The barcode, which completely revolutionized how we shop, work and live, turns 50 this summer.
What it didn't do: Herald the end times, as conspiracy theorists once fretted.
What it did do: Usher in a new age of global commerce.
And fast forward to today, when more than 10 billion product barcodes are scanned every day (not to mention their descendant, the QR code)
https://theconversation.com/happy-50th-birthday-to-the-upc-barcode-no-one-expected-you-would-revolutionize-global-commerce-234247
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Happy 50th birthday to the UPC barcode – no one expected you would revolutionize global commerce
The scanning of a package of gum in an Ohio grocery store in 1974 marked the beginning of an era.The Conversation
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in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •I feel this piece could gain from amending a paragraph to continuing standardisation efforts around GS1.
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