These two
dimensional codes are called QR Codes and can be used in business cards, email
signatures, contact information in presentations, marketing collateral, etc.
Try
it:
·
Have an Android phone?
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Download QR Droid from the App Market
·
Open the app, and focus it on the QR code in the
below Business Card Template
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All information printed on the card is instantly
retrieved to your phone. Now you can easily save all this contact information.
[Note: Lesser information will have clear QR Code Image. ]
What
is QR Code?
QR Code is Quick Response codes (2D barcodes in which data stored in both the
dimensions), which can be scanned directly to read information into a Smart
Device.
Do
I really need a QR Code on my Business card?
·
It is an easy way to store contact information on to
your smart phone (for Android based Smart Phones, iPhone or Blackberry)
·
It is an effective marketing tool. Also helps easily
provide contact information without carrying several business cards. A quick
scan by a smart phone is all it takes.
Further
Reading:
Is
there any Security Concern?
User should be aware of the source.
How
do you generate the QR code?
Character
Limitation:
Recommended to limit the characters to 300 so that it can work on lower end
smart phones as well.
How
can you place it in our Business Card?
If you have a smart phone with QR Code scanner application, try scanning
the QR code on the above Business Card Template. We can either
print the Contact Details in the form of QR Code either on Front or Back Side
of the Business Card. Or we can even print QR code with different information
at different places.
How
to Read it in Smart Phone?
You can scan the QR Code using the applications readily available for
Android, iPhone OS & Black Berry OS. You can also take a pic of it in the
camera and decode it using the application.
Example:
QR Droid for Android Platform.
