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The QR Code Clues for Colleges

01/18/201404/13/2014 Guest Post

With more than 50 percent of Americans carrying smartphones, according to a report by Chetan Sharma Consulting, QR codes AKA Quick Response codes are fast becoming the best way to bridge online and print communications. They are not just a marketing tool. They are a unique communication tool. QR codes are free to generate, and can be printed and displayed almost anywhere, on anything, anytime. They can also quickly and easily disseminate information directly to people who want it, as Marketing Land explains. It’s a nearly perfect medium for colleges…

QR codes on gravestone help son memorialize his war hero father

01/06/201401/04/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

An increasing number of cemeteries are starting to allow quick response codes on grave markers. In an industry where the trends are known not to change very quickly or frequently, mobile technology has brought a new option in the form of QR codes, to allow mourners to be able to memorialize their loved ones with far more space than is available on the gravestone, itself. These quick response codes can be scanned by smartphones with a free reader app, to learn more about the deceased. Among the most recent examples…

QR codes now applied to Facebook profiles on Android app

10/21/201310/19/2013 Julie Campbell

The social network is now adding these barcodes directly to its user timelines. It has just been revealed that some Android users of the Facebook app now have the opportunity to give their friends the chance to scan QR codes that are located on their profiles. These scans direct other smartphone device users directly to those Facebook profiles. These QR codes have started to be noticed not only by Android Beta Testers, but also other individuals who do not use the beta version of the app. That said, the barcodes…

QR codes central to new app at the Royal Ontario Museum

10/07/201310/05/2013 Julie Campbell

The application allows the visitors to the attraction to become the curators and experience a whole new level. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has just released a new app called the ScopifyROM application, which uses QR codes and mobile devices to help visitors to the location to learn a great deal more about what they are seeing than would be possible on the museum signage. The app has been designed to bring the museum experience up to a brand new and more interesting level. The app allows any visitor to…

Are Embedded QR Codes The Next Technological Leap?

10/05/201304/13/2014 Media24

Judging by their ubiquity, it’s safe to say that QR (Quick Response) Codes are the latest big thing in the world of e-commerce. Look around you; they’re printed on menus, posters, free-standing cardboard advertisements, and product labels. Where will you find them next? Footwear? Foreheads? Household pets? Embedded Codes If you guessed “the exciting world of online social media”, then you win. Announcing the arrival of embedded QR Codes! Yes, now your e-mails, website, digital signage, and other online media can experience the power, convenience, and trendiness of QR Codes.…