Why you should include a QR Code with your podcast rss feeds

Why should you be including a QR code for your podcast rss feeds? PPP SIG - Glasgow 7 th May 2009 eatbath-present andyramsden jiscqr

the aims Persuade you to include a QR code when promoting your podcasting rss feeds. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bidryboo/300945382/

1. what is a QR code? A QR Code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes are common in Japan where they are currently the most popular type of two dimensional codes.
An ever increasing number of tasks can be achieved using a QR code. The core ones are,
Link to web site
Send an sms to a phone
Transfer a phone number
Provide more text
www.mobile-learning.blog-city.com/read/qr_codes.htm A QR Code effectively and efficiently allow people to subscribe to you rss podcast URL

2. what is involved?
QR Code Generator
A task / activity which is appropriate for a small screen device
Camera phone
Good connectivity
QR Code Reader
Money
A QR Code Reader http://www.i-nigma.mobi 07781 489 340 A QR Code Generator http://qrcode.kaywa.com The following example, illustrates scanning a QR Code, adding it to your favourites and accessing the web site: http://www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/download/26048

3. the mobile user: a changing landscape

4. subscribing on your phone 1 2 3 It is so, so easy ….

5. are students aware of QR Codes?
Do you know what a QR Code is?
Yes: 13.8%
with 95% confidence interval, then 12.34% - 15.26% of total student population are aware of QR codes.
URL http://opus.bath.ac.uk/12782
Have you accessed a QR Code?
Yes: 2.2%
with 95% confidence interval, then 1.58% - 2.82% of total student population have accessed a QR code.
The most common action was
Web site – 33 responses
Read more text – 28 responses
Phone a number – 19 responses
Send a pre-written SMS – 12 responses?

6. can they access QR Codes?
Methodology
1 coffee
Google search engine
Key term – rss reader
Scan top 6 returns
* * N95 U600 * * iPhone * K770i * C902 * Viewty D900 * * K750 * * K850i * * W810i * * W910i * Tocco G600 * * K800i QR Code Reader Rss Reader (bundled)

thank you Andy Ramsden [email_address] URL http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode

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Why you should include a QR Code with your podcast rss feeds

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