QR Codes in the US
I had first become familiar with these codes in Oct 2006 (link to my posts: what can we do with them?, About QR Codes).

I finally see some movement in the deployment of this technology here in the US. I just read this article explaining why this technology can be very important for the newspaper industry. A few interesting links

• Link to a pic of a QR code in san jose mercury news
• Google AdWords Print Ads
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There is a lot of learning to be done:

• NY Times article on an unsuccessful test

I am still bullish about this!