Welcome,
Today I'm grateful that others continually come up with new technology that we get to share in. We don't have to be rocket scientists...we just have to know where to find them on the Internet.
Have you seen these funny looking pictures popping up in your magazine and newspaper advertisements? When I first saw one, it reminded me of abstract art but it is called a QR Code.
A QRCode is type of barcode. We are all used to seeing barcodes on every product that we purchase in a store but a QRcode is a different type of barcode. It allows you to link to a web site, phone number, address, send a txt message, show a million dollar home to prospective clients and so much more. You might not see too many of them now but in about 6 months or so this technology is going to explode. These are really powerful little codes and the possibilities are endless.
The QR Code above, once scanned will lead you to one of my websites.
The QR Code above, once scanned will lead you to one of my websites.
Most smart-phones have built in an option that will let you to point your smart phone camera at the QRcode and it will automatically scan the code. My Blackberry as well as iPhones and iPads require a free downloadable app like i-Nigma and there are other sites that you can download a QR Code Reader for free. When you access this particular one with your cell it automatically determines the type of smartphone you have and downloads the correct reader.
Just open the I-Nigma app with your smartphone and point the camera at the code. On some smartphones it will automatically scan it. You don’t even have to press any buttons. On others you would press the shutter like you were taking a picture. Either way, the phone will then do the action the qr code creator designed. It may open a Youtube video, it may redirect you to a web site. Either way, the possibilities that this technology presents to us will only be limited to your imagination.
Advertisers can use the QR Code to direct the reader to take action or provide the reader with more information than in a normal magazine ad, movie poster, and now you will have the option of doing it using video from a Youtube account.
To be honest three weeks ago I had no clue what a QR Code was but after doing some investigating online I found quite a wealth of information. Last year, Central Park in New York used them as a way to let visitors discover things about the park that they never knew. http://qranywhere.blogspot.com/2010/05/qr-codes-in-new-yorks-central-park.html There is a realtor that is using these QR Codes to do things like link to a 3d video walkthrough of a million dollar home.
As I learn more about them I’ll continue to share ideas with you.
Have you used QR Codes before or is this new technology for you? I will be blogging more about this in upcoming posts.
Dee Price
