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Web site tracks origin of money
Lindsey Reimer | U-WIRE
Issue date: 11/13/07 Section: News
That dollar bill sitting in your wallet could have traveled all over the country, touched millions of hands and been spent on countless items.
Now, those with certain bills can track where their bill has been and get notified when it makes it to a new location. Some bills in circulation are stamped with a Web site that tracks them once they have been entered into its system. The site is http://www.wheresgeorge.com.
The site allows people with those special bills to enter the serial number and the zip code where they're located.
Members must enter an e-mail address, which sends them notifications when somebody else has registered that same bill, allowing them to see just where it has gone.
To increase the chances of someone re-registering your registered bill, try to spend it at places with patrons that would likely go to the site to register.
Places such as fast-food restaurants, arcades and convenience stores are ideal to find people who would find this entertaining.
The site is free and runs on the revenue from banner ads on the site. Feel free to sign up if you find one of these bills-there is no catch.
Now, those with certain bills can track where their bill has been and get notified when it makes it to a new location. Some bills in circulation are stamped with a Web site that tracks them once they have been entered into its system. The site is http://www.wheresgeorge.com.
The site allows people with those special bills to enter the serial number and the zip code where they're located.
Members must enter an e-mail address, which sends them notifications when somebody else has registered that same bill, allowing them to see just where it has gone.
To increase the chances of someone re-registering your registered bill, try to spend it at places with patrons that would likely go to the site to register.
Places such as fast-food restaurants, arcades and convenience stores are ideal to find people who would find this entertaining.
The site is free and runs on the revenue from banner ads on the site. Feel free to sign up if you find one of these bills-there is no catch.
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