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QR codes stuck to things to supposedly give you more information.
99% of the population probably have no clue what they are or even know that you need to download an app to read them.
Mark:
or even know that you need to download an app to read them.
Not on an iPhone. QR reader is built into the camera app.
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Mark:
99% of the population probably have no clue what they are or even know that you need to download an app to read them.
I built a kiosk for a non-profit. It's not used by many people, but after more than a year of installation, there had only been one use of the QR code feature. That was when I tested it.
The other fail I see for QR codes is when they're used without a referrer id so there's no stats collected.
@SirHumphreyAppleby:
Mark:
99% of the population probably have no clue what they are or even know that you need to download an app to read them.
I built a kiosk for a non-profit. It's not used by many people, but after more than a year of installation, there had only been one use of the QR code feature. That was when I tested it.

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freitasm:
I actually quite like QR codes, but as you've pointed out in other threads, I'm not always the target audience.
In this case the QR code actually works quite well. Data is very generously provided by a third party, and in exchange we had an informal agreement to refer users to their site for additional information. I don't feel too guilty if people aren't using the provided URLs via QR codes. The target site uses an excessive number of parameters to create even a single page, so on the screen we can only show a site link in text.
I can't say I have found QR codes to be especially life changing. I think I may have used one once because my camera wifi creates one that is supposed to 'speed up' connecting a mobile device to the camera. It doesn't.

I disagree with the poor rap QR codes get. I really like them, I find them useful very often.
In my experience, the issues occur, when, like everything, they are poorly implemented. I have heard of QR codes being used maliciously to link to dodgy urls.
Grammarly ad's. I hate them. I don't use an adblocker on principle because I believe that content creators often create content free of charge and get paid with ad's and some I have found to be very interesting and useful. However, I wish I could just block this one type.
Ludicrous language, most especially common in reports from the Police and/or courts.
This one caught my eye today:
"The vehicle became stationary and police spoke to her. "
The vehicle "became stationary"? You mean, it stopped?

And what did the vehicle have to say for herself?
paulchinnz:
And what did the vehicle have to say for herself?
Sadly we are not told. Perhaps we should guess?
'Yessh! Ssssomebody ssstole my carrr', the man replies.
The cop asks, 'Where was your car the last time you saw it?'
'It wasss on the end of thisshh key', the man replies.

Geektastic:
"The vehicle became stationary and police spoke to her. "
The vehicle is female? That's how it reads to me.
Geektastic:
Ludicrous language, most especially common in reports from the Police and/or courts.
This one caught my eye today:
"The vehicle became stationary and police spoke to her. "
The vehicle "became stationary"? You mean, it stopped?
A vehicle stopping is legally defined as something, so perhaps it did not stop?
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