I was helping my neighbor put together some business cards, and one of the local Buffalo print shops was advertising XKardz. What are XKardz? Well, check out the image below.





Oh, yeah, that's some crazy shit. The site provides a handy comparison between "Business cards" and "XKardz":

Business Cards are:

1. Your company
   
2. Same old, same old
   
3. Sadly, Monday morning
   
4. Give 'em the company line
   
5. Sport coats, ties and executive pant suits
   
6. The extension of your professional personality

While XKardz are:

1.     You!
   
2.     "Off the hook" with original graphix & typestyles
   
3.     Finally, Friday night!!
   
4.     Say it in your own way
   
5.     Liquid denim flares, stamper locs, baggy jeans, crop tops and shades
   
6.     Plain and simple, your hook-up

Clearly, XKardz are "the hook-up." Is this for people who can't turn off the business persona? Or is it the "individual branding" we see online so often moving into the real world in a more concrete manner? Or are people just hooking up so much they have to start carrying calling cards? And why aren't we doing this with our cell phones? or whoever is doing it... it's not me... I hate having business cards anyway...

Paul reading from the site based poetry.

Preparing for the reading

The two men sat staring at the whiteboard. A line down the middle of the board separated two lists, one labeled "Life," the other "Death." Under "Life" were a few bullet points, written in all-caps. Under "Death" was only one phrase: "EVERYTHING else."

Quoted from: PiTP || A Participatory Digital Fiction by Shawn Rider

Forgot the link:

I thiought I'd post a link to my latest story for everyone. it's brand new, still wet behind the ears, so let me know if there's anything I need to be aware of. Read and enjoy...

Sarah in front of her winning photos.