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The USB business card is dumb. I use business cards. I have a friend who is an awesome graphic designer. She does me a good deal and I get to have the coolest looking business cards out of anyone that I know. I have had a few and have pretty much nailed the crucial information to have on them. Cell phone, not house phone, just in case. A URL and a couple of email addresses and my name in big bold letters to make me feel important. English on one side, Japanese on the other and no doodads to spoil the effect. The color scheme is a bold blue, white and gray. Why on earth would I want some USB enabled gimmick. I like the fact that my business card is a piece of high quality cardboard that does not cost very much but looks impressive.
I don’t need something that people can stick into their computers. Yeah, this could very well be the way of the future, but I am very happy with the present and not seeking to move out of my comfort zone. Thanks but no thanks M++Card, your idea sucks.
Tags: business-cards
6 responses
Dec 11, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Wow, way to make me want to unsubscribe. A tad more objectivity would be nice, but what really killed your review for me was the first and last lines… “it is dumb” and “your idea sucks.” No, it doesn’t suck. YOU will pass on this idea, but that doesn’t mean everyone else will.
Dec 11, 2007 at 8:39 pm
You are right Kat, I WILL pass on this idea and you are a much better sport about my outrageous opinions than some Halo3 fans would be if I told them that their favorite game sucks.　　And I suspect that you are only mildly miffed as you wrote “almost unsubscribe” this leads me to believe that you perhaps see the logic in my judgment? You are right that this article is not objective, my articles seldom are.
For the record, radio playing toasters suck, blender alarm clocks suck and so too do USB oil burners. If you will indulge me the time it takes to read this, I will explain my opinions to you.
See that little attachment in the picture? I am assuming that you are not expected to give one of those away with every card so it means everyone must have M++Card adapters or what is the point? Am I wrong? Is this not merely another mishmash of unrelated technologies in order to try and turn a quick buck. It is not a profoundly intelligent product and I would say that it is likely a safe assumption that it has been thought of before but never put into practice because it is not a practical idea.
But of course these are only my somewhat far from humble opinions, I invite disagreement when I give them. That is the beauty of them. Plenty of people will disagree with me and I encourage them to.
I think it is quite obviously MY opinion and when I say IT sucks people logically infer that I think that it sucks. I do not pretend to speak for everybody, never have, never will.
Would it be any more objective if I wrote “I think it sucks?” I think not. Opinions are entirely subjective, that is what is so great about them. In fact you stated a subjective opinion when you said, “No, it doesn’t suck.” If you wrote that I don’t believe it sucks it would be more in line with how you would have me write.
Take the two following sentences:
I believe opinions are entirely subjective.
AND
Opinions are entirely subjective.
Which sentence reads stronger? I would say the latter. Things like “I think” and “It is my opinion” only get in the way of the true meaning of what I am trying to put across. They dilute my intention and that is something that I will not bear. When I see a product that I really don’t like; one that I think is a complete waste of resources both human and natural, I make my feelings known in no uncertain terms.
I stand by my statement that the M++Card idea sucks, but I do wholeheartedly concede that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.
Thank you for your comments, they are always welcome, perhaps I am a sadist but I always welcome a good clean verbal joust. Feel free to let rip.
Dec 13, 2007 at 11:41 am
No, you’re right, the idea sucks. USB business card - sure, it isn’t a horrible idea, however, the moment someone decided that you need an adapter to go with it - bad idea. We already have credit card size USB drives that fit in your wallet and don’t need another stupid adapter…
At what point does Extra Adapter = Good Idea?!
Ooooh, but it’s so slim and refined… Yes, but completely useless to anyone who doesn’t have the fancy adapter. If you want to give away say, 50 of these cards - yes you could likely carry them in some sort of pocket for a special networking occasion, yet where do you stick the 50 bloody adapters your potential clients will need to actually be able to access the PDFs they really don’t want to read anyways?
This idea is simply the bastard offspring of the business card CD which we saw a lot of years ago which were only great if you had a CD drive with a tray that slid out in some fashion.. Got just a slot to insert your CDs (ie. MAC)? No lame PDFs or poorly designed PowerPoints for you! Just a repair bill to get the stupid thing out again…
Jan 3, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I think depending on what industry you work in this would either work for you or not. Not even the computer, as widely used as it is, is used by everyone. I work in advertising and with the growing trend/future of being environmentally friendly, this is a great way to present yourself as tech savy, green living, and an individual who isn’t looking in the past. You wouldn’t beleive how much paper is wasted on printing porfolios.
Jan 3, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Yes, I’m sure that plastic, silicon, and industrial ink is MUCH more Earth-friendly than using vegetable-based inks on ground up renewable trees… Last time I checked, printed portfolios are recyclable where as my USB drive isn’t…
Jul 16, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I agree with AF. In my business we need to show our portifolio to clients in the moment of selling and this could be an excellent solution for the client compare my works with the ones offered by other companies. They said that Santos Dumont idea sucked too but when it worked the Wright Brothers came along and copied… now we fly everywhere…
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