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Digital Business Cards

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Printed business cards are still the most straightforward method to share contact details and make individuals or companies interested in your business. While most people might think business cards are outdated, they are still widely used for networking and marketing purposes.  The basic pieces of information that you should add to your business card, according to 'Kado' , a site specialised in networking are: Link To Your Website Brand Logo And Colors Contact Information  Valuable Resources  Social Media Accounts (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)  A Professional Photograph When creating a business card, there are a few things you should also consider, such as using a legible font and organising the space, keeping it on brand, for example, if you are a designer, you should reflect your creative aesthetic, and make sure you choose the finishing options carefully, proofread your work and use a professional printer.  However, with the constant development ...

E-Textiles: Wearable technology

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Before we start today, I would like to make a quick introduction to Cookies.  But what are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of data from a specific website that is stored in a user’s computer while they are browsing the web. They can be to track a site’s visitor count, or even remember your preferred language, log in and payment details on a website, which makes the site more useful to you . If you want to know more about them you can watch the following video, where it is explained more in-depth about cookies:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdVPflECed8&t=115s Now, let's properly start our post about E-textiles.  Electronic textiles, also known as “smart” textiles, are fabrics that have electronic features embedded in them to perform various functions, such as electrical, thermal, mechanical, chemical, and magnetic.  They are smart systems that can detect changes in the body of the person wearing the textile and use that to adapt to various situations.  h...

Do you have a Digital Personality?

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A digital personality is a term used to describe an online personal identity, which means, it is what people "see" when they come across the traces you leave online. And in today’s world, it is very likely to be the first impression someone will have of you if they search for or stumble upon you in a digital environment.  Now, here is the question, is your digital personality the real you?  There are a lot of reasons why people are not transparent about their real personalities online. This can be because they don’t want to share certain traumas or personal matters with people they don’t know in real life or because they think that to be liked and grow a following or a fan base they need to behave or think in a certain way, therefore, they create a false persona that will be flawless and adored.       https://www.freepik.com/ It can be a good thing to not show entirely who you are online because you feel safer knowing that people don’t know your personal d...