Quick Response Codes Could Fuel Social Media Advocacy
With many technologies that have remained in the public domain for over a decade there comes a time when it's make or break or perhaps acceptance that they'll always remain in the background or niche applications.
The QR code, arguably a more flexible brother or sister to the famous bar-code, just may be about to have its day with the advent of the next generation of social media.
Social Media 2.0 was all about online interaction. Conversations and debates, sharing and caring through social media platforms such as Facebook and Linkedin, Twitter and YouTube. But as we move steadily towards web 3.0 and perhaps social media 3.0 we are likely to see an increased blurring of virtual and real worlds.
For starters just think Facebook Places. Situated at the centre of your iPhone Facebook app it's the beginning of how we'll eventually use Facebook not only to keep in touch with friends and family around the world but with those right next to us, or at least, in the same building or street.
QR codes just might be one of the fuels that links this real and virtual world. At just 59p a shot you can download an app like QR FlipFlop to create your own QR codes which when a friend of family member scans with their mobile device and a free app like Qrafter generates a web link, an email address, v-card or text message.
This type of mobile tagging coupled with location-specific social media may well open up great possibilities for the creative communicators and marketers to both push messages but importantly engage with likeminded others who become advocates as they collect and then pass on those messages to their social networks.
Perhaps QR is about to come of age...
Test QR for yourself by scanning the QR code on this page and see where it sends you.
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