If you want to do business, you need a visiting card. If you want to be remembered and accessible to your client, you need a visiting card. Visiting cards are being used from many many generations before, but Google is all set to erase this practice. Now, all those who deal with printing visiting cards, beware! Google launched the People Card. It is a virtual visiting card.
“If you search for famous people on Google, it’s easy to find information about well-known personalities: search their names and you’ll often find knowledge panels that organize information about them from trusted sources, all in an easy-to-digest format. But what happens when you search for people who aren’t famous – or even search for your name? It’s not always easy to find the person or information that you’re looking for. After all, many people share the same name, and it’s hard to know who’s who on the internet,” said Lauren Clark, Product Manager, Google Search in Google India blog. People Card would be a solution to such a problem.
“If you’re trying to find someone on Search, these new cards make it quick and easy to find the right person. When you search for someone’s name and there’s a card available, you’ll see a module with the name, profession, and location, which you can tap to see their card. For people who share the same name, you’ll see multiple modules, and the information can help you distinguish between the different individuals to find who you’re looking for,” explained Google’s Lauren Clark.
Creating a people card is easy. First, sign in to your Google Account, then simply search for your name or “add me to Search” and tap the prompt that appears. To start building your people card, you can choose to include the image from your Google account, add a description of yourself, links to your website or social profiles, and, if you want, a phone number or email address. The more information you provide, the easier it is for people to find you. If you no longer want your people card to appear in Search, you can delete it at any time.
“For the millions of entrepreneurs, prospective employees, self-employed individuals, freelancers, or anyone else out there who wants to be discovered, we hope this new Search feature will help the world find them. For people in India searching on mobile phones, people cards are rolling out in English starting today,” said Lauren Clark in his blog.
