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  • Courtesy Of Moo, AOL's About.me Allows Users To Print Free Business Cards

    Leena Rao

    Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More

    Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

    Personal profile startup About.me, which was acquired by AOL last December, is adding a new feature today—the ability to print business cards for free from personal profiles on the platform.

    In case you aren’t familiar with About.me, the site offers people free profile pages. On your dedicated profile pake, can include your name, bio and links to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other sites that have information about you. Users can also upload high-resolution photos to the site, making profiles look fairly sleek and professional with minimal effort.

    Now, any About.me use can register to print 50 free business cards (users will need to pay for shipping) from profile information, courtesy of Moo’s nifty printing business. Moo will add your about.me profile, unique url and QR code to your cards. Users can also upload additional images; edit contact info and more.

    Moo is also releasing an API that will allow other small businesses to tap into their printing capabilities. The API program has been under development for a while, but will officially be launched through About.me today.

    Company: about.me
    Website: about.me
    Launch Date: February 5, 2013
    Funding: $5.68M

    about.me is a platform for representing one’s personal identity online. The service enables users to create and maintain a curated page for self-expression. about.me pages offer features including bios, contact information and buttons that link to social network content, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, WordPress, Instagram and more. Users can customize their sites with personal photos, custom backdrops, colors and fonts to further express their personalities. about.me was founded in 2010 by CEO Tony Conrad, CPO Ryan Freitas and Tim...

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    Company: MOO.COM
    Website: moo.com
    Launch Date: 2004
    Funding: $5M

    Offices in Providence, Rhode Island and London, MOO.COM prints “MiniCards” and other stationery from your photos or designs which can be uploaded directly or accessed through Flickr, Picasa or one of Moo’s other partner sites. Every single card can have a different image on it, which has turned them into somewhat of a collectors item. MOO says they “dream up new tools that help people turn their virtual content into beautiful print products” and indeed they have. After...

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