Standing Out in a Crowded Market with DropCard

BusinessWeek (via partner GigaOM) recently posted an interesting article on modern networking tools, particularly in light of the current economic downturn. Celeste LeCompte writes, "As the hordes of job-seekers descend upon trade shows, conferences, and meet-ups around the country, a few mobile startups could be poised to profit from their misery: digital business-card services."

Featured among iPhone only applications like beamMe, Nameo, Handshake, FriendBook and iCard as well as BlackBerry/Android solution Dub is TextID, rmbrMe and our own DropCard.

DropCard, rmbrMe and TextID because they are universal services and do not require "matching phones" to work. "I've found services like rmbrME and Dropcard to be simple to use, and I could easily send my data to smartphone-carrying folks via shortcode. Better yet, people could send info to me, without even knowing that I still carry a Stone Age-era device," jokes Le LeCompte.

To read the full article, click here.

Counting Green Beans

Beanstockd was selected as a finalists for the WeMedia Game Changer Award, an award recognizing people, projects, ideas and organizations leading change and inspire a better world through media. If you think Beanstockd fits the bill, show your support by making Beanstockd the Community Choice Winner by voting online. The competition is tough. Beanstockd is up against giants like Twitter, Digg, NPR and BlogHer.

Meet Us at the Founder Factory

Questions about DreamIt Ventures? Join us at the Founder Factory tomorrow in Philadelphia where Steve Barsh will be joining Vadim Telyatnikov (Director of Advertising Operations at myYearbook) and Colin Evans (Founder and Managing Partner of Sandwith Ventures and Co-Founder of StubHub) to serve on the Fishbowl Panel (don't miss Tal Raviv and DropCard!)at the inaugural event.

Also being featured are former speakers Josh Kopelman (Half.com and First Round Capital), Lucinda Holt (Commerce360 and TurnTide), Gil Beyda (Real Media, TACODA and Gencast Ventures), and Steve Goodman (Morgan Lewis).