Saturday, October 2, 2010

Google's new URL shortner produces QR codes

Google has now released its own URL shortner http://goo.gl and the really cool bit is that it automatically generates a QR (qick response) barcode. If you read the barcode above with a QR app on your smartphone using the camera it will take you directly to my website.

The link contained in the barcode is http://goo.gl/BzaQ.qr so even the top level domain is qr instead of .com or .co.uk

It sounds really simple but this could be a huge development in the market and you will start seeing QR codes being used by SMEs. In Huntingdon where I am very active in the SME community the use of QR codes has really taken off.

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