Tag of the Week: Green Light for 2d Barodes

Saturday, 07 January 2012 00:00
Written by Bret daCosta
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2D barcodes are typically only discussed when it comes to advertising and marketing. I believe there is much potential for 2D barcodes when applied to sustainability. Tags can reduce wasteful paper products such as text books, ski trail maps, and technical manuals to name a few.

If you are not yet familiar with the 2D barcode, here is a brief overview:  2D barcodes, (two-dimensional barcodes), also referred to as QR Codes, stem from one-dimensional barcodes. Most people are familiar with the1D vertical striped code because it has been prevalent throughout the retail industry for many years.  The 2D barcode is a graphical image that utilizes both vertical and horizontal lines, creating a much greater storage capacity than the original 1D barcode. These 2D barcodes can be scanned with most any smartphone to retrieve information about the product it is found on.

Can you think of some other potential green uses for 2D codes such as the Microsoft Tag?

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0 #4 JohnGraham 2012-04-21 03:10
If every product had a QR code we could work out its origin, business model, resource sustainability etc etc and decide if we want to buy or not from a company which is ripping off the world's resources, damaging the environment or exploiting its people. The
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+1 #3 Randy 2012-01-07 23:05
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we use them everyday for sales events, contests, and inventory management. they work if you monitor them aggressively, and keep them updated with new content.
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+1 #2 rhett wagner 2012-01-07 20:39
Don't know much about the technology but I would [**]ume you could use them for many different applications. Any way that technology can help save our forests and clean air supply is definately a positive for us and future generations.
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0 #1 QRandGO 2012-01-07 10:03
Yes, 2D codes are really green! You can save paper, solvents, ink and time. For examples where 2D codes can help save the planet go to our webpage: [**].qrandgo.com and see our S-Marketing page.
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