# Digital Business Card Apps '100AM' Helps People Exchange Contact Details Paperlessly By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2017-04-26 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/business-card-app References: [100am.co](https://www.100am.co/?ref=producthunt) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/ru/app/100am/id1202162533?l=en&mt=8) As an alternative to carrying around physical, printed business cards, professionals may now choose to use a [paperless business card app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/connection-apps) like '100AM.' With this app, users are able to create their own dynamic business cards with photos, GIFs and videos. Because these [digital business cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/passcollect) do not need to be reprinted in batches when a change is needed, they can be instantly updated with relevant contact information and shared with business contacts. When it comes to sharing one's digital business card via 100AM with a new contact, it's as simple as sending a card via email, SMS, Bluetooth or even geolocation. The app also makes it possible to share the card with [paper business card owners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moo-paper-cards) using a feature called 'print2digital.' ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Paperless Business Cards:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new apps or platforms that allow professionals to create digital business cards with multimedia content for more engaging networking experiences. - **Instantly Updatable Contact Information:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating technologies or systems that enable easy and real-time updates to contact information, reducing the need for printing and distributing physical business cards. - **Seamless Card Sharing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing innovative solutions for sharing digital business cards across various mediums and platforms, such as email, SMS, Bluetooth, and geolocation. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing mobile applications that offer paperless business card creation and sharing capabilities for professionals. - **Networking and Communication:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Improving networking and communication technologies to facilitate seamless sharing of digital business cards between professionals. - **Printing and Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovating in the printing and design industry by creating services or products that cater to the growing demand for digital and multimedia business cards. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Business Card Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-business-cards.md) - [NFC-Enabled Business Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobilo-smart-business-card.md) - [Digitized Business Contact Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-business-card.md) - [Digital Card Creators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/businesscardgen.md) - [Universal Digital Business Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hihello.md) - [Digital NFC-Enabled Business Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchless-nfc-card.md) - [Scannable NFC Business Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ovou-smart-business-card.md) - [Modern Business Card Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spreadly-scan.md) - [Cutting-Edge Business Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xcards.md)