QR codes can store more information than 1D barcodes and are widely adopted. They are scanned by many smartphone apps and can link to websites, apps, contact info, and more. When using QR codes, they should be linked to relevant mobile-optimized content and their effectiveness should be tracked with analytics to refine their use and justify further implementation. QR codes can be created for free using URL shorteners and can help bridge the gap between offline and online content.

1. QR Code Best Practice Dave Barger LunaWeb.com April, 2011 (fast times; date is important) SlideShare.net/ lunaweb/qr-code-best-practice

6. What’s scanning them? iPhones Androids Newer Tablets Blackberry and more Reference at http://DaveBarger.com

7. Mobile Web Looking at mobile visitors on one of our web servers, we see a 3.5x increase in Q1 2011 from Q1 2010.

8. What’s being scanned? More things everyday. Just know that QR code adoption will at least justify your attention as a viable part of your strategy.

9. Lots of Free Scanners There are many apps that are just code scanners and there are many apps that primarily do other things, but that also scan QR.

10. Complexity = f (Data + Error Correction) The more complex, the more scan quality comes into play. Lens clarity, image integrity, image distance, relative speed, and sometimes, reflected light (shiny surface) all affect scan quality.

12. QR Manipulation

13. Printed Pieces

14. “ QR Codes bridge the offline to online gap faster than a URL. ”

15. QR Codes Improve the ease of our daily doings through saving us time by reducing the “time to goal”. Value is increasingly a function of time.

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18. Megaphones are Coming! The Guerrilla Marketers can't help it. They will litter the QR landscape, and it will get noisy.

19. Why should I scan your QR code? wiifm w hat's i n i t f or m e? Think Facebook page pleas “like us on facebook!”... Why? Why “like” the page? What will be spewed in my feed?

20. Security “ Scan a code, get a virus.” We might be saying this someday. Get protection. PSA: Password protect your devices – now. QR codes are wireless, they are visual and are more phishable than a link.

21. Facebook QR Social endorsement through “likes” Would Facebook start “Scanning” QR destinations for maliciousness. The beginnings of a Facebook lens of the Web.

22. Inside Out We're consuming QR. We'll soon also be generating them for consumption by industry. Drive Through Starbucks. Scanned by your webcam to a site.

23. Are QR codes “here to stay”? Are they a “ fad”?

24. Nothing is here to stay. Everything is a fad.

26. 7 Triggers of Fascination Lust : the anticipation of pleasure, which we crave. Mystique : unanswered questions, which intrigues us and makes us want to solve the puzzle. Alarm : the threat of negative consequences, which demands immediate response. Prestige : symbols of rank and respect, which earn us status and admiration. Power : command over people and things, which draws our focus. Vice : rebellion against rules, which tempts us toward “forbidden fruit.” Trust : certainty and reliability, to which we give our loyalty. The above is from Sally Hogshead's book of the same title. As you're hearing more about game mechanics, don't think about “games”. Instead pay attention to how these can help your business.

27. QR on the Cheap Bit.ly and Goo.gl have free QR with their URL shorteners Have analytics on your landing pages Google Analytics are free! Print stickers (cards, brochures, collateral, signs, tradeshow booth, etc.)

29. QR for $erious Some sites to check out for more serious implementations. - ScanLife.com - 2DBarcodeStrategy.com - Jagtag.com - BeQRious.com Nashville: QRHere.Biz Irene Williams

30. MobileCamp Memphis Mark your calendars to make it over to Memphis on Saturday May, 7 and geek out to learning/sharing in the mobile space. Visit http://MobileCampMemphis.com mobilecampmemphis.com

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