I’m famous! (in a PayPal concept video)

I got a heads up from Jon Cameron the other day letting me know that PayPal had unveiled a concept video outlining their vision of The Future of Shopping—in which my QR Code plays a prominent role. Here are some screenshots from the video.

Screenshot from PayPal's Future of Shopping video using a QR Code that points to justinsomnia.org
Man enters a hardware store and a unique ad catches his eye

Screenshot from PayPal's Future of Shopping video using a QR Code that points to justinsomnia.org
Video zooms in on the QR Code in the ad—yep, that’s my QR Code (wait, why did they use your QR Code?)
Screenshot from PayPal's Future of Shopping video using a QR Code that points to justinsomnia.org
Man scans the QR Code with his smartphone to get a discount—if you look closely, you’ll see that the QR Code in the ad and the QR Code on the phone don’t match (oops!)
Screenshot from PayPal's Future of Shopping video using a QR Code that points to justinsomnia.org
I love the smartphone’s perspective as the man scans the QR Code—which now points to http://www.qrstuff.com/

And the hypothetical finish:

Screenshot from PayPal's Future of Shopping video using a QR Code that points to justinsomnia.org
My blog pops up—welcome to “The Future of Shopping”

5 Comments

If you’re showcasing a new technology, maybe the marketing department should actually USE the technology – like to make a QR code that goes to their own homepage, or to a dedicated landing page, or something – to show they freakin get it.

It’s not that hard to make your own QR code, especially if you’re touting it. I’m glad you are reaping the benefits of their laziness!

Eric, ha! Only if they allow custom QR codes! When I have a free moment, I’ll be interested in trying to decode which they used. Hopefully one pointing to http://www.timbuk2.com/ That said, my original Timbuk2 man purse camera bag seems to be holding up, even after trucking it around the world.

Paypal just started in Germany with QR Shopping too. So it is very funny for me to see, how they made their concept video using your QR code. You are really famous now!

FrankM, well, I suppose it depends on your definition of “famous”. This is certainly a very geeky variety of fame.

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