personal/social/business cards - your thoughts

bluestrattos

I've been reading some articles, and talking with friends about the use of informal business cards, and now I'd like to hear some thoughts from boards.ie community.

People use business cards for professional reasons, what about when you're out, enjoying some social life, and you meet some people that you would like to getting in contact afterwards. You ask the number, or you add s/he in Facebook (or any other social network - assuming that person has a social network account), or do you right it down in a paper, or maybe like I've seen dozens of time, you use the Metro newspaper, to send a message to that person to get in touch with you?

Long story short, what's your view on informal/personal/social business cards?

Mr.McLovin

'Boob inspector' on my business cards...






















































I've never inspected any though

Neyite

Business cards, maybe.

For personal use, I'd immediately label the person who gave it to me as 'Twat'. Just swap numbers or facebook ffs.

Beano

bluestrattos wrote: »

I've been reading some articles, and talking with friends about the use of informal business cards, and now I'd like to hear some thoughts from boards.ie community.

People use business cards for professional reasons, what about when you're out, enjoying some social life, and you meet some people that you would like to getting in contact afterwards. You ask the number, or you add s/he in Facebook (or any other social network - assuming that person has a social network account), or do you right it down in a paper, or maybe like I've seen dozens of time, you use the Metro newspaper, to send a message to that person to get in touch with you?

Long story short, what's your view on informal/personal/social business cards?

That video is the first thing that came to mind when i read the thread title. the book is better though.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

That made me smile! There's no way I could hand out a card with my social media details on it, I'd feel like too much of a twat.

biko

If someone gave me a "social card" I'd burn it in front of them. Business card sure, many of us carry them, but a social card wtf..

Just write it down/punch into phone.

Also, if I have just met you I won't add you to my facebook friends list.

braddun

put brain surgeon on the cards


they will call you back

Fuhrer

I know someone who had Business cards made up saying "Talent Acquisition" for some Dublin modelling agency.

Mesrine65

Pretentious

meeeeh

From experience some kind of business card is essential at least in b to b environment. And cards for personal use are essential for other people to know who to avoid.

Birneybau

As long as the card said your name followed by = Twat, I see no harm in it.

spaceHopper

You could put Mr Riddled on it she'll call you back.

Tokyo

I've been doing it for years now - my business cards say


__________________________

mike_ie

BOARDS.IE MODERATOR

__________________________

women practically throwing themselves at me on a night out since I started doing it.... *






*may not be true

Arsemageddon

I would like to give my total approval to the other posters who have stated that only a TWATwould do this.

Grayson

10 or 20 years ago it made sense, now we all have mobiles.

Mr_Muffin

I got 500 cards online a while back, forget exactly how much they cost but it wasn't a lot.

I carry about 20 with me on a night out and hand them out to women - they have my picture, mobile number, email and Facebook profile address on them.

Arsemageddon

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

I got 500 card online a while back, forget exactly how much they cost but it wasn't a lot.

I carry about 20 with me on a night out and hand them out to women - they have my picture, mobile number, email and Facebook profile address on them.

Missed a trick there buddy, You should have put your penis size on the card as well, the ladies would love that*






*maybe

That clip is hilarious

Anyway business cards seem ok. Anything else would be daft

like lionel hutz and his cards

The Moldy Gowl

mike_ie wrote: »

I've been doing it for years now - my business cards say


__________________________

mike_ie

BOARDS.IE MODERATOR

__________________________

women practically throwing themselves at me on a night out since I started doing it.... *






*may not be true

You need to add farming mod.

Then carry around a mod hat. Maybe a mop or some tissue.

Gowlasauras Rex

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

You need to add farming mod.

Then carry around a mod hat. Maybe a mop or some tissue.

and a wet floor sign

The Moldy Gowl

bluewolf wrote: »

and a wet floor sign

They are very cumbersome. Not sure how he would manage that and not be confused for a floor cleaner.

Farmers don't know what health and safety is so that would seem wrong

Why would he have a mop then

The Moldy Gowl

To keep the bitches at the end of his stick.

bluestrattos

http://cdn.papermag.com/uploaded_images/call_me_maybe_card.jpg

uch

I had business cards years ago when I was the manager of a motor factors shop, I used them all for Roach

Littlekittylou

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

I got 500 cards online a while back, forget exactly how much they cost but it wasn't a lot.

I carry about 20 with me on a night out and hand them out to women - they have my picture, mobile number, email and Facebook profile address on them.

You give out your info to 20 random people regularly?

uh ...nice.

Don't you worry that one of them might be you know ...a nut job?

There are now potentially lots of people with your info. That doesn't sound.. well safe.

And I would think it was well. Odd. And sleazy.

Actually no now that i think of it I would assume you were trying to sell me something.

osarusan

Get some business cards made up that make you look like a high roller in a big company.

Then you can do the whole "I'll put my personal number on the back" when you chat up da laydees.

mad muffin

My bidness card just says

BALLER

and then my cell underneath :cool:

_Whimsical_

I always had a preconception that people who do such a thing would be odd. Then one day a man I'd never met before swept over all Milk Tray Man-esque and gave me his card.

His opening line "Well you're no viking..." and he continued on to tell me that with my colouring I would most certainly be of Norman decent,a history lesson ensued.

My worst suspicions about people with personal cards were confirmed.

OP don't do it, people will cringe for you and then throw your card away.

Littlekittylou

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I always had a preconception that people who do such a thing would be odd. Then one day a man I'd never met before swept over all Milk Tray Man-esque and gave me his card.

His opening line "Well you're no viking..." and he continued on to tell me that with my colouring I would most certainly be of Norman decent,a history lesson ensued.

My worst suspicions about people with personal cards were confirmed.

OP don't do it, people will cringe for you and then throw your card away.

Unless you are Japanese or eight it's unusual.

smcgiff

Wait for it...

B.A._Baracus

Have to agree... think it's such a poncey idea. But hey let's be honest, it will most likely happen. Alot of people are just mad into social media.
Beyond a person's phone number they can have accounts with facebook, twitter, whats app, instagram, skype, gmail (google hangouts / profiles) and the list can go on....

Of course this is going to happen. There are people out there who wear fake glasses for the sake of wearing glasses :pac: So "personal cards" ? you better believe it lol.

fuzzydunlop85

My social card is great, gets me 188 euro a week! Seriously though Is this a piss take or something? I'm a bit out of the loop please don't tell me this is a 'thing' now.

bluestrattos

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I always had a preconception that people who do such a thing would be odd. Then one day a man I'd never met before swept over all Milk Tray Man-esque and gave me his card.

His opening line "Well you're no viking..." and he continued on to tell me that with my colouring I would most certainly be of Norman decent,a history lesson ensued.

My worst suspicions about people with personal cards were confirmed.

OP don't do it, people will cringe for you and then throw your card away.

Be assured, I don't want to create or use this type of cards, but I do enjoy the replies