| A business card CD is an interesting evolution of | | | | communication) an electronic business card, |
| the business card. Recent technological advances | | | | eliminating the need for the recipient to re-key |
| have made CD-ROM "business cards" possible | | | | the contact information. This is also done via SMS |
| which can hold about 35 to 100 MB of data. | | | | on most mobile telephones. |
| These cards may be square, round or oblong but | | | | There are also specialty business cards that are |
| are approximately the same size as a | | | | made from plastic (PVC), metal, cloth, magnets |
| conventional business card. CD business cards are | | | | and even real wood. For the most part, these |
| designed to fit within the 80 mm tray of a | | | | special material business cards are the same size |
| computer's CD-ROM drive. They are playable in | | | | as standard but typically are rounded on the |
| most computer CD drives, however do not work | | | | corners / edges. Although paper business cards |
| in slot-loading drives. Despite the ability to include | | | | are by far the most used, these "other" material |
| dynamic presentations and a great deal of data, | | | | cards are popular amongst companies that require |
| these discs are not in common use as business | | | | a unique look. |
| cards. | | | | You could even get your business card CD |
| Most handheld computers have the ability to | | | | printed. |
| "beam" (send through infra-red or Bluetooth | | | | |