Geneabloggers has written a great two part article about QR codes and how it could (will) be the future of genealogy research.
What’s a QR code? A QR code is a fancy bar code that you can scan with your mobile and get more information on that item/place/person/whatever that you are standing in front of.
The codes are generated for specific web sites and then attached to points of interest that are relevant to that QR code. The implications for research are endless:
- Libraries
- Graveyards
- Historic Sites
- Conferences
It’s perfect timing when more genealogy companies and research outlets are producing more iPhone apps. All you need is a smart phone and your genealogy road trip is all set – without the boxes of paperwork and documents.
Tomasinia
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March 12, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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March 13, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Bill Smith
Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes.
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
Dr. Bill
http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
Author of “13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories”