Check out Madeline Ashby's story 'βoyfriend', a cool little post set in an informed, 'eco-conscious' future. Featuring smart tags and other eco-techno delights! Entertaining and ethically thought provoking at the same time! - what is the world coming to!!!

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The use of smart tags as backstory drives actually came from a conversation with WorldChanging Canada editor Mark Tovey and contributor Jordy Gold, while talking about green-washing. Mark argued that smart tags could tell the story of an object, effectively open-sourcing the item. This may come true to some extent, depending on what kind of smart tagging we're talking about: RFIDS or smart cloth. Our appliances may dictate how we choose: our washing machines will keep us posted.

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