Omnivorous Surfer

You never know what you'll find when you follow a photo to it's origination! I saw the image above in a teacher's blog post about three student bloggers in her Web 2.0 computer applications course. Curious about the photo as I thought I might have some use for it, I traced it to flickr, where I saw its title given as "MOO cards for blogging workshop." The explanation was that these were cards with questions on the reverse to be used in a blogging workshop for journalists. "MOO cards? What's that?" I asked myself, thinking perhaps this was some new educational concept. It was not.

MOO is a printing company that creates postcards, business cards, minicards, and notecards with a twist, well, a couple of twists. First, each pack includes a number of different images (an example is shown at left) instead of identical cards, and second, you can place content on both the front and the back of each card. You can use your own photos or graphics, or you can use images from their designers.

I can see using the business cards or postcards for workshops or classes, as the flicker member mentioned above did. The business cards would be perfect for photographers or craftspersons to promote their businesses. It might be nice to order postcards or notecards using your own photos for your own use or as gifts.

The journey from photo to source and beyond took me to a very interesting business. I wonder where the next image might take me. Where will yours take you?