Create LinkedIn QR code on Iphones and Droids

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You’re a networking event, maybe a conference. You want to connect with someone on LinkedIn, but your tired of the same time consuming process, taking a business card and typing it in later.

Here’s a fast solution that most people don’t know:

go to the LinkedIn phone app, in the right-hand corner of the search box at the top, click the icon at the right
it gives you 2 options
on the left, it says “Scan”, which is useful to android users, and we will talk about that later.
on the right, it says “My code”, and if you press it, it will generate a “QR code”, which is essentially a URL that points to your LinkedIn profile.

Here’s where this gets cool - if someone with an iPhone turns on their camera and positions it to take a picture of the QR code:

the iPhone will recognize the QR code
the Iphone will give you a pop up that allows you to go directly to that person’s LinkedIn page
that person can then send you a LinkedIn connection immediately

Create LinkedIn QR code on Iphones and Droids

My Social Media keynote demo video: