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Thursday, February 28, 2013

WordPress - Quick QR Code! | CodeCanyon

Plugin Information Quick QR Code! is a WordPress plugin that automatically creates QR Codes for every single page of your website and allows you to ...

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QR codes provide guided tours of the Wildwood Aviation Museum

These QR codes have been placed specifically within the historic Hangar #1, where visitors can use smartphones, tablets, and other similar mobile devices to scan them. The NAS Wildwood has been an aviation museum since 1997, and this most recent use ...

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QR codes used by MasterCard along with NFC technology






MasterCard has just announced the addition of a new digital service called MasterPass, which will give consumers the ability to use any of several different technologies, including QR codes, for making purchases with mobile payments.

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Reinventing QR Codes

QR (quick response) codes have been around for nearly two decades. They were originally developed by a car company subsidiary to track vehicles during the manufacturing process, but over the last several years, QR codes became a popular component of ...

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E-Discovery with QR Codes

QR codes are one possible solution. These are square barcodes that any camera-enabled mobile phone can read with a free downloaded application. There are plenty of free websites where librarians can create QR codes that will take patrons to a specific ...

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Six QR Code Do's and Don'ts for Events






Yet skeptics point out that decoding a QR code takes effort, and too often the payoff doesn't justify the trouble. They're correct. Slapping a QR code on a handout or a poster is easy, but creating something useful on the other side takes thought and ...

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Why Kobo should Implement QR Codes and WIFI to Build Digital Synergy with ...

We have all seen QR codes in advertising across a wide spectrum. If you live in a major urban center you will undoubtedly see band posters and adverts on polls carry QR. The code easily allows people to scan it with their smartphone and be redirected ...

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E-Discovery with QR Codes | American Libraries Magazine

QR codes are one possible solution. These are square barcodes that any camera-enabled mobile phone can read with a free downloaded application. There are plenty of free websites where librarians can create QR codes that will take ...

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Tonight in Fairlington: QR Codes in the Garden - Arlington, VA Patch

The QR codes allow people to scan them with their smartphones and pull up a host of associated information about the plant. Participants are encouraged to bring a smartphone to test out QR code scanning. Space is limited. Register here or ...

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MAKE | QR Code Hat

QR Code Hat. By Andrew Salomone; Category: Craft, Knitting · qr-code-hat-1. I like this QR code hat by Ravelry user LadyKatka because even though the QR code didn't work, it still makes a pretty interesting Fair Isle pattern. QR code doesn't ...

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Tonight in Fairlington: QR Codes in the Garden

The QR codes allow people to scan them with their smartphones and pull up a host of associated information about the plant. Participants are encouraged to bring a smartphone to test out QR code scanning. Space is limited. Register here or by calling ...

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

QR Codes for Nonprofit Organizations

My presentation in Second Life in Nonprofit Commons for TechSoup about QR codes for nonprofits. Includes examples of bad and good QR codes and best ...

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Top Five Creative Uses of QR Codes - AppNewser






QR codes have a lot to live up to, but they've come a long way from awkward scanning ...

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Using QR Codes To Get More Photography Clients

QR codes are going to be big. Google is really promoting them and there are ways you can be far ahead of the pack by using these square codes.

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QR codes embroidering machine created in the Netherlands






QR codes clothing labels An embroidery device has made it possible to produce the QR codes in the form of cloth. As QR codes become increasingly popular, companies around the world are coming up with new and unique ways to work them into locations ...

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QR codes for planning applications

A scheme which will allow people to look up planning applications on the street using their smartphone is being introduced by West Berkshire Council. The on-street QR code will be displayed on the bright orange planning application notices. Passers-by ...

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

QR codes for Walmart self checkout to be used in more stores






The iPhone application functions by allowing customers to use their phones to scan the barcodes on all of the items that they wish to purchase in the store, as they place them into their shopping carts. When the customer has finished adding items, QR ...

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5 Great Practical Uses for QR Codes Beyond SEO






You're probably somewhat familiar with the many ways that retailers and businesses have been using QR codes. They seem to be showing up everywhere when it comes to businesses – in stores, magazines, on TV, business cards and mailers. But, did you ...

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QR Code Tour Now Available at Wildwood Aviation Museum






CAPE MAY - Naval Air Station (NAS) Wildwood Aviation Museum has recently completed the installation of strategically placed “QRcodes throughout historic Hangar #1. Since its inception as an aviation museum in 1997, NAS Wildwood has integrated ...

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Downtown Gainesville QR Code project activated

“The code will link to an online page that will have vital information and stats such as: contact information, building size/structure details, interior photos, leasing/purchase information, architectural details, historical data and links to resources ...

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Advanced Management of Eye-catching QR Codes and NFC Tags

BARCELONA, Spain, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- mobiLead is pleased to announce the new release of its QR Code� and NFC cloud-based Tag Management Platform - a disruptive platform as a service (PaaS) that allows consumer ...

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Mobile marketing relatively misunderstood among many companies






Aquent, a leading staffing organization dedicated to marketing, has released a new study that focuses on mobile marketing. The study was commissioned by Forrester Research and provides some insight on how companies all over the world view mobile ...

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The Secret Life Of A QR Code Plush Toy

Here is an unlikely QR Code story as you will ever find, you couldn't even make it up. A new range of plush animal toys with QR Codes on their stomachs is about to hit the market (video below). For boys and girls aged 5+ 'Scanimalz' look to combine ...

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Re: QR Code Generator [Module requests] :: XOOPS Web Application ...

as i feared, designburo.nl is downi hope not for long because now the module doesn't work.

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Monday, February 25, 2013

QR codes become permanent in Turkish tattoos






QR codes tattoo An ink parlor in Turkey uses the barcodes as tests for accuracy when hiring new candidate artists. Anyone who has said that QR codes aren't permanent was proven wrong by a tattoo parlor in Turkey that is using the barcodes not only to ...

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Advanced Management of Eye-catching QR Codes® and NFC Tags

mobiLead is pleased to announce the new release of its QR Code® and NFC cloud-based Tag Management Platform - a disruptive platform as a service (PaaS) that allows consumer goods companies to effectively manage upwards of billions of individual ...

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QR codes from Taco Bell prove popular






Taco Bell has just released the results of the QR code scans that it generated through its ESPN College Football campaign that it held for the Bowl Championship Series and revealed that the barcodes were scanned 225,000 times.

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Taco Bell, ESPN see more than 225K QR code scans for recent ...

Taco Bell and ESPN saw big success for a recent QR code-only campaign the companies ran for the Bowl Championship Series college football games.

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Tough QR code tattoo test for new tattoo shop hires - AGBeat

In a move to make sure tattoo artists coming on at the shop know what they're doing, Berrge Tattoo is testing potential hires with an intricate qr code tattoo test.

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Machine Embroidered QR Codes






LogoBorduurstudio have produced a short hypnotic video (below) of a computer controlled embroidery machine working on a QR Code. The company based in Barneveld, The Netherlands will embroider a QR Code on either an item of clothing you send ...

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

QR Code Scanner free - Android Apps on Google Play

Advanced QR Code Scanner Pro Turn your phone into a QR Code scanner and start connecting the physical world to your mobile device. Want to scan QR ...

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QR codes in museums - QR code generator

Should museums work together with QR code generators? The answer is yes. QR codes are being used around the world to improve learning.

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QR codes facing off against NFC technology in marketing






This has been the case with QR codes for several years now. The codes have won acclaim throughout the marketing world for their ability to engage mobile consumers. Now, however, the codes may be dethroned as mobile marketing champions by NFC ...

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Tough QR code tattoo test for new tattoo shop hires

As part of a new hire's application, they are required to fill out a blank QR code on a print ad, and their skills are tested quickly and easily by scanning the code with a smartphone – if precise enough, the code takes the applicant to the actual ...

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QR codes used to boost tourism in South Korea






QR codes have begun appearing embedded in the pavement of Seoul's streets. Most of these codes can be found in the Gangnam district and can be accessed using a smart phone or tablet. These QR codes are meant to help tourists find directions around ...

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QR codes facing off against NFC technology in marketing






New technologies allow advertisers to engage these consumers in more dynamic ways. This has been the case with QR codes for several years now. The codes have won acclaim throughout the marketing world for their ability to engage mobile consumers.

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Fashionable QR Code Bracelet Is Only Link To Personal Mobile Site ...

The Chipp'd bracelet allows total control over what you share with whom, for a more intimate digital experience.

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Turkish tattooists test talent with QR code ad • The Register

The bafflingly ubiquitous Quick Response (QR) code may have finally found its ideal use case after a Turkish tattoo parlour decided to feature the 21st century ...

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Finextra Belgian firm launches QR codebased P2P payments app

Belgium-based payments outfit Bancontact/Mister Cash has unveiled a mobile app that taps QR codes to let users send money to each other.

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Augmented reality stores fill the space in vacant lots






augmented reality grocery store supermarket Empty urban spaces in China are being used by companies for mcommerce to enhance food sales. Augmented reality is being used in a unique way in China in order to help to transform vacant lots into a much ...

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Turkish tattooists test talent with QR code ad

The bafflingly ubiquitous Quick Response (QR) code may have finally found its ideal use case after a Turkish tattoo parlour decided to feature the 21st century bar-code in an ingenious scheme to weed out job applicants. Istanbul ad agency BĂśRO was ...

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

QR codes individualized for each person could assist emergency responders






The winning concept behind a Startup Weekend Health competition that was held for the second time in Philadelphia involved the application of personal QR codes that would allow first responders to be able to gain patient information right away ...

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QR Code Examples And Ideas For Small Business Use

These QR code examples show you how other businesses are benefitting from custom QR codes campaigns. Get ideas and inspiration to increase sales with ...

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QR code war memorials officially unveiled by the Duke of Kent






The memorials are designed to help the public to remember the service personnel who gave their lives in World War I, but the amount of information that can be posted there is limited. Through the addition of a QR code to the panels, much more space has ...

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Taco Bell QR Code Generates 225000 Scans






Taco Bell's ESPN College Football campaign for the Bowl Championship Series generated over 225,000 scans. QR Codes on variety 12 pack taco boxes and accompanying soda cups resolved to analyst Mark May previewing upcoming games.

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Invisible QR codes developed by prof at University of South Dakota






They are hoping that by adding these invisible QR codes to official documents, it might help to provide easier recognition of forgeries and counterfeits and make it more difficult for criminals to be able to produce convincing fakes. May has used ...

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Belgian firm launches QR code-based P2P payments app.






Belgium-based payments outfit Bancontact/Mister Cash has unveiled a mobile app that taps QR codes to let users send money to each other. To carry out a transaction, the receiver opens the app on their phone and enters the amount to be paid. A unique QR ...

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

ShopSavvy Releases iOS 6 Update to Its QR Code Reader and Scanner App

[prMac.com] Dallas, Texas - ShopSavvy, the world's leading mobile shopping platform, today announced it has completely revamped and refreshed its QR Code Reader and Scanner 3.0 application to give mobile-device users access to even more information ...

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A little bit of Steven King in a QR code

It all involved a QR code found in an unlikely place, a weather-worn cabin I came upon on the side of the trail. While I wasn't in the woods to scan QR codes, I couldn't resist. This was my first time in the Galway Nature Preserve, a patch of woods ...

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USD professor develops invisible QR codes

The QR code is a square two-dimensional box filled with various smaller black and white blocks. Typically companies use these codes for product marketing and can be readily scanned by smart phones. Upon scanning users are then taken to another source ...

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Lost in Rio? A QR code to the rescue… The Hipmunk Blog

A fun new project in Brazil: Rio De Janeiro has embedded QR codes into their sidewalks, for tourists to both learn about the city and map out where they are ...

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Education and the possibilities of augmented reality






Augmented reality may have promising implications for the world of education. The technology is most commonly seen in entertainment and marketing, but it has been gaining attention in other, more pragmatic fields recently. Consumers have shown that ...

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QR codes chosen to enhance public safety






The QR codes are going to be added to animal services vehicles, marked patrol cars, fire vehicles, and all other city vehicles. These are meant to help people who carry smartphones to be able to gain a larger amount of information about the various ...

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Know the Code -- The Use of QR Codes for Your Business






With the rise of consumerism, QR codes or Quick Response Codes is gaining much significance. These 2-dimensional codes are relevant to the retailers for keeping track of the inventory and price value of the good at POS (Point of Sale). These are used ...

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Why Have War Memorials Been Fitted With QR Codes?

When scanned with a smartphone, the QR code provides access to information including personal stories of some of the casualties buried or commemorated at the memorial. Prince Edward said: "The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is at the heart of ...

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Monday, February 18, 2013

QR Codes And Sushi Are A Better Mix Than You Think






British based Japanese food chain Moshi Moshi is trying something new with its sushi: It's sticking edible QR codes made with rice paper and squid ink to some of its fresh fish delicacies. The idea was developed in concert with the Marine Stewardship ...

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Personal QR codes could help first responders get vital patient information

20130217_194031 A first responder team responds to a 911 call to find an unresponsive victim. They scan the QR code on the person's phone or card and get information volunteered by the patient when they register such as underlying conditions, ...

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QR codes make for high tech gardening






QR codes have been appearing in a growing number of living displays, which have ranged from corn mazes that have broken world records, to award winning botanical displays, and now a growing number of gardeners are hoping to learn how to work the ...

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Heads-up, marketers: NFC will do more for you than QR codes

Both NFC and QR codes serve a similar function: They are a bridge between the physical and digital worlds. NFC codes create a digital bridge to physical collateral, and unlike calls to action that require consumers to type in a URL or scan a code to ...

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Picture of the Day: Moshi Moshi Introduces QR-Code Sushi






The QR-code attached to each piece of sushi and sashimi was developed in partnership with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and works in the same way as electronic codes found in magazine advertising and airline boarding passes - except that ...

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Heads-up, marketers: NFC will do more for you than QR codes






Although NFC technology has been around since the 1980s and marketers are increasingly using it today, the technology was slower to catch on in marketing than QR code technology. QR codes – two-dimensional matrix codes that are often printed on direct ...

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Gardeners Can Grow Tech Skills in QR Code Class

The QR codes allow readers to scan the codes with their smartphones and pull up a host of associated information about the plant. Participants are encouraged to bring a smartphone to test out QR code scanning. Space is limited. Register early at mgnv ...

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QR Codes and Smartphones Capture the Inspiration to Give | NTEN

The hope that donors can be captured right in that magical moment right when they think, "You know, I should donate to your cause" has driven innovation around QR Codes over the past few years. You can learn about how the Good Karma ...

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Friday, February 15, 2013

QR codes enhance learning at elementary schools

Moyer Elementary third-graders Alix Tibbs and Kalvin McQueen use an iPad to scan QR codes during the school's Kentucky Wax Museum. At each station, students scanned the QR code to get more information about the historical figure being portrayed.

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The difficult start of QR code - Creating iPhone Apps - Fueled

QR code, also known as flash code, is a two-dimensional barcode that records information related to an item. It can be read by a QR scanner or a mobile device ...

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How to Create a QR Code | Babble

QR codes are a great way to direct people to your website or blog. Learn how to make a QR code for free and a customized logo QR code for a small price.

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Master Gardeners Go High Tech - QR Codes

Back in June, 2011, Karen Jeannette, who manages the eXtension Master Gardener Blog, posted about her discovery of Quick Response (QR) codes at the Ladybird Johnson Wildlife Center in Texas. If you scroll down in her link above, you'll see my reaction ...

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Scout's Trail To Eagle Blazed With QR Codes






I came out to Water, Wings & Wild things with my daughter, Olivia, to help Tom and Sports Editor Andy Kuppers at the PolkOutdoors.com table. Scan the QR code at the trail head sign above and you get an introduction to Circle B Bar Reserve hosted by Baker.

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Scan QR codes with your iPhone, iPod and iPad - AppDucate

You've probably seen them before, the little weird-looking squares. These are called QR codes (Quick Response Code) and can be scanned with the camera on ...

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Survey Uses QR Code to Improve Visitor Experience | The Scioto Mile

Wondering what those bar code-looking squares are that keep popping up on advertisements everywhere? QR Codes (short for Quick Response Codes) have ...

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EDCompass blog » Easy Tips for Using QR Codes in a BYOD ...

The QR code (Quick Response code) is a matrix barcode that was first invented by the automotive industry to track vehicles during manufacturing. With the rise ...

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sharetapes - NFC enabled QR code cassettes

using existing media platforms like spotify, youtube and 8tracks, users can create personalized playlists which would be saved onto the NFC enabled cards.

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Scan QR Codes on the iPhone with Scan App

QR Code QR codes are those weird looking pixelated boxes you see at some retailers, events, and even some ads. The idea behind them is that you scan the QR Code, to which you will then be provided information about whatever it is you're ...

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sharetapes - NFC enabled QR code cassettes

using existing media platforms like spotify, youtube and 8tracks, users can create personalized playlists which would be saved onto the NFC enabled cards.

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Is This QR Code Cake A Record?






Hot on the heals of Beijing's Guinness World Record QR Code cake comes todays attempt in the The Ambience Shopping Mall Gurgaon, India (images below). The cake sponsored by the world's biggest messaging app 'WeChat' highlights the company's use ...

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How to Make a Customized QR Code






how to make a qr code Over the last several years, QR codes have surged in popularity. QR code, which stands for quick response code – was originally developed for the Japanese auto industry. Now a days, you can find QR codes on just about anything ...

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

QR Codes Remain an Untapped Tool

Not only is QR code use highly measurable, but the versatile codes can be used across various different media (including on envelopes, posters, packaging and online), meaning that they are ideally suited to multi-channel marketing. Added to these ...

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New Seoul Subway Guide And Pavement QR Codes Assist Visitors To Seoul

The QR Codes can be accessed with a smartphone and provide tourist information about major attractions in the Gangnam area. By simply scanning the QR Code visitors can read numerous information and materials taken from printed brochures about the ...

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QuickMark Classic - Scan QR Code Barcode Scanner - iTunes - Apple

QuickMark Classic is a QR Code and mobile barcode reader app that allows you to automatically scan and generate multiple barcode formats from your iOS ...

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Swimsuit Models Come to Life Via QR Codes in Lexus 'SI' Print Ad






A Lexus ad in the 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue contains a QR code that makes the ...

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QR Codes remain an untapped tool

International research* from Pitney Bowes released today has highlighted a largely untapped market for QR codes in Britain, thus offering a growing opportunity for marketers. The white paper, entitled 'Getting ahead of the emerging QR code marketing ...

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

McDonald's Launches QR Code Campaign – But Does It Work?

I noticed there were QR codes on the bag of her food and on my cup. As I'm technically savvy, I also happened to have a QR code reader on my iPhone, so I ...

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Create your own QR codes using Firefox

QR codes can be a very convenient way to convey URLs, images, text or other information to anyone who scans them with a compatible smartphone, or other ...

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QR Code Sushi Celebrates Moshi Moshi's Partnership With MSC (VIDEO)

To celebrate serving their 10,000th MSC certified sushi dish, Moshi Moshi took on the challenge of creating a QR code which would indicate which sustainable fish their diners were eating and where it came from. The catch? It had to be part of the sushi ...

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Malicious QR Codes – Where's the SeQRity? | The State of Security

It seems like everywhere you look these days, you see a QR code. These codes have been around for almost 20 years but, until the last few years, were mainly used for industrial purposes. Now that they are in the.

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Japanese ad platform offers 'simpler, better' QR code alternative






Despite widespread scorn, QR codes are apparently steadily gaining popularity outside of Japan as well -- comScore said last year that QR code use over the summer months doubled from 2011. The new platform uses image recognition software called ...

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Monday, February 11, 2013

What are these black boxes? Rio installs QR codes in the sidewalk ...

From the blog Compass: You've seen them on the backs of magazines or in the doorways of restaurants – the weird black-and-white, mosaic-looking barcodes ...

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Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titans QR Codes List

A collection of the QR codes released for the American version of Etrian Odyssey IV, as well as some user submitted Guild Cards.

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Vivienne Tam QR Code Dress

At New York Fashion Week, designer Vivienne Tam debuted a dress emblazoned loud and proud with a QR code. The dress is part of the designer's Fall 2013 collection, which combines a pop art influence with the aesthetic of a Mao ...

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QR codes adopted by Youku






QR codes have become a staple in marketing, but have rarely seen any use beyond that field. That is, of course, until very recently. The codes are now making their way into numerous industries, especially in regards to social media and mobile commerce.

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Seven reasons for teachers to use QR codes at school for education

Some hints to use dynamic QR codes in class for teaching lessons, on the school -student relationship, the forgotten home wrork issue and more.

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HOW TO READ A QR CODE | BEBTexas.com






Don't know how to read a QR Code? Don't worry, we can show you how! Go to your app ...

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