Comments on: RIM BlackBerry Messenger Barcode Generator Facebook App

By: JetCityOrange

JetCityOrange — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:02:32 +0000

Another way to skin the cat: http://www.QR-barcodes.com/online-generator/

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:14:40 +0000

I agree with Cadillac Cowboy, I do like this app. I was very keen on adding it to my facebook profile.

My only wish is that it would be like this app on the iPhone. The app uses QR barcodes to process mobile payments. Man would that ever run some damage on my credit card! It’s called MobioID (www.mobioidentity.com) and I’ve heard buzz locally that they will be launching the app for blackberry soon! (eek!!!)

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:22:00 +0000

This app seems like a huge waste of time… I have had my BBM barcode up on Facebook forever. SAVE AS JPEG > upload JPEG to Facebook right from the phone. Not hard.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:45:04 +0000

@George – Interesting! So what you’re saying is every time we change our display names in BBM our QR code generated by BBM changes as well. Why, I wonder, did RIM set it up that way, seems so inefficient and unnecessary.

By: George

George — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:38:23 +0000

@Dan L – The blackberry version of the QR -code has your display name in it as well as your ID. The app in question only has your ID embedded it in.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:42:40 +0000

The weird thing is I just looked and it is a different QR code on the Facebook App that is generated vs the one that BBM generates…how then, I wonder, can BBM understand the QR code that FB generates or get the correct info from it…my whole theory of understanding how QR codes work clearly has gone out the window!

By: Cadillac Cowboy

Cadillac Cowboy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:43:13 +0000

Well I don’t care if the whole world (seemingly) disagrees with me, I like this application and wasted no time in adding it to my Facebook profile!

My only complaint is that Research in Motion (RIM) could have offered a few more color combinations… The current choices are nothing to write home about.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:08:03 +0000

Yes, and why would you want (or need) to create some new QR code from within Facebook? Thus only those who use Facebook can use it or create one? BBM 5.0 creates a unique QR code for use in exchanging contact info, implementing a way to easily export/import that would have seemed better to me.