Digital Business Cards Key Terms

Some key terms for digital business cards

These days, digital business cards are getting a lot of attention as professionals brainstorm how to get their profiles out to hiring staff. A digital business card can take many forms, from a video enabled card to a simple data disc. Learning about the different types of digital business cards can help professionals figure out how to use these technologies to their advantage as they seek jobs and a more prominent role in their industry.

CD business cards

CD business cards are compact discs, often mini-sized, that contain business information. Some also contain presentations in PowerPoint or a similar software. Individuals can hand them out to potential clients or whoever has interest in a given business.

DVD business cards

DVD business cards are DVDs with business information. The DVD business card differs from the CD business card in that digital video is directly accommodated. While recipients would need a file opening software to view video from a CD business card, a DVD business cards load all video materials at boot up.

Interactive business card

The term "interactive business card" applies to a business card that uses digital media to provide interactivity features. Most commonly, individuals use social networking sites and interfaces to promote themselves with interactive business cards that they post on a web-accessible site. The Internet has proven to be a powerful resource for this kind of business networking.

Live links

A digital business card can include live links to a web site or other page for connectivity. Live links are hyperlinks that the reader can click on to go directly to another page.

Content

In the context of digital business cards, content refers to the interactive media contained on the CD, or DVD or web page where you direct potential customers or contacts. You can contract a company to design the content for you.

Replication

For any digital business card in CD or DVD format, replication is important. Replication is the process of getting data onto multiple disks for distribution.

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