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QR codes is another one of those developer/designer driven fads (IMHO). I'm not aware of any stock camera application that does QR detection. This combined with

QR codes is another one of those developer/designer driven fads (IMHO). I'm not aware of any stock camera application that does QR detection. This combined with the time it takes to open the application and scan it, seems more convenient to place a well thought out url instead. That's not to say it can't be the future. But having bad QR experiences now is not going to help QR codes grow.

kerryfalk 15y ago
The other day I saw a QR code on the back of a bus. I'm not kidding. This is in a small Canadian city that is not very tech-savvy. I am willing to wager that the vast majority of people don't even know what it is. Why it was placed on a bus I simply don't understand. Maybe the joke is on me and I'm the only one who isn't getting this?
- blahedo 15y ago
  I can still remember how excited I was when URLs first started appearing in IRL locations (billboards, magazines, etc), around 1996 or 97. At the time, of course, a lot of the people seeing them had no idea what they were....
  - alexk7 15y ago
    At that time, I kept a physical log of all URLs I saw (by hands, even very long ones!), just in case I needed to visit the web site. I still have it but the addresses are no longer valid. :)
nknight 15y ago
I've seen them in various places in the US, and I just got done spending about 8 of the last 12 months in Taiwan. QR codes were bloody well everywhere.
shard 15y ago
QR codes are EVERYWHERE in Korea. It's on just about every outdoor ad, in the subways, on buses, fliers, newspaper/magazine ads, often with colorful designs integrated into it. I went to a photography exhibit this week, and even the artist tag next to every photo had a QR code on it. Compared with launching your browser and typing in the URL, launching the QR scanner and snapping a picture is much easier.
- masklinn 15y ago
  > QR codes are EVERYWHERE in Korea. And Japan. You can't see an ad or a flier without a QRCode in it.
  - christoph 15y ago
    I must admit, I think they're pretty popular in the UK now as well. Every time I go through the underground or flick through a newspaper/magazine I see them.
kalleboo 15y ago
> I'm not aware of any stock camera application that does QR detection. Nokia phones have come with QR readers stock for a few years now, and Sony Ericsson's Android phones come with NeoReader preinstalled.

kerryfalk 15y ago

The other day I saw a QR code on the back of a bus. I'm not kidding. This is in a small Canadian city that is not very tech-savvy. I am willing to wager that the vast majority of people don't even know what it is. Why it was placed on a bus I simply don't understand. Maybe the joke is on me and I'm the only one who isn't getting this?

blahedo 15y ago
I can still remember how excited I was when URLs first started appearing in IRL locations (billboards, magazines, etc), around 1996 or 97. At the time, of course, a lot of the people seeing them had no idea what they were....
- alexk7 15y ago
  At that time, I kept a physical log of all URLs I saw (by hands, even very long ones!), just in case I needed to visit the web site. I still have it but the addresses are no longer valid. :)

nknight 15y ago

I've seen them in various places in the US, and I just got done spending about 8 of the last 12 months in Taiwan. QR codes were bloody well everywhere.

shard 15y ago

QR codes are EVERYWHERE in Korea. It's on just about every outdoor ad, in the subways, on buses, fliers, newspaper/magazine ads, often with colorful designs integrated into it. I went to a photography exhibit this week, and even the artist tag next to every photo had a QR code on it. Compared with launching your browser and typing in the URL, launching the QR scanner and snapping a picture is much easier.

masklinn 15y ago
> QR codes are EVERYWHERE in Korea. And Japan. You can't see an ad or a flier without a QRCode in it.
- christoph 15y ago
  I must admit, I think they're pretty popular in the UK now as well. Every time I go through the underground or flick through a newspaper/magazine I see them.

kalleboo 15y ago

> I'm not aware of any stock camera application that does QR detection. Nokia phones have come with QR readers stock for a few years now, and Sony Ericsson's Android phones come with NeoReader preinstalled.