qr codes

1.       QR stands for Quick response code. They are a machine-readable code consisting of an array of black and white squares, typically used for storing URLs or other information for reading by the camera on a smart phone.

2.       QR codes were first used in Japan. They were used in the car industry to help customers remember details of vehicles when they have viewed at them on the forecourt.

3.       Or codes can be linked to SMS messages webpage’s, lists, pictures and advertisement.

4.       QR codes can link to different things such as Adding QR codes to your business cards, Include QR codes in your print advertising; create a campaign to increase your social following, Add QR codes to your product packaging, and Use QR codes for company or customer-facing events.

5.       All you need to read a QR code is a smart phone! But it has to have a camera and you have to download a app to read QR codes.

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	This QR code will take you to http:apod.nasa.gov/

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I went on a online bar code reader called      http://www.onlinebarcodereader.com/ and I opened a image in to the box it then gave me a web address for the QR code   http://b.snappr.net/kus4y

                                 

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I linked my QR code to New look so if you scan it in on a smart phone it will take you to the new look website.

I created my own QR code.

            Advantage of QR codes

There is no need to write vital details down. A simple scan captures the desired information.

QR Codes can be used to store addresses and URLs that can appear in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards or just about any product that users might need information about.

Disadvantages of QR codes

Users must be equipped with a camera phone and the correct reader software that can scan the image of the QR Code. Currently only Smartphone’s are technically equipped to do this. Many users that have mobile phones that have cameras are unable to get QR reading software for their phones