, I am convinced that the iPhone is not better (far from it) its just more glitzie, as is this kind of thing. For those of us that use smartphones to do work I think I’ll stick with paper.

By: Pierre Bureau

Pierre Bureau — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:50 +0000

I never thought this could be such a crowded space now…

Anyway I believe a solution to replace business card is required. Not because exchanging cards is a problem, but because of the pain to input all the contact details to your favorite apps.

In that sense SpartX is a very smart approach.

The ultimate solution is still to have contact details exchange built-in mobile phones… the Irony is that *it is already*!!!

Bluetooth is supposed to do exactly that, except phone manufacturers have been too lazy to implement an usable UI on most phones.

Such a shame imho.

Pierre

By: Mankhool

Mankhool — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:24:34 +0000

First of all, if you won’t shake my hand and look me in the eye when I meet you then I will not trust you and will never do business with you.

Second, a business card is an INTRODUCTION. It is an extension of you, your business and your personality. Data, in and of itself cannot do that. So while I am subsumed by technology out of modern day necessity, I still use a business card that can instantly give my clients a feeling about me as a person, and about the calibre of my business.

By: Handshakes_r-good

Handshakes_r-good — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:52:02 +0000

All this bump’ing and pok’ing is making me someth’ing.

By: Handshakes_r-good

Handshakes_r-good — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:51:16 +0000

Whats with you Crunch writers and the fear of touching people? I know some good counselors — they may even have facebook pages!

By: Ahmet Şener

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:26:57 +0000

As long as people percieve not having a business card as being unprofessional or downright rude things will stay as they are. I seriously doubt that a start up has enough juice to change a perception embedded in the public opinion such as this.

These guys should start playing the environmentalist card soon, business cards kill trees for no reason-thats a fact they can use.

By: gd

gd — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:06:49 +0000

Android already has a free app that lets people easily share contact info. The Barcode Scanner app (http://www.andr...arcode-scanner/) can take a photo of a barcode, search the web for its product info, and display pricing in local stores.

This app can also take a photo of a person’s own 2D barcode that points to his contact info. The app then gives you the option of adding this contact info to your phone. It is a popular app in the Android community. (http://googlemo...ndroid-now.html)

By: Steve Gonzalez

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:58:32 +0000

http://www.SpartX.com will solve all of your business card needs virtually and tangibly.

Check it out

Cheers,

Steve