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[{"user_id": 9018, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300839653.0152321, "message": "not sure what you mean by \"Legit\" - but feel free to check out some info i've posted for freinds to refer to at http://www.Cognation.net/QR", "group_id": 97, "id": 412975}, {"user_id": 9018, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300839732.2556119, "message": "I know a bit about QR codes so feel free to post your question and i'll help you out. I think by Legit you might mean \"Direct\" versus \"Indirect\" - i've written/blogged about it so read there for the full version but my personal preference is for \"Direct\" QR codes and then use the current onsite analytics tool to provide the information.", "group_id": 97, "id": 412989}, {"user_id": 9018, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300839855.9330201, "message": "if you HAVE to use indirect then check out http://delivr.com/", "group_id": 97, "id": 412998}, {"user_id": 9018, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300839922.292896, "message": "if you CAN use direct but just need an encoder checkout http://www.qrstuff.com/", "group_id": 97, "id": 413006}, {"user_id": 22503, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300838593.4964001, "message": "Seeking recommendation on legit website to generate QR Codes.", "group_id": 97, "id": 412891}, {"user_id": 9018, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300839770.694525, "message": "of course if you want to do some semi-advanced stuff with content/url redirections changin weekly etc, then just use url redirection on your own site.", "group_id": 97, "id": 412991}, {"user_id": 23791, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300841676.0716629, "message": "couple of different options i use- google share button to generate qr's on the fly (plug - in/ extension within browser) also fan of bit.ly 's qr generation for links - when you shorten a link with bit.ly from within your account you can click on info + and see / download qr. also been experimenting with - http://www.uqr.me/ for an about.me like v card - mine = http://www.uqr.me/nicefishfilms", "group_id": 97, "id": 413139}, {"user_id": 17662, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300844055.327301, "message": "You could use the QR code generator at http://qrcode.kaywa.com/", "group_id": 97, "id": 413359}, {"user_id": 17662, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300844063.0059359, "message": "It worked for me.", "group_id": 97, "id": 413362}, {"user_id": 15929, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300880451.8211131, "message": "you can use goo.gl url shortener then add .qr at the end of the shorten link for the qr code", "group_id": 97, "id": 416306}, {"user_id": 22503, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300883141.979573, "message": "Thanks for all the good info. If I understand correctly, if I create a \"direct\" QR code using the QR generator provided by company ABC, and company ABC goes out of business my QR code will still work because once the code is generated it will have no ties to company ABC.  Is this also true for generating other  types (sms, contact info, etc) of QR codes?", "group_id": 97, "id": 416612}, {"user_id": 14009, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300894221.5722589, "message": "I just use Google Charts API and copy the QR code to my local server and cloud instances.", "group_id": 97, "id": 418248}, {"user_id": 7172, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300912791.9434769, "message": "@troythetechguy http://keremerkan.net/qr-code-and-2d-code-generator/ is the most diverse i know of. Use any URL shortener to track them and you're golden. He created an app to read QR codes as well, called QRafter. Works brilliantly", "group_id": 97, "id": 420511}, {"user_id": 2937, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300997783.8474741, "message": "I use http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/, which I think is just a pretty front-end for the Google Charts API. But it makes it easy to see the different kinds of QR's and what fields each one has", "group_id": 97, "id": 430571}, {"user_id": 2937, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1300997862.300045, "message": "and yes, any site is just going to be helping you generate a QR that QR scanning apps can read without even using the Internet, so there's no dependency on that site once you generate it.", "group_id": 97, "id": 430581}, {"user_id": 25705, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1301202976.3822999, "message": "I use the \"goo.gl URL Shortener\" Chrome Extension https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk", "group_id": 97, "id": 449516}, {"user_id": 9018, "stars": [{"date_created": 1301492739.862174, "user_id": 22503}], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1301244994.3493741, "message": "@troythetechguy Troy, hate to say this but the answer is \"Depends\" - basically some webpage QR encoders give you the QR code for direct and some give you the QR code for their site which then redirects.\nThis enables them to build you real time analytics.\nBut yes if you use their code that goes to their site first and they go out of business then yes the qr code will no longer work.\nThe QR codes from google etc are direct codes - i have some links on my blog about hwo the API worked when it was first launched.", "group_id": 97, "id": 452039}, {"user_id": 22503, "stars": [{"date_created": 1301508116.293782, "user_id": 25705}], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1301492777.58108, "message": "Thanks again everyone for the great info, it really helped me understand more about QR codes and how they work.", "group_id": 97, "id": 481689}, {"user_id": 30802, "stars": [], "topic_id": 14569, "date_created": 1322446174.4122069, "message": "You can use QRustom (https://qrustom.com) to generate extremely customized QR codes and also track and receive metrics about your audience/visitors.", "group_id": 97, "id": 2655886}]