In our modern age, a calling card can

In our modern age, a calling card can also take a digital form. About.me provides an easy way to create a digital home page with links to an array of social media and web sites. It allows you to create one place to send people who may want to get to know you better. If you sign-up for a free About.me account, you will get an offer for 50 free (well, almost free — you have to pay for shipping) Moo cards featuring your splash page, URL,email addres and a QR code that will link people directly to your page.

Another service called Flavors.me offers similar tools though without the offer from free Moo cards. Flavors.me will allow you to customize your URL for an upgrade fee as well as quite a few more media feeds.

Check them both out and see which one is right for you.

During the heyday of calling cards, using a business card for a social purpose was considered bad manners.

During the heyday of calling cards, using a business card for a social purpose was considered bad manners.

 The Gentleman’s Guide to the Calling Card is a great primer for the modern use of calling cards for men AND for women. Even in the current environment of Facebook, Twitter, email and texting, sometimes you want to be able to convey to someone your name and how to reach you. Why not have a few cards with your name, digits and a URL to your fabulous foodie blog, or your username on Flickr where you keep all your amazing travel photos, or your twitter handle where you post endless minutia on Apple products? Sure, there are lots of situations where its more appropriate to hand out your office business card but not if you’re trying to hook up on Friday night or organize a group ride over the weekend. Right?

(via The Art of Manliness)