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Wanna write your name without uncapping a pen?

09.29.2008

Submitted by tmeronek on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:51am.
The Bite:
No hand gestures necessary. Try an electronic signature service, so you won't have to print, fax, and overnight every contract that comes across your desk, just for the John Hancock. Read our lips: It's great for the environment.
The Benefits: 
  • Signing on to conserve resources. Paper production costs us trees, oil, and water, and  express mailings have a big CO2 tab.
  • A sign of smaller landfills to come. Nearly 400 million ink and 100 million toner cartridges end up in dumps each year.
  • The cash savings'll come in hand-y. By saving on paper and postage, you can afford a schmancy pen for the times when you actually do need to physically sign something.
Personally Speaking: 
We're not sure if we're supposed to tell you this, but a couple of us worked on Capitol Hill as college interns and forged signed for congresspersons on more than a couple occasions.
Wanna Try: 
  • Docusign - paper-free contract service ($20/month and up).
  • Echosign - free service that tracks and files your docs as well as offers cyber-sigs.

Cocktail Fact

Just 33% of the Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods autographs examined by a CA-based collectibles authentication org were deemed real.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters e-sign just one document each (and forgo the fax), we'll keep eight trees standing.

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