Newspapers That Are Using QR Codes

It cannot be too easy to successfully run a traditional newspaper nowadays. There are many obvious factors that have contributed to declines in business; here are just three:

The number of people that get their news on a newspaper’s website
The number of people that rely on social media sites to deliver news
The emergence of hyperlocal sites [...]

QR Codes at the Penny-Arcade Expo

One of my former colleagues (who is also a humongous fan of video games) recently shared this QR Code story with me.
“I wanted to let you know about a cool use of QR codes I saw. I went to the Penny-Arcade Expo (PAX). There were naturally QR codes at several booths in the exhibit hall, [...]

Mobile and the Mall

Over the past month, we’ve seen quite an increase in the number of articles that talk about how mobile phones are changing the way that people shop.
There is an excellent post on the subject today from Chief Marketer.
If you have a second, we’d definitely encourage you to check it out. It contains a number of [...]

QR Codes spotted in Cooking Magazine

Flipping through the Taste of Home magazine I found two QR Codes. The first was for Rice Krispy Treat eggs. The QR Code directed to a “How To” video on how to create the egg shaped Rice Krispy treat snacks.
Here is a picture of the ad from the magazine that featured the QR Code.

The second [...]

QR Code on In-Plant Direct Mailer

I was very excited to receive a special piece of mail today at work. It was a direct mailer that I designed for in-plants. Of course the mailer has a QR Code on it that directs to a mobilized page that was created in iFlyMobi (Scan the QR Code to check out the mobilized page) [...]

QR Codes Keep On Rockin’ Thanks to Printing Center USA

We are huge fans of the folks at PrintingCenterUSA.com.
Yes, they are a customer. But more than that, they have some incredibly passionate employees.
Today, Aaron Rains of Printing Center USA published a story on their blog about one of the ways that they’ve incorporated QR Codes into their business.  The story mixes rock & roll, print, [...]

QR Codes from the SuperPages, in the Mail

I just wanted to share this mailer that I received recently from Superpages.com. The more that I see QR Codes appearing in my mailbox, the happier I get. I think that channel is going to help increase the exposure of QR Codes to more and more people.

The Interactive Book Drop

I’d like to send a very special shout-out to @SPLLibrarian. We chatted about QR Codes on Twitter a little while ago, and recently she shared with me an example about how her library is using them.
The Stratford Public Library has incorporated QR Codes into the outside of their building. Here is a picture of a [...]

Yes, that is a QR Code Bumper Sticker

As a huge fan of QR Codes and Smokey Bones restaurant, I pretty much jumped up for joy when I saw this truck in the parking lot recently.
The Realty Man talks about his QR Code stickers on his website here >>

We Loved This: Using QR Codes to Engage Students

Melanie Wiscount is a Business, Computer, & Information Technology Teacher at Palmyra Area School District.
From everything that we’ve read recently, she deserves some major recognition and commendation.
Here is the article that caught our attention. If you have a minute, we’d absolutely like to encourage you to read it.
A Few Highlights

Students were assigned to create a [...]