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We want to start creating scannable codes for smartphones at our museum--does anyone have some good recommendations to offer?

Thanks,

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Nezka Pfeifer
Curator
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art
Scranton PA
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We want to start creating scannable codes for smartphones at our museum--does anyone have some good recommendations to offer?

Thanks,

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Nezka Pfeifer
Curator
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art
Scranton PA
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Hi Nezka,

I would advise against putting time and energy into QR codes. There have been discussions on this list and others that demonstrate most visitors don't use them. And generally, I think the public at large sees them as passe.

If you can provide people with a short URL to get to the same info. people are more likely to be accessed.

Not sure if you can search the archives of this list's discussions, but there was a good post on this a few months ago. Someone had actual data, I think. And I know a lot of us have anecdotal evidence that they aren't worth the time and effort.

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Juline Chevalier
Head of Interpretation and Participatory Experiences
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis MN
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2015 09:13 AM
From: Nezka Pfeifer
Subject: best source for QR/scannable codes?

We want to start creating scannable codes for smartphones at our museum--does anyone have some good recommendations to offer?

Thanks,

------------------------------
Nezka Pfeifer
Curator
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art
Scranton PA
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Agreed! Great concept but very disappointing results. Short url is the way to go. 

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Nora Wagner
DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS, DUKE FARMS
HILLSBOROUGH NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2015 10:15 AM
From: Juline Chevalier
Subject: best source for QR/scannable codes?

Hi Nezka,

I would advise against putting time and energy into QR codes. There have been discussions on this list and others that demonstrate most visitors don't use them. And generally, I think the public at large sees them as passe.

If you can provide people with a short URL to get to the same info. people are more likely to be accessed.

Not sure if you can search the archives of this list's discussions, but there was a good post on this a few months ago. Someone had actual data, I think. And I know a lot of us have anecdotal evidence that they aren't worth the time and effort.

------------------------------
Juline Chevalier
Head of Interpretation and Participatory Experiences
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis MN
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2015 09:13 AM
From: Nezka Pfeifer
Subject: best source for QR/scannable codes?

We want to start creating scannable codes for smartphones at our museum--does anyone have some good recommendations to offer?

Thanks,

------------------------------
Nezka Pfeifer
Curator
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art
Scranton PA
------------------------------

Hi Nezka,

I would advise against putting time and energy into QR codes. There have been discussions on this list and others that demonstrate most visitors don't use them. And generally, I think the public at large sees them as passe.

If you can provide people with a short URL to get to the same info. people are more likely to be accessed.

Not sure if you can search the archives of this list's discussions, but there was a good post on this a few months ago. Someone had actual data, I think. And I know a lot of us have anecdotal evidence that they aren't worth the time and effort.

------------------------------
Juline Chevalier
Head of Interpretation and Participatory Experiences
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis MN
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2015 09:13 AM
From: Nezka Pfeifer
Subject: best source for QR/scannable codes?

We want to start creating scannable codes for smartphones at our museum--does anyone have some good recommendations to offer?

Thanks,

------------------------------
Nezka Pfeifer
Curator
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art
Scranton PA
------------------------------

We want to start creating scannable codes for smartphones at our museum--does anyone have some good recommendations to offer?

Thanks,

------------------------------
Nezka Pfeifer
Curator
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art
Scranton PA
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