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More advertisers want readers to take action—now

Use of QR and similar codes is growing in magazine ads, a study finds.

Posted 05/14/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Retailers stuff their stores with QR codes

Some put them in surprising locations.

Posted 01/04/2012Kevin WoodwardPost a comment

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eBay brings its online marketplace to a London storefront

Consumers will use smartphones and 2-D bar codes to purchase products.

Posted 11/17/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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Mobile Commerce Forum Report: A wave of sales flows from 2-D bar codes on product packaging

O’Brien Watersports added a Microsoft Tag to the box of its top-selling raft.

Posted 10/11/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

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Mobile and social combine in a Bay Area promotion

A Verizon dealer gives away free smartphones in a contest involving Facebook.

Posted 06/22/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Scanbuy nets $5 million in financing

The mobile bar code firm says its mobile app resides on 35 million devices.

Posted 04/21/2011Kevin WoodwardPost a comment

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Social commerce and mobile commerce meet in a new iPhone app

Swap.com has debuted an app that enables users to scan bar codes to search products.

Posted 04/05/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Mobile couponing company Samplesaint lands a $250,000 investment

The company will move to Cincinnati from Chicago and hire 10 employees.

Posted 03/18/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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