QR codes can contain various types of data like text, URLs, contact info. They are commonly used to direct users to websites. To create a QR code, determine the landing page URL, add analytics tracking, shorten the URL, generate the QR code image, and rigorously test it across devices. Creative uses include location-specific codes and dynamic content pulled via a QR code reading mobile app.
8. Version
40
Text
Version 40 QR Code can contain up to 1852 chars.
A QR code (short for Quick Response) is a specific matrix barcode (or
two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and
camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a
square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be
text, URL or other data.
Common in Japan, where it was created by Toyota subsidiary Denso-
Wave in 1994, the QR code is one of the most popular types of two-
dimensional barcodes. QR is the abbreviation for Quick Response, as
the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at
high speed.[1]
The technology has seen a large uptake in Japan and South Korea.
However, in the West there has been a considerably slower adoption of
QR Codes.[2]
9. How
are
QR
Codes
used?
• Use
an
app
to
“decode”
the
image
• The
app
can
do
lots
of
things
with
the
data
– Display
text
– Email
– SMS
– Website
(most
common)
– Start
Audio
/
Video
10. Samples
Contact Info Calendar Event Email Geo Location
Phone Number SMS WiFi NetworkURL
11.
12. Reporters
without
Borders
• h/p://rsf.reed.be/index.php?lang=en
• h/p://osocio.org/message/print_ad_that_literally_speaks_to_the_people/
13. Why
are
QR
Codes
free?
• Royalty
Free
• Invented
by
Denso
for
warehousing
&
producaon
services
• Anyone
can
create
them
or
make
tools
to
create
them
• h/p://www.denso-‐wave.com/qrcode/index-‐e.html
15. Alternaaves
to
QR
Codes
• Image
Recogniaon
– or
why
door
knobs
don’t
come
with
instrucaons
– Requires
huge
DB
of
images
and
not
everything
will
be
available
– Learned
behavior
has
too
intermi/ent
of
a
response
to
reinforce
posiave
behavior
– Men’s
Behavior
• Some
ads
were
recognized,
some
were
not
but
the
reader
had
no
way
of
knowing
and
just
became
frustrated
16. Alternaaves
to
QR
Codes
• NFC
(Near
Field
Communicaaons)
– Requires
hardware
in
both
place
– Expensive
to
roll
out
(not
just
a
print
item)
– Possible
privacy
implicaaons
could
bring
regulaaon
18. Analyacs
build
or
buy
• Build
it
into
the
URL
– Google
Analyacs
URL
Builder
• h/p://www.google.com/support/analyacs/bin/answer.py?
hl=en&answer=55578
• Vendor
supplied
=
proprietary
but
more
features
20. Fee
vs.
free
Free
service
snapshot
Free,
or
“direct”
mobile
bar
codes,
which
simply
contain
the
URL
address
of
a
Web
page
encoded
into
the
bar
code,
are
available
from
many
online
services.
• Advantages
include:
– Free
or
low
cost
• Disadvantages
include:
– Analyacs
associated
with
direct
bar
codes
are
very
limited.
Web
site
analyac
tools
someames
wont
gather
valuable
metadata
associated
with
mobile
scans,
such
as
locaaon
based
informaaon.
– As
the
URL
is
also
embedded
in
the
QR
code
in
direct
or
free
implementaaons,
the
QR
code
size
may
also
be
physically
larger
in
direct
implementaaons.
– Since
these
free
mobile
bar
codes
simply
contain
URLs,
code
directs
must
be
manually
updated
therefore
more
expensive
in
terms
of
man
hours
used.
21. Simple
QR
Code
Plan
• Determine
the
final
landing
page
– Make
sure
it’s
mobile
friendly!
• Create
Google
Analyacs
link
for
tracking
• Shrink
the
link
• Create
the
QR
Code
• Test
• Distribute
• Test
22. Simple
QR
Code
Resources
• Determine
the
final
landing
page
– h/p://www.tribalddb.com
• Create
Google
Analyacs
link
for
tracking
– h/p://www.google.com/support/analyacs/bin/
answer.py?hl=en&answer=55578
• Shrink
the
link
– h/p://www.bit.ly/
• Create
the
QR
Code
– h/p://zxing.appspot.com/generator/
• Test
– h/p://redlaser.com/
23. Tips
to
Remember
• Use
a
URL
shortening
service
(or
dns
redirecaon)
-‐
keep
your
payload
as
small
as
possible.
• Rigorously
test
your
new
QR
code
image
with
different
smart
phones
and
bar-‐code
readers.
• Contrast
is
also
a
criacal
factor,
if
you
elect
to
change
the
pale/e
colors.
• Design
and
placement
=
plan
ahead.
• Opamize
landing
page
for
mobile-‐don’t
be
lazy!
• TEST
your
branded
QR
code
images
– Lower
quality
camera
phone
– Size
your
branding
based
on
the
lowest
common
denominator
of
QR-‐
code
soAware
and
smart
device
24. Creaave
use
• h/p://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/
2011/06/04/mcdonalds-‐brilliant-‐interacave-‐
billboard-‐campaign/
• How
it
would
integrate
directly?
– Mobile
App
– Locaaon
specific
QR
codes
– App
reads
code
and
dynamically
pulls
in
relevant
content
/
interacaon
25. Creaave
use
• Steven
Colbert
sings
Friday
on
Jimmy
Fallon
with
the
Roots
and
many
more.
– h/p://www.hulu.com/watch/229352/late-‐night-‐with-‐
jimmy-‐fallon-‐stephen-‐colbert-‐sings-‐friday-‐with-‐the-‐roots
• Hidden
QR
code
towards
the
end
lead
to
special
message
supporang
DonorsChoose.org
charity
– h/p://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/
2011/04/fallon-‐colbert-‐project-‐bonus-‐video-‐thank-‐you/
26.
Not
just
for
markeang
From here they can do the following;
- Find out more detailed specifications
- Read customer reviews of the product (upsell to a better
model).
- Add to Wishlist, this wishlist would be accessible from both
desktop and mobile browsers for later review or even ‘instore
shopping list’
- Send to email - email a friend ‘asking their thoughts’ ‘would
you like this’ / ‘is this the right one’
29. QR
Codes
in
PR
• h/p://www.prsa.org/Intelligence/Tacacs/Aracles/view/8895/1022/QR_Codes_offer_PR_pros_new_opaons_to_connect
• Company
or
event
informaaon
on
the
go
– Instead
of
referring
someone
to
a
press
room,
a
QR
code
can
someone
directly
to
a
press
release
or
other
informaaon
that
is
accessible
via
mobile
phone.
• The
Weather
Channel
added
codes
to
TV
and
online
ad
spots
connecang
to
a
download
page
for
their
new
app
– “We
saw
an
increase
of
21
%
in
downloads
during
the
Feb
promoaon,
&
press
coverage
of
the
QR
code
reinforced
the
Weather
Channel
as
an
innovaave
leader
in
the
mobile
space”
35. Addiaonal
Informaaon
• Overcoming
the
Limitaaons
of
QR
Codes
as
Business
Cards
– h/p://snapmyinfo.com/blog/overcoming-‐the-‐limitaaons-‐of-‐qr-‐codes-‐as-‐
business-‐cards/
• FAQs
about
QR
Codes
– h/p://www.be/erresponseblog.com/index.php/markeang/faqs-‐about-‐qr-‐
codes/
• How
to
track
QR
codes
in
Google
Analyacs
– h/p://blog.redclayinteracave.com/how-‐to-‐track-‐qr-‐codes-‐in-‐google-‐
analyacs/
• The
Complete
Guide
to
QR-‐Code
Technology
– h/p://onebiginternet.com/2011/02/the-‐complete-‐guide-‐to-‐qr-‐code-‐
technology/
36. Technical
Informaaon
• Internet
connecaon
needed
• Special
soAware
needed
– (open
definiaon
meaning
anything
can
create
and
read
codes)
• h/p://www.denso-‐wave.com/qrcode/qrstandard-‐e.html
– Numeric
-‐
7,089
characters
– Alphanumeric
-‐
4,296
characters
– 8-‐bit
bytes
(binary)
-‐
2,953
characters
– Kanji
-‐
1,817
characters
– Reserve
30%
for
error
correcang
• Any
kind
of
text
string
is
ok,
the
app
determines
what
to
do
with
it
– Custom
applicaaons
can
do
anything
they
want
37. Dean’s
QR
sites
• Check
out
this
site
for
a
60
second
overview
on
QR
codes:
– h/p://www.Cognaaon.net/QR/
• My
personal
blog
has
aracles
on
QR
codes
and
their
use
in
the
real
world.
– h/p://blog.collins.net.pr/search?q=qr
“Think
of
QR
codes
as
a
right
mouse
bu7on
to
anything
physical.
Anything
you
want
‘more
contextual
informa@on
about’
just
click”.
-‐
Dean
Collins
The 3 “big boxes” in the corners simply tell the camera which way the code is orientated, so QR codes can be snapped in any direction but generally are printed with the 2 big boxes in the top and one on the left.\n
The 3 “big boxes” in the corners simply tell the camera which way the code is orientated, so QR codes can be snapped in any direction but generally are printed with the 2 big boxes in the top and one on the left.\n
The 3 “big boxes” in the corners simply tell the camera which way the code is orientated, so QR codes can be snapped in any direction but generally are printed with the 2 big boxes in the top and one on the left.\n
The 3 “big boxes” in the corners simply tell the camera which way the code is orientated, so QR codes can be snapped in any direction but generally are printed with the 2 big boxes in the top and one on the left.\n
The 3 “big boxes” in the corners simply tell the camera which way the code is orientated, so QR codes can be snapped in any direction but generally are printed with the 2 big boxes in the top and one on the left.\n
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This is the text encoded in the bottom right QR Code in the previous slide\n
It doesn’t matter what the text is, it’s up to the app to figure out what to do with it.\n
Scan these with different apps to see what they do.\n\nAll these codes created with the free tool: http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/\n
Neomedia v’s Scanbuy = bad for the USA\n
Neomedia vs Scanbuy = bad for the USA\n\nClosed technologies make for big companies, open technologies make for big markets. These competing proprietary technologies will lose to the larger open market eventually despite specific individual advantages.\n
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What happens when the vendor goes away? The codes stop working. Better to own the entire communication path (host your own URL shortening / redirection service).\n
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Lots of additional information at the point of decision.\n
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White space around the code is critical\nIt’s actually the contrast that counts, color doesn’t need to be black and white.\n
Rotation is ok, overlaying stuff on the code and counting on error-correction is bad\n