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Jinks
02-25-2011, 10:38 PM
Those who understand culture jamming will appreciate this.

If you have a Google account, login, and go to http://goo.gl

No matter how long the URL, this site will do both shortening and QR code generation for you.

Here's an example
Original URL
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?276930-Mobile-phone-style-now-available-for-RPF.-Browse-on-the-go!

SHortened
http://goo.gl/UlFI6

QR code location
http://goo.gl/UlFI6.qr (just add .qr to the end)

Actual QR code
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=150x150&choe=UTF-8&chld=H&chl=http://goo.gl/UlFI6

Why is this important?

Next time you print a FLYER, POSTER, BUSINESS CARD, OR EVEN VIDEO EDITING.
NO MORE long URLs, no more "google this" no more worrying about domain names.
Link directly to your blog post, forum thread, meetup event, youtube video, put the QR code directly on your flyer, poster, business card, freeway banner!

Oh, how does it work? A smartphone user can now point and scan. And he'll be taken to your webpage on his phone. No more typing, dialing, or memorizing a word he saw on your printed medium.

iPhone users
this is the free & recommended app, download it and start having fun!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/qr-code-reader-and-scanner/id388175979?mt=8

http://a5.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/034/Purple/79/e0/ae/mzl.uydzlxdt.320x480-75.jpg

Goo.gl does the traffic tracking for you too. So stop worrying about paying for a developer or web designer, just get a free blogspot, wordpress or webs.com page, or even public facebook page, and start using the QR code to draw users.

Ok, sure, QR code won't be immediately viral, as not everybody has a smartphone, but start using it before it takes off, and start using shortened URLs in the meantime!

CableNewsJunkie
02-26-2011, 01:29 AM
Me likey

Texan4Life
02-26-2011, 03:31 AM
Me likey

+1 leave it to google to take URL shortening/anonymizing to the next level.