Google Sends iPhone Scanable Window Decals to Top Businesses

Google has sent iPhone scanable window decals to the top 100,000 most looked up and researched businesses in the US.

"We're calling these businesses the 'Favorite Places on Google' and you'll now start to find them in over 9,000 towns and cities, in all 50 states. Each window decal has a unique bar code, known as a QR code that you can scan with any of hundreds of mobile devices — including iPhone, Android-powered phones, BlackBerry and more — to take you directly to that business's Place Page on your mobile phone. With your mobile phone and these new decals, you can easily go up to a storefront and immediately find reviews, get a coupon if the business is offering one or star a business as a place you want to remember for the future. Soon, you'll be able to leave a review on the mobile page as well, just like on your desktop."

For iPhones Google found the $1.99 QuickMark app to work best and has partnering with QuickMark to offer the first 40,000 downloads for free.


You can explore a sample of the Favorite Places in 20 of the largest U.S. cities at google.com/favoriteplaces or check out a demo video below to see how this works.

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