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QR codes help breathe new life into the library system

04/03/201104/03/2011 Stephen Vagus

Some argue that QR codes will never make it here in the U.S., that we don’t have the same love as Japan does for the codes, but still we keep seeing them pop up everywhere, especially in government run agencies like your local library. While many speculate their success, others keep on churning out new QR code campaigns due to the low cost nature of them, the ability to use tracking systems and the potential of delivering more information to patrons. One of the latest to join the ranks of…

M-Commerce is on the move!

03/26/2011 Stephanie Beck

Companies that have online shopping sites are getting a major boost from mobile and social media. With the extremely high number of mobile phone users and the phenomenal number of Facebook users (not to mention Twitter, LinkedIn, Tribe, Yelp, Web 2.0 and countless others), companies are getting exposure all over the world. It is important to have a good marketing plan before going to advertise on a social media site; with thousands of other companies having the same idea, you don’t want to be lost in the crowd because of…

Mobile marketing with QR codes are taking over the ad biz

03/24/2011 L. Green

Big name companies are bringing QR Codes to mainstream advertising. Several businesses are now utilizing this new technology to grab potential mobile customers. Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, Thwapr, HBO and Dick’s Sporting Goods, are just a few of the companies that have integrated QR Codes into commercials, mailed advertisements and movies. Marketing has another avenue now; beside the normal television, or radio spot. QR Codes are starting to burst onto the scene everywhere lately. A survey shows that in the last six months of 2010, the scanning of…