[ale] OT Are you using QR codes on business cards and how

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi all,

I'm thinking about ordering some business cards / contact cards to give to people I meet while going back to school to learn programming and for later use when I start job hunting. I'm wanting to incorporate QR codes (2 dimensional bar codes) into the cards. I've done some googling and this seems to be a popular tactic. I'm wondering if any of you are doing this. My sister has a specialty merchandise business and can get the printing done for me. I'm more interested in how you design, create, and use the QR codes.

A) How are you using QR codes in the realm of professional networking?

B) Are you using them on business cards? Resumes?

C) What type of QR code are you using, contact, web link, text, other?

D) What did you use to generate the QR code?

E) What size / version should it be and how much information can you cram in and still have good readability?

F) If it has web links in it, where are you sending the recipient's web browser?

G) What is your favorite Android QR code reader?

My current, outdated, business card has my Name, Degree, Phones, and Email on the front. I plan to put a contact QR code with the same data there. It has a short list of me experience and interests on the back. I plan to put a text QR code with that data on the back.

I'd appreciate any ideas and information you can share on the subject, as well as any pitfalls I need to watch out for.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Ron


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