The next time you are zip lining in Costa Rica or dancing the night away in New York and you want to exchange business cards – but you don’t have one on you – show your wrist band with your personalized QR code and voila! your contact information is transferred to their smart-phone. more...

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QR codes designed for kids between the ages of 7 and 12 have begun to appear in the marketing scene. SkanzJr, a social networking platform oriented around QR codes, has launched a new line of silicone bracelets that feature their own QR codes. more...

Are you ready to let your kid have a QR code? The folks behind the QR Media Group sure hope so. more...

Back in June we introduced Skanz, a web-based platform that uses QR-codes to connect mobile technology and social media (visit the post). Now SkanzJr hopes to introduce kids into the program with specialized sites that do not include any identifiable information (although a parent’s email is required for registration). more...

Have you noticed QR (Quick Response) scan codes lately? These are now increasingly visible as more people have smartphones which can scan these codes. more...

In the service of promoting his new play, Alda wouldn't mind if you looked at the plastic bracelet on his wrist. He'd even like you to take out your cell phone and take a picture of it. Why? Because it's made by a company called Skanz and includes a custom-made QR code that when scanned leads to Internet-delivered content about "Radiance." more...

Is there anything Alan Alda can’t do? Not only does he tower above his co-stars this week’s non-Oscar related Brett Ratner caper, but in connection with last night’s Geffen Playhouse debut of his play Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, the 75-year-old is also breaking a social media leg. more...

Skanz, a company that sums up anyone’s online identity in a QR code, has partnered with young musician Matt Hunter to demonstrate the company’s vision of how their platform could work on a commercial level. more...

Just when I was beginning to wonder if the fascination with QR codes had run its course before the marketing potential of Rorschach-esque stamps could really be explored, along comes several interesting pieces of digital barcode news.? more...