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  • March 8th, 2012

    Social Passport Marries NFC With Social Media For A New Spin On Mobile Deals

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    When it comes to daily deals and loyalty programs, local merchants are constantly bombarded with new options. Groupon has leapt ahead in daily deals, and there quite a few players in the loyalty program space, all trying various approaches to mobile, to rewarding influencers, to encouraging social engagement, gamification, and more.

    New York-based Social Passport is taking a different approach… → Read More

    October 21st, 2011

    And Now You Have One More Reason To Ignore QR Codes

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    QR codes are a wonderfully charming technology… demonstration. But how many of us actually use them on a regular basis? Outside of Japan (the birthplace of QR), the only use cases I’ve seen with any real prevalence are:

    1) Quickly getting to an Android app’s download page from a review site.
    2) When you really, really want to know more about that print mag’s McDonald’s ad.
    3) Scanning that… → Read More

    July 8th, 2009

    My belt buckle, let me show you it.

    I wrote in late may about QR code belt buckles. Well, mine finally arrived. That’s it right there, in all its glory. “What does it say?” you wonder? I admit I was entirely unoriginal, and made a QR belt buckle that encodes the URL of my personal website. I’m a dork! → Read More