Wonderful! Sam, I congratulate you for this brilliant idea. One more proof how QR Codes can solve a problem.


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But read about Sam's idea for yourself:

I figured that it would be a nice occasion for me to see if I could find a way to get companies to get in touch and discuss about possible graduation research. After all, I’ve been more and more focused on all the things going on in the mobile industry. All the people I would possibly like to write a letter to would be at this event (out of the over 200 attendees I was one of the very few students). I would never be able to talk to them all so thought of a way how to make them get in touch with me. I didn’t know if it would be appropriate, but decided to give it a try.

I made these posters and put two up in the toilet. It displays a big QR code which could be read with a mobile phone and next to it a short introduction with a call to action (snap the code), a short instruction on how to snap the code and links to places where those without a reader could get one. Once the QR code would be snapped, the phone would ask permission to open the SMS application on the phone and the person could send an SMS to my pre-programmed number.