Google Launches Goo.gl Site With QR Surprise
Surprise!
Link shorteners are helpful to keep a link short and sweet, but they're nothing new. Even though there are plenty of link shortening options out there, Google is pressing onwards with the next step in its own service.
Previously available only through Google's software, now the Goo.gl shortening service is available through the web browser. Simply hit http://goo.gl/ and get your links done.
There's even a secret to the Google URL shortener – it can make QR codes for you simply by adding .qr at the end of the link.
For example, turning http://goo.gl/kKf0 into http://goo.gl/kKf0.qr makes this:
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That is kinda neat, QR images look pretty awesome imo
Hmm... i'd love to play with QR codes.
Links - http://goo.gl/IBEO
Create QR code. Send as postcards. I Win.
nice! this is actually extremely useful for smartphones.
Useless!
Links - http://goo.gl/IBEO
OK maybe not so useless after all.
Hmm... i'd love to play with QR codes.Links - http://goo.gl/IBEOCreate QR code. Send as postcards. I Win.
I am speechless! Indeed you win!
QR code is pretty popular to advertise Android apps. That way you can shoot the monitor with your phone if you want to download the app.
we'll see QR codes everywhere in the future to load up menus in restaurants, animal's info in the zoo's etc. Too bad I have not found a way to add a business plan to that wave.
so?
QR code is pretty popular to advertise Android apps. That way you can shoot the monitor with your phone if you want to download the app.we'll see QR codes everywhere in the future to load up menus in restaurants, animal's info in the zoo's etc. Too bad I have not found a way to add a business plan to that wave.
to bad i already have, and i will start the patent process tomorrow, or copyright or something, something so that every time someone uses a qr code for that purpose I get a penny. ill probably be set for life
To alidan: Tomorrow will be too late.Sorry!
http://goo.gl/qM4N
More Show Than Go.
Hmm... i'd love to play with QR codes.Links - http://goo.gl/IBEOCreate QR code. Send as postcards. I Win.
DAMN YOU!!! I can usually avoid Rick Rolls, got me with that one
QR codes or no, do we really need another one of these things. I swear Tom's RSS feeds this morning are full of Google not invented here stories. First WebP and now this. What's next? Google invents new internet, claims old internet is too slow because it's a series of tubes.
totally awesome.
@theoutbound
Google invents telepathy (as powered by android) iPhone no longer required....
Yeah this is great in a way, VERY BAD in another. Reading the real Url helps a lot of people to avoid bad sites, i REALLY hope Google make sure they only have links to legitimate sites before this could become a worse security risk than it already is!
That one looks like a butterfly. The second one looks like my mother. The third one looks like your mother. The fourth one looks like......
finally QR in North America. No more of those 100 random character links.
stupiiid !
Google missed a fundamental scenario: web link rot.
If I need to change where my shortened URL points to, I can't do that with Google's solution. Now I have get a new QR code as well. I'm left with a stack of printed business cards, postcards, flyers, or whatever that I need to pay $$ to get reprinted.
Microsoft Tags have better functionality (for now).
Oh god, it's almost like CueCat all over again.
Though as also mentioned, there's the issue with link rot. For smartphones, this sort of system could be rather useful, and I could see it adopted in business; business card gets waved, scanned, smartphone loads relevant page. But if there isn't a counter to link rot... It'll likely be too burdensome.
Very cool!
after 24hrs... there were 1758 RR'ed.
made my day. peace (^_^)y
good idea.
Damnit.....
Looks good. Since Android phones can read QR code natively it would be especially useful for them.
thanks for the roll