I love QR codes. They gives me something to do with the barcode scanner on my Evo. And occasionally they perform a function that is actually useful.

A few weeks ago I started poking around and trying out different apps for creating my own QR codes and, surprisingly, it turned out to be a lot more challenging than I imagined it would be. If I were to use them on a business card I would have to get them printed, and our biz cards already have our logo on the back. Plus, who really uses business cards for a functional purpose anymore, the primary value is the reminder function they serve, not the delivery of important and otherwise not easy to acquire content.

Then I thought I might find it useful to put a QR code in my sidebar, but what info would it deliver? You are already on the URL and if you want to follow me on Twitter or Facebook it’s probably a hell of a lot easier to click on the appropriate sidebar link and do that. I may still put a QR code on the sidebar, just because I can.

Email signature! Well that is a good idea but it turns out to be a little challenging to pull off because in order for the QR code to be of a size that is readable it ends up dominating the email signature, almost to the point that you don’t notice anything else in the email. Scratch that one off the list.

Here’s a list of 50 marketing ideas for QR codes, what are some of your favorites?

[Cross-posted at Venture Chronicles]