contact cards

Pocket networking tools

Contact cards are small cards containing a person's name and contact information—phone number, email, address.

The term overlaps with business cards but emphasizes the information-sharing function over professional identity.

Digital contact cards can be shared electronically or scanned: She tapped her phone to share her contact card.

Also called vCards in digital contexts.

organization

address book

Directory of people's information

  • rolodexRotating index of contacts
  • databaseOrganized digital information collection
  • filingStoring documents systematically

categorization · indexing · CRM · directory · sorting · Outlook · spreadsheet · sync · backup · alphabetical

business

networking

Building professional relationships

logo · personalization · customization · print · design · typography · embossing · digital printing · graphic design · letterpress

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Opposites
communication intent

contact cardsrésumé

Career summary document

curriculum vitae · CV · portfolio · cover letter · credentials

connection vs. disconnection

contact cardsblocked number

Call with hidden origin

restraining order · no-contact order · ghosting · unfriending · blocking

information permanence

contact cardsword of mouth

Information passed through conversation

forgotten name

Family

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G