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Using QR Codes For Summer Camp Marketing

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Technology

This past week I attended SXSW Interactive, a large technology conference in Austin Texas. The SXSWi organizers added 2D QR codes on the badges that were scannable by your mobile devise. You code connected to your SXSWi account where someone could access what information you posted. People also had the codes on t-shirts and posters. [...]

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What Summer Camps Can Teach Startups About Supervising Interns and Young People: A Comment on Michael Arrington’s Tech Crunch Apology

February 5th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Human Resources, Risk Management, Technology, Teens

Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, is dealing with an issue today on his blog that highlighted how we rely on interns and young people, often forgetting they are still at an age where their reasoning is not firing with 100% accuracy. This is an area summer camp directors and recreation professionals hold special [...]

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