QR Code and You

26 Responses to QR Code and You

1. jkm210 says:

   27 August 2011 at 12:31 pm

   I presented a poster (sort of like adult science fair) at a library conference in the spring, and we, along with many others, put a QR code on the poster. Then people viewing it could take a photo with their phone, and get more information later. They’re great for a conference situation where someone’s physical attention to your display or presentation will probably only last 5 seconds – if you have a QR code, they’re more likely to visit you virtually at a later time.
2. MJ says:

   27 August 2011 at 12:36 pm

   Had to Google to see what they were…and when I saw one I realized oh yeah, I know what those are. Just didn’t realize they were called QR codes. :)
3. Velle Mere says:

   27 August 2011 at 1:59 pm

   I am in the same boat as MJ above.
4. raising3saints says:

   27 August 2011 at 2:01 pm

   I’m a new smartphone user and am not sure exactly how to ‘read’ them, but I do know what they are! (Is there an app? I have an Android phone)
5. jflare says:

   27 August 2011 at 2:22 pm

   So they’re a newer form of a UPC?
6. Fr Tim Finigan says:

   27 August 2011 at 2:34 pm

   When I read the post, I started out as a “No idea” but in fifteen minutes have graduated to “Yes, I know them, read them and make them.” Very easy, and a most cool addition to the notice in the Church porch advertising the new parish website. Always wondered what these things were :-)

   
7. akp1 says:

   27 August 2011 at 2:55 pm

   Well now I know – wow what an amazing thing! Made my day I think!
8. Alan Aversa says:

   27 August 2011 at 3:13 pm

   Does it have something to do with ham radios?
9. Alan Aversa says:

   27 August 2011 at 3:14 pm

   Wait, those are just called “Q-Codes“…
10. Marcin says:

    27 August 2011 at 3:47 pm

    @jkm210
    I presented a poster (sort of like adult science fair)

    LOL. And of course you right! It is a science fair for grown ups, except the size. Mine has been for many years around 30,ooo participants, until I left academia. I like your idea to include QR on a poster. Very hip. I have to suggest it to my wife.
11. Matthaeus says:

    27 August 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Thanks for this, Father.
    Like Fr. Tim, I had seen these things about and wondered what they were. I also googled and have now got to ‘I know what they are’ – can’t get any further at present as I don’t have a fancy enough cell ‘phone.
    I do, however, look forward to seeing the reactions of older parishioners tomorrow morning when they see the youngsters waving their ‘phones at the notice board. ;-)
12. Charivari Rob says:

    27 August 2011 at 5:07 pm

    Well, I voted no idea and then read the comments.

    Like several of the others, I have seen them and occasionally used them. Just didn’t recognize that name.
13. samgr says:

    27 August 2011 at 5:42 pm

    I barely use a dumb phone, let alone a smart one.
14. Charles E Flynn says:

    27 August 2011 at 5:49 pm

    MJ is going to need a bigger boat.
15. Laura R. says:

    27 August 2011 at 7:12 pm

    I voted “no idea” like others but now have a name to put on these things that seem to have started popping up everywhere.
16. adeoamata says:

    27 August 2011 at 8:08 pm

    I put a QR code containing a URL to a website my husband coded on our wedding invitation…
17. Joeski5651 says:

    28 August 2011 at 5:58 am

    Great explanation on wikipedia. The Iphone has a number of apps that read and create.
18. Art says:

    28 August 2011 at 7:49 am

    We’ve been recently incorporating them into the events ads at FLL.
19. APX says:

    28 August 2011 at 11:44 am

    I thought those things were some sort of Magic Eye thing until I couldn’t find the hidden picture.

    FYI: I’m not blonde.
20. Bob says:

    28 August 2011 at 2:08 pm

    I thought they were Ink Blots.
21. MikeM says:

    28 August 2011 at 2:47 pm

    I know what they are but, alas, I don’t have a smart phone, so they don’t benefit me all that much.
22. eiggam says:

    28 August 2011 at 4:21 pm

    I am like MikeM, I have an small flip phone with a camera, but I can’t do Apps. I’m curious as to what is in the codes, but don’t think it’s worth it to have a more expensive phone with the more expensive plan…
23. sisu says:

    28 August 2011 at 9:53 pm

    @eiggam QR codes can include web link, phone number, a vCard, a text snippet. Funny thing is you can put the code anywhere…look up “QR code” and “scarf” to see folks knitting QR codes into clothing…printing it on silk scarves, also seen on blankets…pretty fun way to embed links or even poetry in an abstract visual way.
24. BLB Oregon says:

    28 August 2011 at 10:55 pm

    Apparently a 21st century thing. Nothing against it, per se, but alas…not there yet.

    No Facebook account yet, either. Sort of an equisetum among the roses.
25. Ed the Roman says:

    29 August 2011 at 8:43 am

    Oh, so THAT’s what those things are called.
26. irishgirl says:

    29 August 2011 at 11:43 am

    Sorry, I’m not up on all this techie stuff….I know only the basics of using a laptop computer, a cell phone (bare bones, not a Smart one) and a digital camera. Those are enough for me.