QR codes assisted in buying July 4 fireworks

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Links accessed through quick response barcodes assisted in making shows at home easier to build. After working for hours to add QR codes to the products at the Fireworks Frenzy store in Clearfield, Utah, Brian Nelson made it much easier for locals to be able to purchase the products that they would need to design and create a spectacular show at home. Scanning the barcodes allowed customers to see what the product would look like before purchasing it. According to Nelson, some consumers have spent a great deal of time…

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QR codes at Woolworths connect customers with farmers

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The Meet the Grower program at the supermarket chain will help consumers find out where their food comes from. The massive grocery store chain in Australia, Woolworths, has just announced that it has started a program using QR codes to give its shoppers the opportunity to learn more about where the fresh fruits and vegetables they are purchasing have been sourced and who is behind growing them. The program started on July 1 and will continue onward, growing throughout the rest of the year. By scanning the QR codes, customers…

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QR codes hidden under bottle caps reveal much more information

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A North American company is now tucking the barcodes under the lids of its bottles. Crown Closures North America is grabbing hold of the mobile marketing potential offered by QR codes by printing the barcodes under each of their bottle caps in order to be able to provide a swath of information to consumers from a very limited space. The effort aligns well with the results of recent studies that have indicated that more consumers are scanning. A recent survey conducted by Pitney Bowes, for example, reported that in the…

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QR codes create Philadelphia controversy

QR Codes Used in poetry and books

Barcode poems have been leading to conflicts in the Old City when they were designed to boost visitor interest. The QR codes that have been affixed to buildings throughout Philadelphia over the last couple of years are now drawing more attention than ever due to the controversy that they are starting to generate. The barcodes belong to Judy Breslin, who links them to her haiku poems in Old City, Center City, and South Philly. The QR codes allow the artist to share her poetry without printing them out or requiring…

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QR codes make book reports easier to share

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Students at a Niagara Falls school have made their work available to read simply by way of a scan using a smartphone. The students in a Niagara Falls classroom are not only writing the traditional form of book report, but they are also making their work and their reviews available to anyone with a smartphone, by issuing QR codes to be scanned in order to view them. This is another example of technology making its way into the classroom to broaden the interest of students. In this instance, it is…

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