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Google recommits to QR codes with its acquisition of California startup Punchd

07/13/2011 Sam Lambert

Google has had a rocky past when it comes to QR codes. The tech and search engine giant had once adopted the codes for its Places product, which allowed people to “check-in” at their favorite locations by scanning the codes with their smart phones. Earlier this year, Google discontinued its use of the codes, saying that they were neither viable nor attractive enough to justify the company’s support. Now, however, Google seems to have had a change of heart. On Monday, Google announced that it had acquired a California-based startup…

Tools for mobile publishing released by Google

07/02/201107/06/2011 Jesse Collins

The king of the search engines, Google, has unveiled yet another line of products; this time focusing on mobile technology, including a mobile publishing option that allows brands to better optimize their sites so that users of mobile devices will be able to view them properly. The new service has been named the Google Sites Mobile Landing Page, and, according to its representatives, will allow any website owner to “create a mobile site in minutes, not days.” Moreover, its users don’t need to have “any coding experience”. The service is…