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QR codes may store human data for 1 million years and beyond

10/23/201310/22/2013 Stephen Vagus

QR codes may be the best way to record human history QR codes are often considered simple marketing tools and are quite effective in advertising around the world. The codes typically go unnoticed by consumers that are not specifically interested in using them, but they could have a major role to play in the longevity of humanity. Scientists from the Human Document Project believe that QR codes could be used to store information concerning the history of human civilization. More importantly, scientists believe that the codes can store this information…

This week’s Mobile Commerce Round Up

05/02/2013 Stephen Vagus

Below find our notes of this week in Mobile Commerce… QR codes are used, but not for purchasing A Euromonitor retail technology survey shows that QR codes are being scanned by consumers, but not in order to purchase products. The survey suggests that consumers are significantly more likely to use the codes to obtain information on products rather than buy them. Survey shows that approximately 40% of consumers use the codes in this way. QR codes used in Wisconsin elementary school for book recommendations. A new project involving the fifth…

Mobile Commerce Round Up

04/18/201304/18/2013 Stephen Vagus

This week in Mobile Commerce… Below please find the notes and highlights we cover… QR codes scanned daily by 2.75 million Americans Arbitron and Edison Research have released the results of a new study, which revealed that QR codes are being regularly used by a large number of smartphone owning Americans. The study found that in the United States, about 21 percent of smartphone users have scanned QR codes at least one time in their lives. The study also found that 25% of consumers accessed retailer coupons using…

Mobile Commerce News – This Week’s Round Up!

04/11/2013 Andrew Hobbs

This Week in Mobile Commerce News Headlines… Article’s we covered with highlights for you to review! Mobile commerce gap between iOS and Android is growing In the race to dominate U.S. mobile web traffic the latest report released by Piper Jaffray is showing Apple’s iOS platform is still the popular pick over Google’s Android based devices as the gap between the two widens. Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, monitored several of the most popular article and social sites in order to collect the data, coming…

This Week’s Mobile Commerce Round Up

04/06/2013 Stephen Vagus

Check out this week’s mobile commerce news round up with our new video news series… Articles Covered and Notes For Review… Technology news rumors suggest the next iPhone will be out in June The most recent predictions being made by experts and bloggers in the mobile industry suggest that the iPhone 5S will be debuted on June 20. These predictions align with the typical launch cycles of previous iPhones, with initial news of these new mobile devices showing up in the early days of spring or summer. Wall Street…