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Microsoft Tag is a new system to help give you a way to direct people to a URL using the camera on their mobile phone. You can think of it as TinyURL for optics, or Cue Cat on-the-go minus the hokey cat reader (hey, I know lots of people who loved that thing). It's actually a great system to visually direct people to a URL, free text, a vcard, or a dialer. You can sign up for free at Microsoft.com/tag, and download the app for your phone at gettag.mobi. Tag is available for a number of phones including Windows Mobile, Symbian, Blackberry, Android, and the iPhone. Tag can link to multiple types of content from web, SMS, e-mail, calendars, maps, or coupons and can be as small as 5/8". There is a great backend as well so you can see analytics on when and where people are reading your tags.
Eh, such a system already exists since 1994: QR code
en.wikipedia.org/.../QR_Code
While existing technologies already exist, the service Microsoft built is <a href="www.ideaexcursion.com/.../" title="Microsoft Tag: Killer App">a bit different</a>. First, and most obvious by the name, is the relative high density of information. Wikipedia cites 3,500 characters per square inch. The other major difference, probably a bigger features, is that the tag serves primarily as a lookup, rather than containing the actual information.
Overall, I think the timing of something like this is great. With the wide availability of phones with a camera and internet access could be a boon to tagging technology.
I’m very excited about the implications.
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While existing technologies already exist, the service Microsoft built is a bit different (see my writeup at www.ideaexcursion.com/.../microsoft-tag-killer-app). First, and most obvious by the name, is the relative high density of information. Wikipedia cites 3,500 characters per square inch. The other major difference, probably a bigger features, is that the tag serves primarily as a lookup, rather than containing the actual information.