WOW! Aftervote is my new favorite SE! Nice job.
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What's on your business cards?
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There's a smudged fingerprint that looks like it might be chocolate and a ring from a coffee cup.
I don't really need business cards right now, just being a smartass.
I liked the examples on the site you linked to. I agree with your idea to make contact info minimal. If it's someone you care to share more with you can always write on the back. Too much info crammed on a card pisses me off. Makes me feel like the person giving it to me thinks they're way more important than they really are.
If your card is different, people will keep it. A very good salesman I used to know and had respect for told me to always hand someone three business cards. That way, when they speak to someone and you come to mind, they have extras to give them without giving away the only one they have. Since the guy was very successful, I thought it must be good advice.
I recall, a few years ago, getting a very unique card from someone. It was one of those folded cards and had the end part of a $20 printed on the outside, so it looked like a $20 folded in fourths and was custom cut to be the exact size of a folded $20 bill. Made out of paper that felt like money, too. All the business info was inside.
If you left it lying somewhere or dropped one on the ground, people would surely pick it up. If you have a business that could benefit from something viral like that it might be a good idea.
I've also seen small pads of business card sized Post-It notes with some space to write. That seems like a good viral tool, as well. People would use the notes and see your info over again or pass them on to others as sticky notes on stuff.
Sorry, I got a little carried away...