Posts Tagged ‘QR Codes’

5 Ways QR Codes Could Help Decide Our Next President

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

You see them everywhere–on ads, packaging, billboards, handouts–QR codes have swept the nation, and now it seems they may even help us determine the nation’s next president. With today’s reliance on mobile devices to retrieve information, QR codes are a fast and efficient way to make a statement, and political parties are taking notice.

Here are five ways that QR codes could help shape the 2012 presidential election:

1. Organization – QR codes can help parties organize drives, functions and events to recruit voters.

2. Donations – Scanning codes through a smartphone could make the donation process simpler, more appealing and more accessible.

3. Endorsements – Celebrity supporters can receive exclusive QR code design art, images and content that will encourage them to share with their followers.

4. Merchandise – Regionalized codes on merchandise could make a statement to like-minded individuals.

5. Voting – QR codes could help tap into voter markets that were once hard to reach.

To learn more, check out this article!

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OK, It’s Definitely the Future.

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010


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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