I totally agree with Alex Hillman! Very good point. I always use apps with qr codes and go to the stores like Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks and have the cashier read my iPhone screen with the barcode scanner, no more cash exchange or more work.
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > wrote: > Ugliness aside (which I agree), the thing I don't like about QR codes is > that they generally *create* more work for people than they replace. > > The most useful QR codes I've seen used are in reverse from how everyone > usually describes them: when the person/customer/etc has a personal QR code > on a tag/sticker/badge/etc, and the business/operator has the reader set up. > > Example: digital check-in, scanning loyalty cards, etc. You could have QR > codes on name badges, for instance, and put out iPads or laptops with > cameras that do something automatically when a code is scanned. > > This takes away a lot of the questions "what is this thing, what do I do > with it" as well as the need to download an app or ask the user to do extra > work for you. > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Chad Ballantyne < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Agreed. UGLY! I would get over the ugliness if they prove to be UBER >> effective. Show me the data. >> >> Chad Ballantyne >> 705.812.0689 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> Barrie's Coworking Community >> Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. >> 12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3 >> Memberships start at $25/mth >> www.thecreativespace.ca >> 705-812-0689 >> >> On Jun 17, 2014, at 12:12 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Not useful. My main gripe with them is how freaking ugly they are. It >> ruins a visual brand. >> >> On Monday, June 16, 2014 11:51:21 AM UTC-6, Ender Baykal wrote: >>> >>> Hello all! >>> >>> Hope you all had a good weekend. We, as Indiegrove attended to the Small >>> Business Expo on last Thursday and it was very good. In one of those >>> presentations during the Expo, using QR codes behind the business or >>> postcards would be very useful said the speaker. I am not sure how right he >>> is and that's why I opened this discussion. What do you think about using >>> QR codes when it comes to selling the coworking ? I don't think a fair >>> amount of people use the QR codes nowadays, it's just not easy to use in my >>> view. All comments/suggestions are welcomed. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -Ender >>> >>> www.indiegrovejc.com >>> >>> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/zupyZuuGAlk/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *Ender Baykal* Business Specialist Indiegrove 121 Newark Avenue 5th Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 589-2068 www.indiegrovejc.com -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
