About that barcode on the Post-Gazette's front page

Mobile barcodes like the one that appears on Page 1 of the printed Post-Gazette can be scanned by smart phones and hold information just like a traditional barcode. But these mobile barcodes are souped-up versions, able to direct phones to additional text, pictures or video with their greater data-storage capacity. Read Erich Schwartzel's Feb. 14, 2010, article »

• Mobile barcode generator
• 5 unique uses for mobile barcodes
• A website dedicated to mobile barcodes

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