New Functionality: Contact Information QR Codes
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NEW FUNCTIONALITY:CONTACT INFORMATION QR CODES
New functionality on the SacProNet website for creating QR Codes that encode member's personal contact information, and
for creating QR codes for Marketing
John L. Mohammed
External Vice President
Computer Committee
Sacramento Professional Network
August 28, 2012
WHAT IS A QR CODE?
2-dimensional bar codes that encode text Originally created to track parts in the
automobile industry Now ubiquitous as a marketing tool
magazines newspaper ads flyers
Can encode text in different formats website URL contact information vCard email address YouTube video, App store download, Skype call, ...
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EXAMPLES ABOUND
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Magazine
Store coupon
Newspaper Ad
NEW FUNCTIONALITY ON OUR WEBSITE
Contact Information QR Code Enables members to create a QR Code that
encodes their contact information Member has complete control regarding content Code is associated with the member's profile
Marketing QR Codes Content type that facilitates creating QR Codes
for arbitrary text Enables creation of codes that take readers to
web pages, to promote events4
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CREATING YOUR QR CODE
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CREATING YOUR QR CODE
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WHY CREATE A QR CODE?
A QR Code containing your contact information makes it really easy for networking contacts to obtain your information
Your contact information can easily be put in the contact's address book
Use it on: Name badge you wear to networking events Business cards Resumes Websites
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READER'S EXPERIENCE
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User starts Scanner and points at QR Code
Information is recognized as a contact
With one click, user can add it to the address book
or add it to an existing entry in the address book
or email it to his/her self or another person
The information properly parsed as a contact
MARKETING QR CODES
New content type: QR Code Generator Any text typed into its QR Code field is rendered
as a QR code when the node is saved A sample node that can be reused is available
from the navigation menu: Committees → Marketing → Marketing QR Codes
Additionally, any text in any text area field using the default Filtered HTML input format can be rendered as a QR code using special syntax:
[mobilecode #preset="preset"]content[/mobilecode]10
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