{"id":1637,"date":"2018-08-28T02:38:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T02:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2018-08-28T02:38:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T02:38:10","slug":"linkedin-introduces-qr-code-functionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/linkedin-introduces-qr-code-functionality\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Introduces QR Code Functionality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1638\" src=\"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"1638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/qfuse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LINK-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn has recently introduced a great new feature to further aid with its app\u2019s functionality. The LinkedIn app now lets users connect through QR codes.<\/p>\n<p>In the app, there is a newly added icon in the Home tab\u2019s search bar. Tapping on that icon reveals a QR scanner as well as a code dedicated to you. Users can now scan others\u2019 codes or upload an image of one from your phone and the app will take you to that user\u2019s profile. Users can also share their own code in a variety of ways. In addition to sending it via messaging apps, your code can also be added to websites, your email signature, or printed on marketing materials.<\/p>\n<p>This is a fantastic idea out of LinkedIn. QR code usage will help users connect with others immediately. Users will no longer meet someone at a conference or other networking event only to forget their name or misplace their business card. A quick QR code scan with the LinkedIn app and you\u2019re connected for the foreseeable future, able to engage in further meaningful interactions that may result in more business. This also saves you from the potentially awkward exchange of having to ask someone how to spell their name, or as TechCrunch points out, connecting with the wrong \u201cMark Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2018\/06\/28\/linkedin-qr-codes-sharing-profile-easier\/<\/h6>\n<h6>https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/how-to-add-a-new-linkedin-connection-via-qr-code-1827261999<\/h6>\n<h6>https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/06\/28\/linkedin-adds-microsoft-powered-translations-and-qr-codes-to-connect-more-of-its-users-faster\/<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LinkedIn has recently introduced a great new feature to further aid with its app\u2019s functionality. The LinkedIn app now lets users connect through QR codes. In the app, there is a newly added icon in the Home tab\u2019s search bar. 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