Ask HN: How often do you use/encounter a QR Code?

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This has been brought up in various forms on HN many times before.

What am I missing about QR Codes: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5019658

Ask HN: Do QR Codes work?: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4929262

QR Code Fatigue: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4194985

Dear Marketers, Enough with the QR Codes: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4128022

Hacker news actually has pretty usable search at this point. I just typed "QR Codes" in the box at the bottom of the page to find these. There are lots more. Also, may I ask why you want to know? I feel like it's poor etiquette to ask us this question (or really any question) without giving any context as to why you're interested in the answer.

Thanks for those links... I should have guessed that people may have asked that before. To answer your question on why I want to know, basically to research what is the best way for people to check-in at a place (kinda like foursquare) using their smart phones, supported by app or browser.

I work for a company and set up QR codes for advertising campaigns. We ran a campaign in a large ad in a national newspaper.

Want to know how many scans the QR code got? 18.

Encounter... So-so. Usage... Almost never. Don't care to

Not very often tbh. Probably about 5 times a year.

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