QR Code Press

Instagram is the social media platform hardest on a user’s mental health, study

05/23/201705/19/2017 Julie Campbell

That said, YouTube appears to be the social network that is among the easiest on positivity. The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) released the results of a study conducted by its Youth Health Movement, showing that Instagram is the social media platform with the most negative impact on mental health. While Instagram may be negative, it was YouTube with the most positive influence on mental health. The research revealed that of the “big five” social media platform leaders in the market, YouTube had the most positive influence on mental…

Spotify QR codes change the sharing game among app users

05/08/201705/05/2017 Stephanie Beck

The music streaming service is adding Spotify Codes to its mobile app to simplify feature usage. New Spotify QR codes are helping the streaming service app to be more user friendly. The barcodes, called “Spotify Codes” are meant to make all the different spotify features simpler and more direct. The mobile app users can scan QR codes for every one of the songs to share the tunes they like. The Spotify QR codes work by providing a unique barcode for each song. That way, if they want to share a…

Snapchat QR code will now work for a website

02/02/201702/01/2017 Jorge Gonzalez

The popular messaging app has made it possible to create quick response codes for websites, not just profiles. It is now possible to create a Snapchat QR code for a website, not just for an individual profile. The messaging app has been using the quick response codes format for quite a while. The barcodes make it easier for mobile device users to exchange profile links without having to manually enter an individual’s data. The QR codes have now been broadened to allow people to scan to access websites as well.…

Wendy’s mobile ads on Facebook have a Snapchat style

10/28/201510/26/2015 Jennifer Goula

The fast food chain is creating interactive burgers through the use of GIFs and videos. Just as brands start tinkering with the mobile ads in the new full screen Facebook style, Wendy’s is working on using this new format in a whole new and creative way that they hope will encourage considerable interaction from consumers. The fast food restaurant chain is using images, videos and GIFs to illustrate how their burgers are made, layer by layer. The layers of the hamburgers are all displayed and added to each other, including…

QR codes get a popularity boost from Snapchat

05/08/201505/06/2015 Julie Campbell

For a while, quick response codes were starting to drift away from use, but this could bring them right back. For the last few years, QR codes have been moving in and out of favor with marketers, package designers, and consumers, alike, as they have been used well and have been used very badly, but now Snapchat has brought the barcodes back into use. The practicality of quick response codes is enormous, but there has been a great deal keeping them down. The misuse of QR codes has played an…