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Re: StickyBits: Add a bar code based history to any physical object

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Post by billychasen »

cracki wrote: post #5

i think the concept is kinda weak. i'd use a QR code with a link to a wiki page, if that's what this is. so they're proposing a wiki page for each unique bar code... that smells like wikipedia, but i don't see "business value" in it. that site looks like they're trying to market something, which means that they're trying to make money with this. i can't imagine how that's supposed to work.

QR codes are just an embedded block of text. They can also redirect you to a URL, so in that case, it's just a shortcut to typing.

Stickybits allows you to actually write to barcodes (effectively using the barcode as just a pointer to lots of media)

No easy way to do this with QR and be social. Unless you set up a website.

No marketing, just want to use codes and attach digital content to real world objects.

Re: StickyBits: Add a bar code based history to any physical object

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Post by adamtmca »

caryme wrote: post #15
sunkencity wrote: post #7

What a greap app! Fantastic design of the homepage as well. Interesting that they got that through the appstore. Didn't think they allowed barcode scanning apps, but maybe that was just amazon that didn't allow such apps. I think it's a good idea to build this app around fun, and then add the business aspects later. I would not be surprised though if this app is pulled from the appstore because of some bogus claim an…

There are plenty of barcode scanning apps, the best probably being RedLaser ( http://redlaser.com/ ).

They use Redlaser's SDK.

Re: StickyBits: Add a bar code based history to any physical object

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Post by paul9290 »

billychasen wrote: post #21
cracki wrote: post #5

i think the concept is kinda weak. i'd use a QR code with a link to a wiki page, if that's what this is. so they're proposing a wiki page for each unique bar code... that smells like wikipedia, but i don't see "business value" in it. that site looks like they're trying to market something, which means that they're trying to make money with this. i can't imagine how that's supposed to work.

QR codes are just an embedded block of text. They can also redirect you to a URL, so in that case, it's just a shortcut to typing. Stickybits allows you to actually write to barcodes (effectively using the barcode as just a pointer to lots of media) No easy way to do this with QR and be social. Unless you set up a website. No marketing, just want to use codes and attach digital content to real world objects.

Very cool idea. Had similar idea recently; Product GPS. Find what store closest to you has X in stock, who has best price and where can I find it in this huge store (walmart, target, macy, etc).

Good luck

Re: StickyBits: Add a bar code based history to any physical object

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Post by fragmede »

billychasen wrote: post #21
cracki wrote: post #5

i think the concept is kinda weak. i'd use a QR code with a link to a wiki page, if that's what this is. so they're proposing a wiki page for each unique bar code... that smells like wikipedia, but i don't see "business value" in it. that site looks like they're trying to market something, which means that they're trying to make money with this. i can't imagine how that's supposed to work.

QR codes are just an embedded block of text. They can also redirect you to a URL, so in that case, it's just a shortcut to typing. Stickybits allows you to actually write to barcodes (effectively using the barcode as just a pointer to lots of media) No easy way to do this with QR and be social. Unless you set up a website. No marketing, just want to use codes and attach digital content to real world objects.

Unless I'm misunderstanding things, Stickbits is that website. You just chose to use your own barcodes instead of QR codes for some reason.

Re: StickyBits: Add a bar code based history to any physical object

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Post by whalesalad »

cracki wrote: post #5

i think the concept is kinda weak. i'd use a QR code with a link to a wiki page, if that's what this is. so they're proposing a wiki page for each unique bar code... that smells like wikipedia, but i don't see "business value" in it. that site looks like they're trying to market something, which means that they're trying to make money with this. i can't imagine how that's supposed to work.

EDIT: Quite ironically... they use a QR code on the Android download page! http://www.stickybits.com/android/

QR codes for the win! Seems like the Android world has really latched onto this... with the iPhone kind of not so much. You can store a lot more data in a QR code.

There are some handy tools for a common Android workflow which is, I'm at home and I need to bail real fast to catch a bus or head out, but I want the site I am viewing on my computer on my phone. I generate a quick QR code of the page, snap a pic with my phone, and leave.

Here are some links: http://code.google.com/p/qrbookmarklet/ and http://servletsuite.blogspot.com/2008/11/qr-code-bookmarklet...

I built a simple tool here in Honolulu to enhance a service that does estimated arrival times. You can find it here - http://thebus.ws/about. One of the thing I want to do as a public service and because I am a bus nerd, is get some durable plastic tags printed out with a bazillion QR codes for every bus stop on the island, and mount them in a semi-secure fashion (punks are always gonna fuck with things.... but these will be cheap so who cares). That way when you're at a bus stop you can snap a pic of the QR code and load up the page with all the bus arrivals.

GPS is even easier (which is how I am doing it right now, finding stops near you) but this is just another way to make things quicker.

I wish we would adopt QR codes more here in the US of A... Japan uses them all over the place.

Re: StickyBits: Add a bar code based history to any physical object

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Post by tophat02 »

rodyancy wrote: post #10
megamark16 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, from a business perspective, if you're a company with equipment (medical, electronics, tools, etc) you could have employee "check out" equipment with their phones. If you're a company that works with documents (engineering, legal, what have you) you could attach barcodes to physical copies (shoot, you could overlay them on the digital ones to so they print off with the doc itself) and use them to easily pull up…

To target this use-case they would need to limit the number of wide-eyed, open mouthed monkeys they use on their sales page.

No problem: take the same technology, rebrand it have a "business-oriented" name, make a different landing page, then sell both versions.

Re: StickyBits: Add a bar code based history to any physical object

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Post by elpuri »

billychasen wrote: post #21
cracki wrote: post #5

i think the concept is kinda weak. i'd use a QR code with a link to a wiki page, if that's what this is. so they're proposing a wiki page for each unique bar code... that smells like wikipedia, but i don't see "business value" in it. that site looks like they're trying to market something, which means that they're trying to make money with this. i can't imagine how that's supposed to work.

QR codes are just an embedded block of text. They can also redirect you to a URL, so in that case, it's just a shortcut to typing. Stickybits allows you to actually write to barcodes (effectively using the barcode as just a pointer to lots of media) No easy way to do this with QR and be social. Unless you set up a website. No marketing, just want to use codes and attach digital content to real world objects.

No easy way to host digital media without setting up a website? Are you serious?
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