Google Favourite Places and Bar Codes…
As Google continues to develop it’s “Local Business Centre” one of the new advents is the introduction of physical labels that include a barcode. These physical labels are being sent to business owners that have already verified ownership of their Local Business listing on Google maps.
The barcode, or QR Code that is on the label allows people with smart phones to simply scan the code with the phones camera. Litterally within a fraction of a second, you receive all of the business details from Google’s Local Business listing including any coupons or offers that the owner has posted.
Reviews are also returned. The good, the bad and the ugly are returned. In fact Google even suggests that there is no better time than the present to leave a review -
“Leave a review right after you leave the business. What’s a better time to write what you think, than when you’ve just visited?”
There are already several QR Code scanning apps on the App Store. I dropped a $1.99 and got one and scanned the code on this page… It works very quickly.
To learn more about being a “Favorite Place on Google” you can visit this page here
Cheers -
David
Stephen on December 9th, 2009
It’s about time they developed a system like this. I like how they’re streamlining the process for easier access and greater usability overall. It used to be very time-consuming and clumsy to post reviews from mobile devices.
Let’s hope this new app catches on! It would be interesting to know how the business owners feel about this.