Tagging is one of the most overused words there is. As an indication, Google finds 1.29 billion web pages with the word tag thereon. Not too many other words have that kind of usage. Most of those tags relate to cyberspace but increasingly visual tags are to be seen.
That process will be ramping up significantly with the introduction of the Microsoft tag. The Microsoft tag is visual and consists of a box featuring fifty multicolored triangles. It has similarities to a barcode but with much more sophistication. You start by downloading the free Tag application to your phone by visiting Gettag.mobi on your phone. Besides Windows Mobile phones, the software is available for the iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian phones, and any handset OS based on J2ME.
By snapping a picture of a Tag – or in some cases merely hovering over the image until it fills the target area displayed on your viewfinder — your phone will do whatever the Tag tells it to do. That can include launching a URL, dialing a phone number, downloading a V-card to your address book, or displaying a text message. If a You can also password-protect tags, so only folks in the know can unlock the data they hold.
If you are not ready for that kind of tag, then perhaps a simpler name tag can do as much for you as it seems to be doing for Scott Ginsberg, the self-named Name Tag Guy. What is the value of being approachable? What would happen if you wore a nametag all the time?
Scott Ginsberg knows this works. He has now won a name tag every day for over eight years two months and counting — more than 3,000 days in a row. He’s the world’s record holder. He’s even had his nametag tattooed on his chest. This high energy marketing student turned entrepreneur and author of numerous books is now walking talking life changing expert on approachability and the good fortune it brings.
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