Comments on: A Question.

By: pollyalida

pollyalida — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:49:38 +0000

James, thanks for that info. I really need to get a smarter phone! All sorts of interesting ideas flying through my head now.

By: James Francosky

James Francosky — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:17:59 +0000

To reply to pollyalida’s comment:

Many new phones have the ability to read QR barcodes. Both the iPhone and the T-Mobile G1 have free applications that can read these barcodes. The coding/application is made by a company called Zebra Crossing.

These kind of codes have been used in Japan, where advertisers would place a QR code at the bottom of theirs ads with either links to their websites or exclusive mobile goodies (ring tones, wallpaper, etc).

By: pollyalida

pollyalida — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:08:59 +0000

Are new cell phones/devices coming with the application to read the codes? Or is a downloadble app? Reminds me a bit of the very short lived and ill fated CueCat craze.

By: Rosario Garza

Rosario Garza — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:48:28 +0000

In California we’re trying to answer this question NOW by re-thinking re-modeling our statewide information delivery systems and methods.

By: Jason Griffey

Jason Griffey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:16:10 +0000

My answer: Badly, at least for the next few years. Will take major tech shift before we catch up to expectations, honestly.

But I’ll be writing the book on this over the next 8 months, so I’ll let you know.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:47:52 +0000

Oops. Apparently code doesn’t work in comments. http://skitch.com/alwright1/hj48/snappr.net-create-code

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:45:43 +0000