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Flare Codes to make an appearance in the Ohio University’s newspaper this week

01/19/201201/19/2012 Sam Lambert

QR codes are coming to the Ohio University’s student run newspaper, The Post. These codes are not the kind that people are becoming familiar with, however. The codes that will show up in The Post this week are Flare Codes. These custom QR codes come from a student-owned company by the same name. Flare Code seeks to conglomerate digital content into a single social network based entirely on QR codes. Flare Codes are very similar to conventional QR codes but include a simple design in the center. The design, which…

Codes popping up all over campus

02/12/201102/08/2011 Jesse Collins

QR codes are popping up all over the campuses at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma. Randy Riggs, a graphic designer that has designed some of the codes, likens the use of the codes to an Easter egg hunt. The codes are posted on the RSU campuses provide information on the university, its programs and events. Using tools from Google, Riggs was able to customize the codes to make them more unique to the university. The athletics department has already begun using the codes extensively in their schedule posters. The…