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What Are QR Codes? There are called Quick Response Codes as they are able be read and decoded quickly by any cellular phone that has the decoder application installed. These are also sometimes also referred to as 2D bar codes because these 2 dimensional bar codes encode data horizontally and vertically. They therefore store much more data than the conventional bar codes. Exactly What Do They Do? These codes store compact information. On being decoded (when being scanned with a mobile phone reader or a decoder) can link you to an online source of information whether it is a URL, an image, a video or simple text. For instance after you scan a QR Codes with your phone, the decoder will forward you to a website. QR Codes bring a load of information to you in a quick and convenient way. With these QR Code scanners, mobile phone users no longer need to type in lengthy hyper text links. And when scanned, the data is stored in your phone for long-term reference. That's hassle-free and convenient for those using mobile devices and are on the go. Who Would Use Them and Where Can We Locate These Codes? Off-line, we see these kinds of codes in magazines, textbook covers, brochures, business cards, posters, T-shirts, mugs, stationery and yes even bill boards. You can even stick QR rules on product tags and packaging (regarding product description), basically anywhere that wants to store information. QR codes bring real world off-line visitors who are scanning these codes (on a flyer maybe) to the online word such as blog sites, Facebook Fan pages, event web pages, YouTube channels and even to your online stores and websites. They also bring online users who use their mobile devices to do Google local searches or location-based social media such as Foursquare or Gowalla to the off-line business owners. QR codes bridge the gap between offline and online internet based business and fuse the two together. How Do You Decode Them? You do not need any kind of high-tech, chunky hand-held scanner to decode these. For those who have a mobile phone a with a camera you only need to follow the steps below to get a QR code reader to decode these codes:
1 - For each phone model, there is a bar code reader that you can download for free. Sometimes the application is pre-installed on your mobile devices so you can readily use it. Otherwise, you can Google "QR code decoder +" your phone model and you can download and install that application onto your device 2 - Activate the application (through tapping on the app) and snap a photo of a QR Code (try the one on the top left corner) 3 - It will read and also decode the data and bring you to the pre-defined destination web page. If the information or relevant as well as important to you it now stays within your phone and you can refer to it anytime. That is very convenient way of getting and keeping information.
If you like more step by step details on where you can download the decoded and how you to scan these codes, you can watch my How To Scan A QR Code Or A 2D Barcodevideo here. For more tips and resources on social media and mobile marketing, you can visit her site at SynergyMarketingPro or get a free report on 5 Steps to Mastering Social Media in 1 Hour A Week. Louisa YS Chan is a Social Media expert who helps small businesses and solo entrepreneurs (online and offline) grow their businesses using Social Media through her consulting and marketing services.
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