Barcode yourself

by | Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Now that all of us are commodities, with personal brand names (and brand value) it is time to take the next step. It is time to get your own barcode! A quick scan with a barcode reader and your worth will be known to one and all. I was prompted to thinking of this given today’s Google logo, which celebrates the anniversary of the first patent granted to the barcode. One link led to another and I found this free online barcode genrator… so here it is, my very own barcode. May the $$s come rolling in 🙂

Barcode for Punya Mishra

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