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Meet 'Intro' - The App that Reinvents the Business Card
[October 30, 2014]

Meet 'Intro' - The App that Reinvents the Business Card


SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--

Intro, an app that allows you to instantly create and exchange digital business cards, is available today in the iOS App Store. From the founders of the online identity platform about.me, Intro is a standalone app that creates a shareable digital business card for anyone.

Intro by about.me (Photo: Business Wire)

Intro by about.me (Photo: Business Wire)

"Our mission at about.me has always been to help people discover and form meaningful connections and Intro is the first step in doing just that," said about.me co-founder and CEO, Tony Conrad. "We created Intro so that the first time you meet someone - the most critical part of building a new relationship - you can leave an impression that actually communicates your identity and is remembered long after that first exchange."

Intro allows you to choose the amount of information you share with a new acquaintance, ranging from an about.me page and profile photo to an email address or phone number. Once you have selected what information you'd like to share, Intro immediately sends it to your new contact via email or text message. Intro then provides the option to seamlessly merge this new information with your iPhone's (News - Alert) existing contacts. All of the information you've sent and received is stored within the app and organized into 'My Shares' and 'Shared With Me' for easy reference. You also have the opportunity to learn more about someone you just met as Intro links directly to their about.me profile.



"Business cards are really quite antiquated - we're still using essentially the same form of this physical card that has existed since day one with no integration into the digital world we live in today," said Ryan Freitas, co-founder and Head of Product at about.me. "We wanted to bring you the 'next generation' of the business card with an app that could provide context around the initial meeting. With Intro, the context is clear as you're able to look back at your new contacts, put a face to a name and understand why the connection was meaningful."

Intro is available for free download in the iOS App Store. To download Intro today, visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/intro-by-about.me/id929851006. For more information or to create an about.me page, please visit: https://about.me/


About about.me

about.me is a platform for representing personal identity online. The service allows you to create and maintain a curated page for self-expression. about.me pages offer features including bios, contact information and buttons that link to various social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn (News - Alert), Twitter, WordPress, Instagram and more. Users can also customize their profile with personal photos, custom backdrops, colors and fonts to further express their personality. Other features including Collections, Replies, Backstory and more allow users to connect and further engage with others through the platform. about.me's founders also created Intro, a standalone app that allows you to instantly create and exchange digital business cards. For more information, please visit: https://about.me.


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