TigerTag blog
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Are you a Good Samaritan?
Some users ask us the question; what is the magic we use or what is this advanced RFID/GPS/Digital fingerprint technology that makes the TigerTag service promise a 75% return rate on lost items?
Well the answer is very simple. There is no magic; there is no advanced technology. We simply make it easy for people to quickly identify and reach out to the owner of items they find. We basically harness the power of goodwill and our experience is that most people actually are good Samaritans. They want to help, and we make it easy for them to do so.
A survey we did earlier this year, clearly emphasized the power of goodwill. Though many thinks of others; that no one would return a phone, wallet or ipod if found on the street, in a taxi or airport, actually 97% of those we asked would return an item they found.
Readers Digest did a street test last year showing the same result. More than 80% New Yorkers would return a mobile phone they found. And the positive findings are actually similar all over the world. In as different locations as Ljubljana, Toronto, Seoul, Stockholm, Mumbai, Manila and New York more than 80% of cell phones where recovered.
Readers Digest 2008
So why do we call it the Lost&Found Network? Well, its straight forward, our TigerTag service is not better than the great people who finds lost items and make an effort to return it to the rightful owner. TigerTag is simply a network infrastructure powering this process.
We believe in the good Samaritan. Harnessing the power of Goodwill.
