Anyone fancy testing something for me?

[squarebear]

Do any of you have a phone that can read those funny symbols that you scan and it takes you to a website? You know the ones I mean, they look like a cross between a crossword puzzle and an ink splot test.

If so, could you try scanning this one in and see where it takes you:
http://www.square-bea...uku/mitsukuqrcode.png

I tried to make one but haven't got a phone to test it on.

TIA

[Fitzer]

it took me to http://bit.ly/4b9Lzg?r=qr

[squarebear]

Thanks Fitzer. I was hoping it would take you to www.mitsuku.com
If I click on the link you posted, it takes me to my website. Are you seeing that or is it just that bit.ly website?

[RATTER15]

My phone couldnt seem to recognise it, maybe just me, I never used that scanner before.

[ojread2]

my phone didnt pick it up, either

[squarebear]

Pah! ok, thanks anyway guys. Back to the drawing board.

[gingejbee]

Can't help - but for future reference these matrix barcodes are called"QR codes" or "Quick Response codes".

[squarebear]

That's right (it's in my link) but if I thought if I asked people to try out a QR code they may not know what I was talking about.

[gingejbee]

...well, now they do!

[squarebear]

lol true :-)

[Fitzer]

SB, it does take you to your website at mitsuku.com but the bit.ly address is what is resolved by the QR reader (at least it is on my iPhone)

[squarebear]

Thanks Fitzer. I was hoping it wouldn't display the bit.ly part as anyone who sees a name like that probably thinks it is some kind of chinese fake rolex site.

[Fitzer]

I had to dig around in the QR app to get the location, the scan took me straight to the site without showing the address if that helps.

[ABerrant]

Here are some online QR (and other format) barcode readers for testing purposes...

http://www.onlinebarcodereader.com/
http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx

...and here is a QR Code for httр://www.square-bear.co.uk/mitsuku/

http://tinyurl.com/sn4ps/mitsuku.png

[AB Editor]

Works for me SB. www.mitsuku.com it was.

[squarebear]

Aberrant, thanks for that. Did you make that yourself? Don't suppose you could make it go to www.mitsuku.com could you please and I'll be your friend forever :-)

Fitzer - Cheers! That puts my mind at ease.

Ed - Thanks for testing too.

[squarebear]

I just tried making another one. Could any kind soul tell me if this works please?
http://www.square-bea...uku/mitsukuqrcode.png
It should take you to http://www.mitsuku.com

[jno]

I put it in an online reader and got this

http://zxing.org/w/de...uqrcode.png&full=true

which seems to be what you want. Sorry I don't have a phone...

[ABerrant]

Yep, a direct link to http://www.mitsuku.com/

[jno]

... to which I was going to add, before I bumped Submit, that it might of course be totally useless

[squarebear]

That's fine jno. Itested it via the online reader ABerrant linked to but wondered if it actually worked in real life or just displayed my website name.