A service with numerous advantages

Blipcard® has been available on the Internet since 2010 - as Cartão de Negócio® - and for over twelve consecutive years has been continuously enabling the sharing of information between our users of our business cards and their visitors.

The information is made available through a small Web App* in an adaptive visual format with a high level of compatibility and with the possibility of adding additional files (such as vCard or QR Code files).

* The micro-application uses, as of today, HTML5 language, CSS3 and JavaScript combined with the use of complementary technologies.

Keep your information available to your customers and partners throughout the day, including their weekends, holidays, and vacation periods.

The information is always available to be found by potential customers or partners anywhere in the world*, whether you are in your normal rest period or carrying out your professional and/or business activity.

* In locations with Internet access (via landline, mobile, WiFi or satellite).

In February 2018 we integrated the HTML, CSS and JavaScript code of all cards into a programming architecture called Bootstrap® for compatibility and security purposes.

A significant portion of the code has thus been subject to an MIT* license, as this portion of code belongs to Twitter Inc. and its development team under the public terms defined by that same license.

The fourth version of this architecture allows us to reach the goal of 100% in Google® Accessibility tests with this significant portion of code added. Using the parameters defined by the W3C® WAI that are incorporated in the "Lighthouse Accessibility" test.

The other portions of code - our responsibility - also maintain the target at 100% accessibility index, being regularly tested through the Lightouse® application available on Google Chrome DevTools®.

* MIT License (Bootstrap): https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE

Since 2020, fifth-generation mobile networks have made it possible to use bandwidth more efficiently, while at the same time providing a higher volume of data transfer per second (raw and according to their technical specifications).

The reduced size of the Web App and the caching technology allow us to achieve efficiency gains against larger data pages, saving your data ceiling.

Through our Web Hosting providers, we also make it possible to use HTTP/2.0 technology, Brotli compression and "multicast" technology to accelerate data transmission and thus provide an almost instantaneous mobile loading experience (under ideal conditions).

The PRO Version (Domain Connect) also allows the use of identical features* to those available in Web Hosting solutions for Pulsaris customers.

* The Microsoft Azure® is only available in "Advance Solutions" from Pulsaris on the PRO Version (Domain Connect).

Distinguish yourself from your competition by betting on a digital medium. The diffusion is made with a constant presence on the Internet and using state-of-the-art sharing media such as NFC, QR Code, vCard 3.0 and URI connections.

PFor customers who can't abandon their physical business cards once and for all, we offer two custom versions - for printing at a location of their choice - with physical dimensions of 8.5cm x 5.5cm and 8.0cm x 4.0cm (both foldable in half).

* Responsible use of physical business cards is encouraged through the use of a QR code and optional integration of an NFC sticker, and it is preferable for its use to be reduced to zero.

We regularly perform a set of tests and simulations on mobile networks with 2G transfer speeds (yes, second generation mobile).

As a whole, our card takes about 7 seconds* to fully load on its first non-cached access and about 2/3 seconds * on subsequent cached accesses to different cards from the same Internet domain.

This is only possible because a card only makes 9 requests to "capture" about 450KB to 600KB of data (including presentation image, icons and JavaScript files).

Plus, with current browser compression algorithms the downloaded size can be reduced to almost 55.0% of the original size of all combined files. That is, a value often below 250KB of data transferred (0.25MB).

* The experience can be reproduced by anyone with Mozilla® Network Monitor®, available on the Firefox® Web browser. If you perform this test reduce the transfer speed to "Regular 2G" or "Good 2G" transfer speed. You can also reproduce this test "live" in a location with poor coverage.

"Progressive Web Apps" (PWA) are an experimental format that lets you store cards on your phone in a format equivalent to a native app.

Our solution allows the implementation of this feature - in experimental format - in Domain Connect. The individual version does not allow the implementation of the Progressive Web App (PWA) function because of its cache features.

Individual Version » not available (standard cache)

PRO Version » not available (standard cache)

PRO Version (Domain Connect) » PWA (experimental)

If you are interested in using Progressive Web App's, you can consult the information provided by Google® at: https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/ and ask us to use it in experimental format (Beta).

The most obvious difference between paper and digital formats is that there is no limit of information that can be arranged in digital format.

In paper format there is an obvious physical limit to the amount of text that is embeddable. Once this limit is exceeded, information becomes simply unreadable, however sharp and visually defined the impression may be.

In our solution there is no text limit, so users can "let go" of their imagination and write whatever they want.

Unlike physical versions, users have complete freedom of writing and creative leeway since text space is virtually unlimited and characters are always legible to their customers and partners.

* Important: Do not copy content or information for which you do not own intellectual property, intellectual property conflicts may result in a temporary or permanent suspension of your subscription (no right to refund in case of recurrence of this copyright infringement).

Multimedia televisions with intelligent interaction and navigation systems became a market standard in 2019.

A portion of these TV's have either integrated internet browsing software or an external multimedia enhancement with a browser and web browsing capabilities.

Access to cards from this kind of TV equipment is simple, and our users can even be found via remote controls with voice search and controls.

Well, don't neglect the "couch browser users". Our solution allows your information to be displayed on the television screen of these "new" visitors.

The entire micro-application is arranged as a website on your device and its reading is done through an Internet browser, without relying on the operating system's proprietary programming languages.

Data processing is performed quickly with 9 requests for information from the server to read less than 1MB of data (between 450 to 600KB of data).

Further, all information is indexable by search engines and interactive data triggers commands on devices and their operating systems through a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) command system.

NFC technology gives you one-touch data sharing between two phones with the same or even different operating systems.

Among these options, when allowed by devices, you can immediately share your card with someone else who has a device with this technology.

You can even share it with a user who has a device with an operating system totally different from yours.

For example, in our tests we often switch between systems running Android Beam® and Windows 10 Mobile®.

The Internet is a privileged mean of spreading the cards and the information provided by our users.

For the best results, we use search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to enable correct indexing and dissemination on the most popular search providers.

For this purpose we use only official programming standards and techniques provided by suppliers.

* We do not use malicious techniques and do not allow the tampering of information by our users. Tampering with information from our users may result in the temporary or permanent suspension of their subscription.

In the Individual Version - with only one individual card - the reference fee is €0.00/month for a year of subscription.

Therefore, to recover the amount paid for the subscription every year, you only need one commercial act that results in a net value of more than €1.00 within 365 days and that results from interactions with your cards .*

A similar thinking can be applied to the PRO and PRO (Domain Connect) versions that have other additional advantages, in which case the net annual value, resulting from interactions with cards, should in the Portuguese example be greater than € 30.00 per year and to € 60.00 per year, respectively.*

If you get a quick return on your subscription, this alone can mean a great investment in your commercial visibility and / or professional activity.

* Important: this is an example of using the service for advertising purposes in the predefined versions, and is in no way related to a kind of investment, sales scheme or financial product, among others.

** If not entitled to VAT exemption, current legal VAT rate is applied to all values shown.

Our users have no established visit limitation on the use of their virtual cards.

Visits can be seen as the physical delivery of cards as each unique view will provide an individual person with an individual card and all the information associated with it.

However, do not confuse individual visits with virtual impressions which are the number of times a user will be able to view your card. That is, they may see your card more than once.

Even so, as you may guess, this number is not counted either and is included in the final value of your subscriptions.

Digital economy and society statistics

Widespread and affordable broadband access is one of the means of promoting a knowledge-based and informed society. Broadband was by far the most common form of internet access in all EU Member States: it was used by 86 % of the households in the EU-28 in 2018...

... use of the internet while on the move, in other words when away from home or work, for example, using the internet on a portable computer or handheld device via a mobile or wireless connection. The figure compares 2013 data, when 43 % of individuals aged 16 to 74 within the EU-28 used a mobile device to connect to the internet, with 2018 data, by which time this share had risen to 69 %.

The most common mobile devices for internet connections were mobile or smart phones, laptops, and tablet computers.

A significant percentage of people make their cards unusable in the first act and without using them at least once.

If they do not enter the recycling circuit, they will simply generate waste of materials and cause an environmental impact which is, at worst, harmful to all.

With our virtual cards, those who have no interest "go their own way" using only 9 requests and between 450KB and 600KB of Internet data.

That is, neither paper nor ink nor plastic material was sacrificed. Waste of this material has been reduced to zero with the electronic use of a low cost version for card holders.

The CO² footprint of our service is associated with energy use in our administrative services, the resources of our computers and hosting servers, the "server housing" cooling infrastructure and in other bureaucratic procedures.

However, with an increasing number of business cards, with shared Internet services and with a high number of visitors* the environmental footprint is clearly lower than the printing process associated of a full-time production center that prints physical cards.

* For example, in a direct comparison between 1 million business cards printed on ink in a commercial establishment and 1 million individual visitors on a virtual card located on a sustainable electricity-consuming Internet server.

Cards can be safeguarded in the bookmarks or "favorites" section of your device or computer.

The proprietary features of various devices even allow you to store the connection in your device's main screen, side by side with applications that are natively installed on your device. They'll be just "one touch" way from you.

With the 2017 update, cards are identified by the green icon " " for your main language and a blue icon " " for all your secondary and foreign languages.

To ensure compatibility with as many devices as possible, we always integrate into our cards three distinct geolocation services that interact according to your visitors' operating system settings.

Card integration is done via URL / URI links to three services with distinct proprietary applications: Google Maps®, Microsoft Bing Maps®, and the HERE WeGo® navigation system.

The functionality can even be extended to more geolocation services of your choice.

* Privacy: if you do not use or do not want to share the location of your activity, you can easily disable this feature and inform visitors of your privacy option.

Did you ever forget to bring your business cards to a partner meeting or customer meeting?

To us yes, in the past...

Avoid this possibility, even if you have forgotten your mobile phone too... just enter your URL address or type it in your client or partner's notebook.

You also have the option of NFC bracelets that accompany you throughout the day and that allow you to exchange your contacts by radio by radio frequency.

Our PRO (Domain Connect) version enables the use of Web Hosting features, functions and extras from Pulsaris®.

With an Internet domain assigned exclusively to your solution you will be able to use fully personalized email addresses that exactly match the identity of your business or professional activity.

You can even integrate a Microsoft 365® or Exchange Online® solution into your PRO (Domain Connect) subscription.

Individual Version » not available

PRO Version » not available

PRO (Domain Connect) » 1 Internet domai *

* Offer of an individual domain with one of the following extensions: .com, .net, .pt, .eu or .tel (valid during the subscription period and subject to legal terms of use).

Each individual card has a dedicated QR code (QR Code) available in two different sizes.

The QR Code is available in "Screen / Mobile" format with 250 square pixels and in "High-resolution" format with 1000 square pixels.

The two formats are intended for different uses.

The first 250 pixel format allows interaction with the cameras of the most modern mobile phones and facilitates the dissemination in electronic format.

The second format of 1000 pixels is designed for responsible printing * on physical objects and allows interaction with them through QR Code readers.

* Use the printing of these codes responsibly so as not to distort the purpose of our service.

This may not occur to you, but the age of console gamers is not restricted to younger users. There is a whole generation of adults who are adept at these home entertainment devices and are rapidly using them to replace their mobile phone.

Similarly to "couch browser users", capture the attention of more mature players with the adaptive, interoperable format of our microapplication.

* Newer multimedia devices and consoles feature HTML5 technology browsers that allow you to access the Internet through your TV screen. Some of these even include voice recognition and virtual assistant search.

Cases where the exact name of your activity is already legally registered as an Internet domain are frequent. The exact name is held by another person or entity without violating any existing rule set by domain management entities.

Our individual version also allows you to find a relevant address that is only preceded by the words "blipcard.eu" or "cartao.eu". While not guaranteed, the likelihood of finding your preferred name is much greater than the likelihood of finding an available internet domain of the same name.

* Our addresses are subject to terms of use and may be temporarily changed or suspended if they violate the intellectual and / or legal property of others.

In 2020 we continue to support Internet Explorer 11®. The browser is still supported by Microsoft® so at the moment it makes sense to also keep our cards compatible with this web browser.

* Official information about the end of "life cycle" of this Internet browser: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17454/lifecycle-faq-internet-explorer

In previous versions our micro-application allowed access to the back and interaction with your interactive data, even when JavaScript technology was disabled on the devices.

In the new version we have disabled this option to avoid double indexing of URI content. Instead of the previous functionality, users will be presented with visual information to enable JavaScript to access their contacts and the reverse side of your card.

Don't be concerned about changes to your card details. Blipcard® and Cartão de Negócio® allows you to make changes as you wish.

Depending on your subscription, each user is entitled to one, three or five free monthly changes.

The alteration of rooks, the "reversion of information" and / or the correction of spelling errors are free and not counted in the number of monthly changes.

In comparison with with traditional cards, free changes allow you to protect your investment against a printing error, changing contacts or the existence of inaccuracies in printing on paper, among others.

Our solution uses an SSL certificate to encrypt all data in transit over HTTPS.

The use of encryption is widely recommended and ensures a higher than normal level of privacy in publicly accessible spaces.

Although our service may display different versions and subscription formats in the future, users will always have access to the latest version of Blipcard®.

All features that are in new updates may be claimed by subscribers if those sames features are included in their subscription format.*

* There may be some exceptions where features are suppressed. When this happens, the subscriber may request a refund in credit or reimbursement of the value of the months missing till the end of the subscription.

If you are at an international airport or a conference with non-native speaking professionals you will appreciate the fact that our cards are available in a multilingual version

One of the ideal examples is the Web Summit® event recently held in Portugal. Data and contact information are exchanged at breakneck speed and the fact that there are several participants with different nationalities does not make it easy to exchange business cards in paper or plastic.

Blipcard® and its "Blipcard Universal" function make it easy to solve these minor circumstantial problems.

Our business cards incorporate an interactive option called "Universal" that allows users to select a card in their native language. This, of course, if the subscriber chooses the appropriate foreign language set for the event.

* Included in PRO Version and PRO Version (Domain Connect).

** The previous "Individual Version" is now called "PRO Version" and costs the same amount as the previous one. The new "Individual Version", from July 2020, although more economical, has the multilingual format available only with a direct additive.

*** Multilingual versions are available for all official languages of the European Union plus Mandarin, Russian, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic and Japanese. You may also provide us with a free translation into any other language or dialect in the world.

We know that this is the most accepted form of payment in the World and we define this as the preferred means of payment of your annual subscription. It includes VISA and Mastercard acceptance.

We also have alternative payment methods such as Multibanco® (a well established portuguese service) or by interbank transfer for Portugal (IBAN / SWIFT data).

* Payments must be linked to your tax VAT ID (except when provided by law).