I feel like there's a routine anti-QR code thread on HN once a month and it's always the same argument. They'll die naturally when nobody wants them. For now it seems like certain people want them.
Enough with the QR Codes
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#12So far the best use I have found for QR codes is making up stickers than when scaned decode to "sorry i wasted your time this qr code does not contain anything interesting"
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#13Why is QR codes prevalent?
Because it's cheap and can digitize analog goods easily.
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#14If you have an Android phone, you can create a QR code for a WiFi hotspot with a WEP/WPA2 encryption key.
https://zxing.appspot.com/generator/
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#15We started using them on the print pages of homes for sale that we provide for our clients. The QR links to a google map of the property's address. Usually a buyer would print out the listing and take it with them to see the house. So far it seems to be a much easier way to get directions to the house without having to type in an entire address on your smartphone.
Sample: http://virtualstagingsolutions.com/a/view/1159/print
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#16Personally, I've found them to sometimes be useful.
I use an iPhone now, however they were fairly useful on Android -- a lot of Android forums would show a QR code when you hovered over links to .apk's, which made attachments easy to download.
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#17Good use case: on a For Sale sign in front of a house or apartment with a deep link to the listing. Much easier than going to the web site and searching.
Sure, QR codes are always a "good use case" when it comes to this. They ARE faster than typing in a link or searching. Doesn't do much good when no one uses the code, though.
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#18Good use case: on a For Sale sign in front of a house or apartment with a deep link to the listing. Much easier than going to the web site and searching.
Sure, QR codes are always a "good use case" when it comes to this. They ARE faster than typing in a link or searching. Doesn't do much good when no one uses the code, though.
Usually they just link to a companies website though and it would have been faster to type it in instead of scanning it.
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#19I feel like there's a routine anti-QR code thread on HN once a month and it's always the same argument. They'll die naturally when nobody wants them. For now it seems like certain people want them.
It seems more like people want people to want them so they're sticking around. Sometimes they're useful, but that's pretty rare.
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#20I used them for a QR code scavenger hunt once and, even in this tech backwards town, got a couple people involved. This was when they were still new.
It familiarized people with our website and our store layout. It also got them asking at the counter for help to find things.
All in all exactly what I was hoping for.