First invented for use in industrial applications in Japan in the early 1990s, QR codes were being widely used by consumers when smartphones with QR readers became more prevalent in the 2000s. After ...

Like "Wi-Fi," the term "QR" is used often in day-to-day situations, but not everyone knows what it stands for. English speakers make frequent use of abbreviations to shorten communication or inject a ...

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Without an easy interface for clicking through to purchase, audio and video ads have, until recently, been best suited to upper-funnel brand-awareness campaigns rather than direct response. But now, ...

QR codes have become something of a joke. For the most part, they offer little that couldn't be achieved with a multitude of other technologies. NFC is more efficient, for example, at directing your ...

Designed as a high-tech marketing resource, QR (quick response) codes have many useful applications. These (usually) black-and-white algorithmic codes are gateways to a potential multimedia nirvana.

Instagram is launching in-app QR codes worldwide via an update, according to The Verge. Users will now be able to generate QR codes that are scannable from any third-party QR camera app. The feature ...

English speakers make frequent use of abbreviations to shorten communication or inject a more casual tone. However, we’ve become so accustomed to these shorthand terms that sometimes we use them ...