Frank Eliason aka @comcastcares wrote a great post about business cards being passe.  It got me thinking. Besides an ego trip, what is the point of business cards these days?

• - You can find me on twitter
• - If you text my name to 21691 you can get all my info (I know, snazzy that I have my own keyword and SMS business card )
• - You can find all my contact information via Facebook
• - You can find most of my contact information via my Google Profile
• - You can find my email address via Linkedin
• - You can find all my contact info in my email signature
• - Most companies have the same email address structure – it’s either your first initial and last name or your full name @companyxyz.com

So… why do we need business cards? Because we all have egos

It’s another thing to compare- how cool is your business card compared to mine? It’s perfect for whipping out when you want to bypass a restaurant or club line. See? I’m a big shot and it would do your career (or wallet) good if you treated me as such.

How cool is your “ego”?