QR Code Press

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.…

Beijing QR codes are appearing everywhere

08/30/201608/26/2016 Jennifer Goula

The city is placing stickers with quick response codes all over the place to keep the city connected. In an attempt to become a smarter city, Beijing QR codes are being placed in virtually everything. The international community understands the purpose of some of these quick response codes, but others are a mystery. While those on bus stops provide handy information about schedule times and delays, others seem quite random. For instance the QR codes placed on lampposts don’t seem to be solving any specific problems. That said, the Beijing…

Yandex uses payment QR codes to woo merchants

08/02/201607/29/2016 Stephanie Beck

The company is launching a new mobile payments feature with retailers and other sellers in mind. Yandex.Checkout announced the launch of a new type of mobile transaction using payment QR codes. The goal is to appeal to merchants that are seeking to open up their options to smartphone based payments via barcode scans. Interested merchants will need to add quick response codes to their merchandise so shoppers can scan them. Consumers will need to have downloaded the Yandex.Money mobile app in order to scan the payment QR codes. The quick…

QR codes to be printed on LA County inspection cards

03/15/201603/13/2016 Jesse Collins

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is using quick response codes for easier info access. The Los Angeles County Department of Public health has now implemented a new strategy including QR codes in order to make it easier for restaurant customers to be able to check the inspection history of a location before they head inside and order a meal. The quick response codes have been added to the latest form of the grading cards to offer expanded information. The grade card will now provide a restaurant with…

QR codes offer virtual tour at Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation

03/10/201603/09/2016 Sam Lambert

This use of quick response codes was accomplished through a partnership with Leadership Siouxland. A new virtual tour based on QR codes has now been developed by Leadership Siouxland in order to provide visitors to the Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation with a greatly enhanced experience that they can hold in the palm of their hands. The new digital tour was created to provide visitors with more insight into the various museum exhibits. The QR codes can be scanned by visitors to the museum at various points throughout…