What is a QR Code?
Short for Quick Response code, QR Code is a type of barcode that is readable by QR Readers, that are now available in most camera mobiles. The information encoded may be text or URL. You might find a QR Code reader in your mobile’s app store.
QR codes are used to encode information into a 2D graphic readable only by QR Readers.
How to read a QR Code?
- Go to your camera mobile’s app store and search for QR Code.
- Since almost all app stores have a QR Code reader, you will likely get a QR Code reader. Download & install it.
- Now open the app and your camera should start working. Point the camera to a QR Code and snap a picture.
- The app will decode the QR Code and show you all the info encoded in it.
What’s the use?
Advertisers use QR codes in print ads to give more info to the mobile user about their product in a more interactive way using mobiles. App makers use QR codes to instantly provide apps to users. Webmasters/bloggers can use QR Codes to instantly send their mobile users to a mobile friendly version of their website.
How to make a QR Code?
It’s too easy, just follow the steps below to generate a QR code for your blog/site via Google:
- Go to http://goo.gl
- This is Google’s URL Shortener. Just paste your site/blog mobile-friendly version URL into the text box and click shorten button
- Copy the new shortened URL generated by Google & paste it into you browser’s address bar & add .qr at the end of the URL. Hit enter.
- Instantly, your URL will be converted into a QR Code. Save it & upload it to your site/blog
To make QR Codes for text and not URLs, visit http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Source: http://trickvilla.com/2011/qr-code-explained/#ixzz1nacl934i
No comments:
Post a Comment