The QR code on the back of the tweetup badges is meant to be a time saver (and it’s cool). The concept is simple. With a phone equipped with a camera and a QR code reader, you simply scan the code on the back of the tweetup badge and the phone takes you to the badge holders page on Twitter. For example, if you scanned the back of my tweetup badge it will take you to http://twitter.com/tweetupbadges. That way if you meet someone at a tweetup and would like to follow them, you simply scan the back of their tweetup badge. There are QR code readers available for most “smart” phones, and most of them are free. There are several resources out there to find out more about QR codes and readers. One of the resources I use is mobile-barcodes.com. There you will find all the information you need on QR codes as well as lists of supported phones and links to readers you can download. For the i-Phone go to the app store and search for QR code reader.
I currently have a moto-Q and use the reader by i-nigma and like it a lot. Like a lot of readers it automatically captures the code when it is recognized.
I would love to hear about other phones and readers. If you have a reader loaded on your phone tell us about it.
Well it’s 12:45 in the morning and I am heading to Austin for SXSW in a few hours. I wanted to get something posted about the new Tweetup Badges I will be showing off while I’m there. I will be adding QR bar codes to the back of the Tweetup Badges. What is the code and what is it good for you ask. Well, a QR Code is a 2D bar code that displays data in a machine readable format just like any other bar code. What makes it cool is that a lot of smart phones these days can download an app that will allow you to scan the code with your phones camera. The really cool part is that you can format the QR code so that the phone knows what to do with it when it is scanned. What I am doing with the Tweetup Badges is putting a code on the back that, when scanned, decodes as the URL twitter.com/”username”. When a person scans the back of your badge it will take them to your profile on twitter with out having to enter anything manually. It’s very cool.
Well its getting late and I have to start a 14 hour drive in a few hours. I’ll post more info soon.
I’ll leave you with a video I found on youtube that demonstrates the QR Code.
Please let me know if you have questions or leave a comment.
I have experimented with a lot of different social networking sites to find a way to connect with others. Once I found Twitter I knew I had found MY social network.
I think the thing I like most about it is its simplicity. There are no gimmicks, glitter, gizmos or… well, you get the idea.
With its short, 140 character posts and no add-ons or frills to clutter things up, it’s exactly what I need in a social network. I know there are many people who love the other social networks, but for me Twitter is the one.
Twitter has allowed me to connect with people in a way that is comfortable for me. Without the games and extras that a lot of other sites have it is only natural that more conversation will take place.
I started dabbling with social networking to try to make new contacts for my business. What I realized, shortly after starting to make contacts on Twitter, was that I would rather have the opportunity to call these people friends. If my friendships on Twitter lead to more sales, of course I will be happy about that, but it is no longer the main focus.
Along with the new relationships I have begun to develop, I have discovered another advantage Twitter has over the competition, at least in my opinion, which is the tweetup.
When I get together with my new friends in the real world it is always a good time. Many of the people in our local tweetup group are the most intelligent and interesting people it has ever been my pleasure to meet and I am proud to call some of them friends.
Twitter, at least for me, has definitely helped identify the ’social’ part of social networking.
The QR code on the back of the tweetup badges is meant to be a time saver (and it’s cool). The concept is simple. With a phone equipped with a camera and a QR code reader, you simply scan the code on the back of the tweetup badge and the phone takes you to the badge holders page on Twitter. For example, if you scanned the back of my tweetup badge it will take you to http://twitter.com/tweetupbadges. That way if you meet someone at a tweetup and would like to follow them, you simply scan the back of their tweetup badge. There are QR code readers available for most “smart” phones, and most of them are free. There are several resources out there to find out more about QR codes and readers. One of the resources I use is mobile-barcodes.com. There you will find all the information you need on QR codes as well as lists of supported phones and links to readers you can download. For the i-Phone go to the app store and search for QR code reader.