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QR CodesBy: Nichole Ackerman
03/24/2011
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QR = Quick Response
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• In 1994, Japanese company Denso Wave Incorporated (a subsidiary of Toyota) developed the first QR code
• Denso Wave needed an easily scannable code that could store more data than traditional bar codes
History
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• Traditional bar codes can store up to 20 characters
• QR codes can store 7,089 numeric and 4,295 alphanumeric characters
• The 2D (two-dimensional) design of QR codes allows it to hold more data than bar codes
Capacity
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QR Codes are 2D (two-dimensional)
image by Denso Wave Incorporated
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Where do you find QR codes?
?image by technologyqw.com
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Magazines
image by acegroupnyc.comimage by basketball-news-update.com
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Television
image by yasni.com
image by 2d-code.co.uk
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Internet
image by 2d-code.co.uk
image by projectgutenberg.org
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Products
image by 2dbarcodestrategy.com
image by picplz.com/brittanycooper
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On the Street
image by acegroupnyc.com
image by 2d-code.co.uk
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Art
image by 2d-code.co.uk
image by thinkerbelle.me
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Libraries
image by blog.ovrdrv.com
image by Flickr user Robin M. Ashford
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What’s in a QR code?
?
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“…the QR code has become the shortest distance between curiosity and information retrieval.”
- Hamilton Chan (2011)
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QR codes can contain…
Website URLs Events (vCalendar) Social media profiles
Telephone numbers Contact information Facebook “Like”
SMS (text) messages Google Map locations YouTube videos
Email addresses Foursquare venues Paypal Buy Now links
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Scanning
QR codes can be read by dedicated QR code scanners, tablet computers (like the iPad), or smartphones
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Scanning
Smartphones and tablet computers must have a camera with auto-focus and a scanning application (app)
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QR Code Actions
QR codes cause smartphones or tablet computers to perform a variety of actions including: open a webpage send an email send a text message add contact information to the phone upload an event to the phone’s calendar
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Top QR Code Apps
• i-nigma
• Mobiletag
• NeoReader
• QuickMark
• ScanLife
• UpCode
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Anyone with a computer and internet connection can create a QR code – for free!
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QR Code Generators
• qrstuff.com
• mobile-barcodes.com
• qr.kaywa.com
• jumpscan.com (mobile business cards)
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When creating a QR code, make sure the landing page is mobile ready and the content is valuable.
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Mobile vs Non-Mobile Ready
Mobile Ready Non-Mobile Ready
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References
Denso Wave Incorporated. (2010). About QR Code. Retrieved from http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/aboutqr-e.html
Chan, Hamilton. (2011, March 8). Why QR codes will go mainstream. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2011/03/08/mainstream-qr-codes/ Mobile-Barcodes. (n.d.). About QR-Codes. Retrieved from http://www.mobile-barcodes.com/about-qr-codes/
Roger,. (2009, September 14). The three rules of QR codes. Retrieved from http://2d-code.co.uk/three-rules-of-qr-codes