The Brads - QR Codes
October 11th, 2011
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Rocket
October 11, 2011 at 9:53 pmIs it bad that I scanned that code before I even read the comic?
xuc
October 11, 2011 at 10:09 pmYes. You are bad and you should feel bad.
ScytheNoire
October 11, 2011 at 10:24 pmI think I’m worse. When I read “porn” I ran to grab my phone. Damn you tricky tricksters!
compath
October 11, 2011 at 10:30 pmThere’s more nasty stuff than plain old porn. Try linking to a shock site.
tom jones
October 11, 2011 at 11:22 pmwhat’s wrong with tracking ad effectiveness? it’s not like it’s tracking you ..
Rodo
October 11, 2011 at 11:58 pmWell played sir.
Bryan
October 12, 2011 at 4:05 amHave you tried typing a URL of any real length into a smartphone by hand before? Incredibly annoying. Scanning a QR code, on the other hand, is two button presses - one to start the barcode app and one to visit the URL it returns. Vastly superior.
Bridget Stewart
October 12, 2011 at 9:44 am@Bryan,
QR codes are mainly used in marketing fluff pieces that lead you to a landing page with no navigation to the actual site of the target. That’s not to say they are never used in a more meaningful way, But more often than not, it obfuscates the fact that I am going to a destination that doesn’t really hold interest for me, because it’s a one time use for a promo only.
Colbow told me a story of QR codes being used in a helpful and meaningful way that bring their reputation back up…if only we cared about meaningful, useful things in America. :p
Benjamin
October 12, 2011 at 11:20 amI should’ve read the comic before scanning… i’m glad it was just a prank
sprul
October 12, 2011 at 7:24 pmgreat one, i love that idea, maybe i’ll give it a try in germany!
Elton
October 12, 2011 at 8:33 pmBravo! A true LOL for me…
Pedro
October 13, 2011 at 7:51 amhaha! That’s amazing dude!
Ramy
October 14, 2011 at 4:43 amVery nice ^^
Victor Manuel
October 14, 2011 at 10:18 amHahaha, awesome now I am fighting with myself about scanning it or not
I agree with Sprul, we should do it here in Germany.
Raphael
October 14, 2011 at 11:07 am@Victor and @sprul: Well, living in Germany, I believe the porn thing would not work. Try someting antisemic or antiislam. Either way, you will be hunted ...
james
October 14, 2011 at 1:07 pmyes, i really did think you would post such filth, and frankly, I am saddened that you did not. saddened i tell you.
Bassem B.
October 14, 2011 at 6:24 pmQR codes are the shiznit. I use a QR code generator to quickly copy text between my PC and phone.
DIMM
October 14, 2011 at 8:53 pmYes, I was expecting some filth
Agurk
October 15, 2011 at 6:07 amI am browsing on my phone, cam’t scan the qr codes displayed on its screen :-( ...
Joseph
October 19, 2011 at 10:46 amSo, where does the QR code in the comic lead?
Nora
October 19, 2011 at 4:05 pmYou win the game.
Nora
October 19, 2011 at 4:05 pmYou win the game.
Philippe
October 22, 2011 at 7:18 amNice trick. I scanned it anyway to see what it does.
DancingCorpse
October 24, 2011 at 7:13 pmQR codes are useful in that you can put them on Business cards and have all your contact info, ready to be instantly saved to a persons contacts on their phone (easier than typing it in manually, and impresses with ease. I.E. I have a QR code on my Resume).
Stores even use them for product tracking now. Best Buy has QR codes on most larger items (laptops, fridges, TVs) and you can instantly have all the items info on your phone, ready to be compared with any other item you scan.
DancingCorpse
October 24, 2011 at 7:15 pm@Agurk
I think that is irony.
WesGTR
November 2, 2011 at 11:40 pmI’m laughing as hard as I haven’t in the past 2 weeks. I couldn’t resist scanning the code right after I read the comic hahahaha
Dawn
November 29, 2011 at 4:57 amThis is brilliant. Though I’m not actually convinced that anyone scans QR codes to begin with - they seem to be something that every marketer wants to use, but the public largely doesn’t care.
jntuk
November 30, 2011 at 1:32 pmi love that idea, maybe i’ll give it a try in germany! thank you..
Rapid Prototyping
December 2, 2011 at 1:44 pmBefore the advent of QR codes, we had to go to web addresses by typing them specifically which was to say the least, a bit annoying. By the way, this comic really took an interesting turn of events regarding the QR codes and how they could be manipulated. Browsing has become quite fast thanks to QR codes
Zachary D.
December 4, 2011 at 3:10 amI think the QR code just hasn’t been applied in the right medium yet. It’s an odd tool to use in advertising as advertisers know that their target audience has a limited attention span.
Perhaps the QR code may have a better life in inventory management…where it came from.
Montgomery Moon
December 4, 2011 at 5:34 amReally nice work my friend
webZplus
January 9, 2012 at 3:12 amI like it, I reckon I’m going to get a thousand stickers printed post them all over town and wait for the traffic to roll in
web designer
February 18, 2012 at 2:29 pmQR code: Quick Response Code, First time I heard it is here. and researched about it. thanks Brads I am going to use it for my business card