December 2011
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Brand New Scan Page Designs
November 2011
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How To: Use Your ScanMe 'Status' & 'About' Text
ScanMe offers users the ability to set both a “status” and also some more detailed, static, information about themselves in the “About” section of the Scan Page. Some users have contacted us unsure of the role of each text box - so we just wanted to make sure it was really clear!
You should think of your ScanMe Status box like your Status Update on Facebook, or a tweet...
October 2011
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Control, Connect & Track With ScanMe
We are always listening to our users, and looking for ways to improve the ScanMe experience. A main feature that many of our users were looking for was a was a way to know when their ScanMe code was scanned, as well as the ability to distinguish whether it was a ScanMe t-shirt, email signature, avatar or business card that was scanned. So, we listened and we have responded with a detailed...
Your All New ScanMe Dashboard
When you log in to the ScanMe website you’ll notice that we’ve made some changes; these are all designed to make it easier than ever for you to use ScanMe.
Now, you can see quickly how many ScanMe connections you have, and how many times your ScanMe barcode has been scanned. If you see something and you don’t know quite what it means, we’ve added the ‘i’ symbols – simply hover over these and...
September 2011
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Show Us Your ScanMe Codes!
ScanMe is social – and with new releases happening all the time we want to get you, our users, involved. So far we’ve had Facebook fans design up t-shirts, users make videos and now we want your pictures.
How do you use your ScanMe code? Do you have it on a t-shirt? Or perhaps you have it printed on a business card? Just take a snap of your ScanMe code and upload it to our Facebook page – we’ll...
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ScanMe Goes Social...
Life is social. More so now than ever, what we do, where we are and whom we are with are deemed as events to share with our friends. We post what we’re doing as our Facebook status, we tag posts with where we are and who we are with and we use location services to let people know where we are tweeting from.
So, we thought, what about if someone scans you ScanMe code - how can you share this...
August 2011
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14 Million Americans Scanned QR Codes in June 2011
Digital World specialists, comScor, Inc released a study on mobile QR code scanning earlier this week: with some interesting revelations. This study found that, in June 2011 alone, 14 million mobile users in the U.S (that is 6.2% of the total mobile audience) scanned a QR Code using their mobile device.
The demographic study of those who scanned QR Codes using their mobile devices showed that the...
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How To: Add A Custom Link To Your Scan Page
One question that we’re commonly asked by ScanMe users is how they can connect their scan page to their Facebook Business Page, or to their own website. It’s really simple, so here’s how you do it!
Log in to your ScanMe account and click on “Scan Page”
From there click on the “Custom” tab and enter what you would like the “Custom Link” button to say, and the URL you would like...
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Great Ways To Use ScanMe!
Once signed up to ScanMe you can use your QR Code in a variety of different ways; and as changing the information that is shown when your QR Code is so simple, a whole range of options are available to you. Here are some unique ways you can use your ScanMe QR code.
- Impress a girl/guy – What better way to give a potential date your contact details than by getting them to scan your ScanMe code?...
July 2011
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A New Reality Dawns With QR Codes
“Augmented Reality” is a term that is being used more and more as technology advances. But, QR Codes have been giving people the opportunity to experience augmented reality for years; they just haven’t realised it.
In 2008 Pepsi ran a marketing campaign during which they placed QR Codes on roughly 400 million cans and bottles of their soft drinks. These QR Codes then directed the scanner to an...
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The BBC Brings QR Codes To The Nation
The BBC has made a unique move of including QR Codes in its new cookery programme ‘The Good Cook’. ‘The Good Cook’ is a cookery series featuring award-winning food writer Simon Hopkinson. Broadcast on Wednesdays at 7.30pm, this will be many people’s first introduction to QR Codes.
But, how are the BBC using QR Codes in ‘The Good Cook’? The answer is simple, and solves a problem for...
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What Information Can Be Shared Through A QR Code?
QR Codes can hold a great amount of information – and can direct the person who scans the code to nearly any website the code owner chooses. And whilst some QR Codes can be limiting, only ever being able to link to one website, ScanMe QR Codes are designed with our users in mind; meaning that the user can change the information displayed when the code is scanned nearly instantaneously.
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June 2011
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How To: Use Your ScanMe Code As An Avatar
Using your ScanMe Code as an avatar, or profile picture, for your social media accounts is simple:
1. Visit ScanMe.com and click on the Use tab under the My Barcode heading in the top menu bar.
2. On the Use page select the option for “Avatar”. This image is optimised to be the perfect size and quality for social media profile pictures.
3. Then save this image to your...
Catch Their Eye, Scan Their Code!
QR Codes aren’t all about work, work, work… In fact, we’ve had some of our users reporting that they’re using their ScanMe codes in a very interesting way indeed – and it’s left us feeling all loved up!
Imagine being in a bar, and you catch the eye of someone across the room. You smile, get talking and then you need to leave. Exchanging phone numbers is fine, but really impressing your new...
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How To: Use ScanMe To Connect With People Online
ScanMe QR codes are the perfect way to connect the people you meet in the real world to your social media profiles. Whether you are at a business conference and want to make connections to your LinkedIn account, or on a night out and wanting to link up on Facebook, a ScanMe QR code is the easiest way to make these connections.
The first thing you need to do is make sure you have your ScanMe...
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Heads or QR Code?!
QR Codes really have been popping up everywhere - from street art to awards ceremony dresses – but now the Royal Dutch Mint have introduced a limited edition coin featuring a QR Code! These QR Coded coins are being pressed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht.
These coins, the largest of which measures 33mm in diameter, all contain a QR Code on the reverse of...
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How You Can Use a QR Code!
QR codes are being used an increasing amount by marketing and advertising agencies, so people are becoming more and more aware of what QR codes are and how they are used. But how can QR codes be used by the rest of us? QR codes, or quick response codes, are seen as irrelevant for most people, but with the right knowledge there are many ways that QR codes can be used and introduced in to every...
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How To: Create A QR Code
ScanMe makes it as easy as possible for you to create a QR Code. Creating a QR code with ScanMe is quick, easy and most of all… free! Once you have your ScanMe QR Code you can use it to make social connections, impress your colleagues or direct more traffic to your website. It’s easy!
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And now you have your very own ScanMe QR Code! It really is...
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ScanMe… Scan What?!
The world we live in is changing rapidly, particularly when it comes to technological advancements. It can all be a little overwhelming, but there’s really no need to panic! One of the latest pieces of technology to hit the news is QR Codes. If you don’t know what a QR Code is then there’s no need to worry – we’re here to help!
A QR Code is a black and white pixilated image, which can be...