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Using QR Codes in Books, Magazines, and Other Paper Publications
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: July 17, 2012
Getting in touch with readers can be challenging. Once someone has read an article, book, or magazine, how can the author be sure they’ll remember the message? What if the publication advertises a larger business or campaign that requires further investigation? Even if the author includes a link or phone number, there is no guarantee […]
QR-code Dog Tag With GPS, How To
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: March 7, 2012
A QR-code dog tag has laser etched QR-code on one side. When a smartphone scans the QR-code, it displays the pet owner’s contact information. If the smartphone is GPS-enabled, then the pet’s owner is alerted by text message the location at which the QR-code pet tag was scanned. This article describes how to make […]
QR Code Tattoos – Permanent (with Pictures)
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: February 21, 2012
QR codes can be produced as both temporary tattoos and permanent tattoos. Click here for related articles about QR Code Tattoos Yes, people are getting QR code tattoos. A QR code tattoo is not really much different from any other tattoo. You’ll need a skilled tattoo artist with an accurate hand. Some QR codes have […]
Temporary Stick-on QR-Code Tattoo (with pictures)
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: February 20, 2012
Summary: QR codes can be produced as both temporary tattoos and permanent tattoos. Here’s how. Click here for related articles about QR Code Tattoos In Spring 2010, Dave’s Bread of Seattle gave away free QR Code Temporary tattoos to attendees that when applied to skin can be snapped with a smartphone’s camera to reveal that […]
QR Codes to Promote Bands (Hidden Sounds)
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: February 18, 2012
Summary: How an advertising agency used QR codes on animal stickers in public places to introduce people to new bands and music (Leo Burnett Agency, Hidden Sounds) The Leo Burnett Advertising Agency created a ‘Hidden Sounds’ QR Code campaign promoting 14 indie bands for Zoo Records, an alternative music store in Hong Kong. The purpose was […]
QR Codes to Solve Crimes
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: February 18, 2012
Summary: The gravestone for a murder victim includes a QR code that can be scanned for information and photos about the murder victim and contact information for the Sheriff’s office. . In Fond Du Lack County, Wisconsin, Some families are using QR codes in headstones to extend the remembrance of a loved one. In this […]
QR codes on Gravestones or Headstone (with pictures)
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: July 22, 2011
Summary: How to use QR codes on gravestones or headstone according to Medical Technology executive, Yoav Medan. He attached a QR code to his mother’s grave in Haifa, Israel. . Medical Technology executive, Yoav Medan, said “I [didn’t] know what we wanted to write [on my mother’s tombstone] and it will never be everything for everyone. […]
QR code on Grave (with pictures)
Posted by: Chuck Eglinton on: July 15, 2011
Summary: How to add a QR code to a grave as described by a Memorial stone maker in Japan. . Memorial stone maker Ishinokoe (Voice of the Stone) of Yamanashi Prefecture produces grave stones with QR codes embedded in them. They are called the concept Kuyou no Mado, loosely translated meaning “Memorial Service Window.” Visitors to the memorials can […]
