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business cards are soooo... 2008

DateThursday, March 12, 2009 at 02:57PM



Holy shit balls, finally!

Get out your pretty mobile and txt “ajello” to 50500 (no quotes) to see what I mean.

BAM! Introducing Contxts, a new service from ID345, a Denver-based idea company. It’s quite simple: you program what you want your business card to say on the website, and then tell people to text your user ID to 50500, or you can send it to them. Could it be any easier than that?

Several companies have attempted to solve the problem of paper business cards for some time, but Contxts takes the cake IMHO. You can even use the service without ever visiting the website. Just text “JOIN firstname lastname email” to 50500 and then when anyone texts your number to 50500, they will get your name and email address.

Enjoi!
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Any idea if there are fees associated with texting 50500? I searched all over their site, and saw no mention of possible fees. I really like the service, but before blasting the news out, I want to make sure I'm not create a following of annoyed contacts. Other than that, it's an awesome service. POKE!
March 12, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbryce
hey man. I didn't get hit with any fees - so from what i can tell there's none. rock on!
March 12, 2009 | Registered CommenterMeat

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