Take a picture with your smartphone

If you’ve never scanned a QR tag with your phone before, the process is surprisingly simple. All you need is a smartphone and a program that reads QR tags. Once you have a program installed simply turn that feature on and scan the code with the phone’s built in camera. For many phones, the program required to scan QR tags is already built in, however some phones require that you download a scanner manually. If this describes you, you’re in luck because downloading a scanner is very easy to do. The hardest part is finding a program that is compatible with your phone. The Kaywa reader seems to be available for most smartphones (Here’s a list). If your phone isn’t listed there, this site has already gone through the trouble of compiling a pretty extensive list of scanner programs. Just find your phone on one of the lists and click on the corresponding link. Once you’re at the download site, it should be pretty easy to figure out the rest for yourself, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comment section or email me directly at asteiner@gunnjerkens.com

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Tags: mobile, New Media, QR Codes, QR Tags, smartphones, Social Media, web 2.0

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