This is what this whole QR code thing is about, right? Wtf do I care unless I can do something with it!
But what if you’re reading a news article and wanna quickly take it with you? Or you walk up behind your co-worker playing a remix of your favorite YouTube video and wanna share it with your friends on facebook in 2 or 3 clicks?
Here’s the answer.
I’ve attached a QR code to every page on my blog site, so if anything catches your eye before you have to catch your bus, you can take it with you in an instant. How cool is that?! Think of all the sites (more captivating than mine) where this would be useful to you.
Update: I don’t put QR codes on every page any longer. I prefer simpler layouts these days.
Take a look at the right-hand side of my page, under the title “take this page with you”. Pull out your smartphone, start up your QR code app, and snap a pic of the barcode to instantly put this url on your mobile device.
How I did it.
I found a WordPress plugin to create the codes, and while it isn’t very configurable or feature-rich, it does the job nicely! Time invested? It took longer to write the article than implement my “take it with you” QR code widget. I still think I’ll write my own WordPress plugin and share it with the community, as there are many other features I’d like to implement to really prove how useful these blocky 2D barcodes really are. Plus, it’ll be a fun challenge for me 🙂
Need more help?
Try checking out my QR Who QR: Exploring QR Codes page to learn how to get a reader app installed on your mobile device, and see what you’re missing!
Please remember to vote for my SXSW Interactive Festival 2011 panel topic on QR codes beginning Aug 11, 2010 at noon! Visit http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ to create an account and vote for “QR Who QR: Exploring QR Codes” with Grant K Norwood of Springbox.