QR Code News Roundup: Don't Scan, Zoove?; QR Usage by Teens; QR Hype Cycle
1. “Finally, A Smart Alternative To Those Goofy Mobile Barcodes” (by Dan Frommer, Silicon Alley Insider)
Nothing to install or scan just text a few numbers. The pros and cons of Zoove. ||| A Few Zoove Demos.
2. “Many teenagers are clueless about QR Codes. Can they ever really take off? (by Martin Bryant, The Next Web)
A survey of 1000 British teenagers has found that 72% of 11-18 year olds don’t have the software to read QR codes or aren’t aware their phone can read them. Additionally, only 43% believed QR codes could be read by a phone, 8% of girls thought they were a magic-eye picture(!) and only 33% knew what they were called.
More in the survey mentioned in the article.
3. Commentary: “The QR Code Hype Cycle” (via 2D Code)
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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