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Tuesday 29 November 2011

SnapTag - A Mobile Marketing QR Code With a Code Ring

Will the QR Code be replaced by the SnapTag.
Here are ihopto we will be looking at how your word can work with a SnapTag.

Incorporate your word with a SnapTag and your company Logo..

Have a look at this interesting article..

SnapTag - A Mobile Marketing QR Code With a Code Ring

Crowdsource your marketing campaign - iMediaConnection.com

"Do you want to join the crowd for our "crowd funding".... "
This video talks about "crowdfunding". A way of "pretesting" your product to create or confirm your marketing strategy or "preselling" your product to raise enough capital to create your busines... Something we are going to investigate..

Making the most of QR codes - iMediaConnection.com

Interesting Arcticle on QR Codes...are consumers blind to them?. Are they just a gimmick...the author of this article believes that as the readers get embedded into smart phones automatically they will be become more popular. I thought it is an nteresting use of QR Codes for ebays physical shops. A good example of driving consumers from offline marketing to more dynamic, and engaging content online

Sunday 27 November 2011

Todays New TAGs and QR Code Images..

hundreds (United Kingdom)   http://ih.to/1rl3
Door Security  (United Kingdom)  http://ih.to/1rpd
Event Security (United Kingdom)  http://ih.to/qsz
Retail Security (United Kingdom)  http://ih.to/qt4
Door Supervisors (United Kingdom)  http://ih.to/qt8

Wednesday 9 November 2011

What is NFC?...

Near field communication, or NFC, allows for simplified transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in proximity to each other, usually by no more than a few centimeters.[1] It is expected to become a widely used system for making payments by smartphone in the United States. Many smartphones currently on the market already contain embedded NFC chips that can send encrypted data a short distance ("near field") to a reader located, for instance, next to a retail cash register. Shoppers who have their credit card information stored in their NFC smartphones can pay for purchases by waving their smartphones near or tapping them on the reader, rather than using the actual credit card. Co-invented by NXP Semiconductors and Sony in 2002, NFC technology is being added to a growing number of mobile handsets to enable mobile payments, as well as many other applications.[2]
The Near Field Communication Forum (NFC Forum) formed in 2004 promotes sharing, pairing, and transactions between NFC devices[3] and develops and certifies device compliance with NFC standards.[4] A smartphone or tablet with an NFC chip could make a credit card payment or serve as keycard or ID card. NFC devices can read NFC tags on a museum or retail display to get more information or an audio or video presentation. NFC can share a contact, photo, song, application, or video or pair Bluetooth devices.

NFC in use...

NFC ‘for sale’ signs to appear across the UK

By Email Sarah Clark | nfcworld.com | November 8th, 2011
NFC tags and QR codes are being added as a standard feature on UK real estate agency chain Strutt & Parker's property 'for sale' signs.
A Strutt & Parker smartboard
HOT PROPERTY: Tap the board outside the house to get full specs by email
Upmarket national real estate chain Strutt & Parker has become the first to roll out NFC and QR code-enabled 'for sale' signs in the UK.
"We are currently trialling the system with eight offices across the UK before hopefully rolling out to all our other offices in the New Year," Strutt & Parker's Charlotte Hessey has told NFC World. The agencies will offer the feature for all properties where it can be scanned, she added, whether on foot or by car — wherever it is safe for buyers to park up.
The "smartboards" have been provided to Strutt & Parker by property signage specialist Kremer Signs and allow buyers to scan a QR code or NFC tag to obtain immediate information about the property in question. The introduction is being timed to coincide with the launch of the company's new mobile website and will allow smartphone users to access full property details including floorplans and photos as well as to request further information or arrange a viewing.
Smartboards in production at Kremer Signs
PRINTING: NFC-enabled smartboards in production at Kremer Signs. Click to enlarge.
The smartboards also provide a huge advantage to real estate agents, Strutt & Parker explains, as it will be possible to access statistics on who is using the boards. When an agent logs into their account, they can see details of each customer that has registered to get property information while interacting with a smartboard, including their name and mobile phone number, as well as the date and time of each interaction.
"This is remarkable and groundbreaking technology," says Kiersty Long, head of digital marketing at Strutt & Parker. "We feel confident that it will open new doors in marketing our properties."

ihopto incorporated into a NFC Business Card...


Hicel launches NFC business cards

By Email Sarah Clarknfcworld.com28 June 2011, 13:23
Korean manufacturer Hicel has introduced a digital business card that combines the features of traditional cards with NFC functionality.
The business cards include both an NFC chip and a QR code and provide sufficient memory capacity to store far more information than can be printed on a traditional business card. Ideas include the addition of an individual's CV and work history, links to websites, Twitter handles, LinkedIn and Facebook profiles and more.

We are investigating how we can use these cards with our TAGs.... we want to be able to print the ihopto TAG image onto the card and then have the best of all worlds.. A business card, a QR code, NFC Chip, with our TAG to show multiple web pages.