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QR Codes Proliferating: Are You Ready to Become a Human Hyperlink?

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September 26, 2011
  • Quick Response (QR) codes are beginning to resonate with a variety of users. Retailers, publishers, art institutions, musicians, government organizations and charities are all using QR codes to direct customers to a variety of online opportunities (contests, information, party invites and more).
  • The QR codes are square, checkered symbols that can be scanned with smartphones by downloading free scanner apps.
  • Starbucks used QR codes for a scavenger hunt, the Red Cross used them to direct people to a relief donation page, ABC included codes in magazine ads for the new series “Pan Am” and now every 2013 vehicle in dealer showrooms will be required by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to have QR-coded fuel economy labels.
  • A company called Skanz now sells silicone braceletes with QR codes so anyone can scan your wrist and access a Web page with your contact information, social media links, and more. You can create different “Skanzsites” for professional and personal use and if you don’t want to wear a bracelet, you can instead buy iPhone4 cases with codes on them or QR decals.

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6 Comments

  1. David Wertheimer September 23, 2011 at 03:47pm

    The “scan me” bracelet is a new one…kind of cool!

  2. Bob Lambert September 23, 2011 at 06:02pm

    Definitely! I can see putting QR on laminated card(s) in my wallet — why bother carryin around and handing out business cards, when someone can just snap an image of your (business) QR code card, or (personal) QR code, then hand it back to you. Give the person you’re meeting the “right” set of contact data, instantly, and change your contact data online without reprinting anything…!

  3. David Wertheimer September 23, 2011 at 03:47pm

    The “scan me” bracelet is a new one…kind of cool!

  4. Bob Lambert September 23, 2011 at 06:02pm

    Definitely! I can see putting QR on laminated card(s) in my wallet — why bother carryin around and handing out business cards, when someone can just snap an image of your (business) QR code card, or (personal) QR code, then hand it back to you. Give the person you’re meeting the “right” set of contact data, instantly, and change your contact data online without reprinting anything…!

  5. Tim Miller September 26, 2011 at 08:23am

    And I can see an overzealous penal system deciding to tattoo QR codes on its prisoners in order to provide faster access to their records.

  6. Tim Miller September 26, 2011 at 08:23am

    And I can see an overzealous penal system deciding to tattoo QR codes on its prisoners in order to provide faster access to their records.

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