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SXSW Interactive 2011: 2D Barcodes Are Everywhere

I just spotted this post about the SXSW festival which began yesterday and will be running for the next week. the article contrasts and compares the use of 2d barcodes at last year’s SXSW and the arrangements made for this year’s festival. From the sounds of this write up, the SXSW is a great example of how to integrate 2d barcodes into an event to facilitate the exchange of information, and ease the exchange between different technologies and the online and offline worlds. This kind of practical and creative thinking sets a standard for other events, many of which are still lagging behind this particular communications revolution.

I’m not going to repeat the article here, if you are interested then go to Mobile’s Next Big Thing HERE, and you’ll find it an interesting read. It also includes a lot of useful links to further resources related to the story.

If you are interested in the SXSW festival, their site can be found HERE and the 2011 festival is running this week from 11th to 20th March.

SXSW (South by Southwest) is an Austin, Texas, based private company which organises and delivers conference and festival events for the entertainment and media industries. And has produced the SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival since 1987.

The SXSW w runs from March 11th to March 20th, with SXSW Interactive running from 11th to 15th, SXSW Film from 11th to 19th and SXSW Music from 15th to 20th.

2d Barcode App: on Android Phones

With the development of image processing technologies for the mobile internet, and the development of mobile phone technology, 2d barcode apps have been able to take center stage in many people’s mobile life. Whilst image processing technology has been around for many years in the commercial sector, it’s development into domestic appliances was restricted due to the need for specialised equipment. Image processing requires high quality scanners, processors to read and interpret images. With the evolution of the mobile phone camera, mobile phone platforms and the mobile internet, barcodes have suddenly become accessible to everyone as storage and communication tools. And barcode apps are the result of this.

Finding A Safe 2d Barcode App

Firstly, if you are looking for a document scanner app iphone for your phone, then you should go only to the most reliable markets to download one. Some reliable and trustworthy markets are the Android Market, Amazon’s Appstore, SlideMe, AndAppStore, Archos Appslib, Verizon’s Market, Motorola’s market and markets that are directly under the control of a reputable and trustworthy supplier.

If you go to ‘Warez’ sites, torrent sites and other websites where premium apps are given away free, then it is possible you will be in danger of installing malware of some kind.

The advice for users is really quite simple: use reputable, reliable and trustworthy sources. Steer clear of the rest. And for each app you are interested in, do your research – read the user feedback which appears in the marketplace and elsewhere, if there is a rating system check the rating, to find out what other users’ experience is. Are the comments positive, or negative? And just because you are updating an app it doesn’t mean you can skip this task, very often a new version of a favourite app can be drastically different. And it never hurts to take a look at the developer’s website to find out more about them. Are they an amateur, a hobbiest, or a fully fledged business? Make sure you always know what you are installing. Whatever it is.