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Christopher Bongaarts <[log in to unmask]>
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UofMN Web Standards <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:06:48 -0500
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On 4/4/2012 8:37 AM, Layon, Kristofer wrote:

> I have never, *ever* observed a person scanning a QR code in the
> wild, despite the codes being quite common.  And this is in a world
> where you don't need to go walking for more than 10 seconds to
> encounter someone using their smartphone.  But not to scan QR codes.
> Just an observation.

I did it all the time when I first got my smartphone.  Then the novelty 
wore off.

I still do occasionally, when I find one in an unexpected place.  I 
usually don't bother if it's obvious where it would go.  But the reason 
why has more to do with how long it takes to fire up my barcode reader 
app than anything else.

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