ScanLife 4.0, includes a couple cool new features to make barcode scanning a bit more fun for the holiday season.  One feature allows users to customize the scanner screen by selecting from themes like “Top Gun” and “Holiday Cheer”.  Just go to the Settings screen in the app to change it any time!

Current theme examples from our app:

Now we want YOU to design the next custom Scanner Theme and be seen by millions of ScanLife users around the globe!

So whether you’re a Photoshop expert or just have a knack for basic design, we want to see your ideas.   Make it fun, make it cool, make it colorful – whatever you want!  Just remember to leave some open space in the center of the screen so you can see what you’re scanning…

What do you get?

The winner will receive a $200 Gift Card and have their personal Scanner design embedded in the next release of the ScanLife app for iPhone and Android!

Rules to Enter

1. Create any kind a visual representation of your idea – can be a rough representation or a finished design, but we need more than text.
2. Upload your design to our Facebook wall – www.facebook.com/scanlife
3. Get as many Likes as you can which will influence the final judging

Entries will be taken until January 1st, 2012.

Now get creative and good luck!  If you don’t have the current ScanLife app, just go to www.getscanlife.com from your mobile device.

To help celebrate “Mobile Marketing Week”, ScanLife is going to be giving away daily prizes starting today through September 9th.  All you need to do to enter is brush up on your mobile barcode knowledge.  “The QR Quest: Scan Your Way to Victory” Contest works this way:

1. Follow us on Twitter
2. Each day, a QR Code will be tweeted that links to a trivia question related to mobile barcodes
3. Just scan the code, and answer the question
4. If you are correct, tweet your conquest and you’re entered for the daily prize including gift cards from our favorite customers!

Need some help?  Here are a few key stats that might give you some hints:

- Scans come from over 125 different countries every day.

- 2D barcode scanning is currently outpacing the growth of 1D barcodes, a major shift from 2010

- Comscore found that more than 14M people scanned a code in the month of  June alone

- Over 45,000 2D barcodes were generated from the ScanLife platform in the 2nd quarter, a 300% increase from a year ago.

- Over 400,000 unique UPC codes, or products, were scanned by the ScanLife app in a single month.

You can also download the latest Mobile Barcode Trend Report here which has all the details.

Good luck, and happy Mobile Marketing Week….

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Here is some legal stuff for your enjoyment:

Eligibility: No purchase is necessary to enter the Contests. The Contests are open to all legal U.S. and Canada residents (other than residents of Quebec) 18 years of age and older at the start of the Entry Period (as defined below). Employees of Scanbuy, or those of its subsidiaries, advertising and production agencies, and other companies directly involved in the implementation and/or operation of the Contests, along with their immediate families and household members, are not eligible to participate in the Contests. All federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted, in any manner. By entering a Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Contest Rules and the decisions of Scanbuy and/or its authorized agents. Use of automated devices is strictly prohibited. An entrant shall only be entitled to win one (1) prize per ninety (90) day period and no entrant shall be entitled to win more than one (1) prize (by entering multiple Contests) in any ninety (90) day period.

Agreement to Contest Rules: By entering a Contest, you indicate your full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, (a) these Contest Rules and (b) Scanbuy’s decisions, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth in these Contest Rules.

Contests Timeframe: All Contests will take place in conjunction with Mobile Marketing Week, which will take place September 5^th through September 9^th.

Entry Period: A Contest begins when @ScanLife posts a link via Twitter leading to a QR code that contains the official giveaway question (“Official Giveaway Question” can be accessed by scanning the QR code with a mobile device equipped with a camera phone and mobile barcode scanning application) and ends when @ScanLife and/or @Scanbuy receives an @ reply with the correct answer to the Official Giveaway Question (as determined by Scanbuy in its sole and absolute discretion) from an eligible participant (“Entry Period”). Scanbuy’s computer is the official time-keeping device for each Contest.

How To Enter: Follow @ScanLife on Twitter and submit an @ reply to @ScanLife via Twitter with the correct answer to the Official Giveaway Question posted by Sponsor during the Entry Period. Only one (1) entry per person per Contest. Any attempt by a person to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different Twitter accounts, identities, registrations, or logins, or through any other methods, shall void all of such person’s entries and such person shall be disqualified from the applicable Contest. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the entrant will be the registered owner of the Twitter account.

Selection of Winner: At the end of the Entry Period Scanbuy will enter all correct responses (as determined by Scanbuy in its sole and absolute discretion) to the Official Giveaway Question posted by Scanbuy into a pool of potential prize winners, and the winner will be selected randomly. The winner will be notified by Scanbuy via tweet and/or direct message within three (3) days after the applicable Entry Period ends and will be asked to provide his or her full name and shipping address. In order to receive a direct message from Scanbuy, you must (a) be following @ScanLife on Twitter and (b) have your account settings set to “unprotected” and/or “public.” The winner will have three (3) days to respond to the direct message with their name and shipping address. If a winner cannot be contacted or fails to confirm his or her eligibility and shipping address within three (3) days of notification, an alternate winner will be selected by Scanbuy. Selection of winners will be conducted by Scanbuy, whose decisions are final.

Prizes: Each winner of a particular Contest shall be entitled to receive one (1) of the following prizes (as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion):

• Gift Cards from various Scanbuy customers

All prizes awarded are non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash or credit (in whole or in part). Any prize notification or prize returned as undeliverable will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. By accepting a prize, each winner agrees to be responsible for all federal, state, provincial, local, or other applicable taxes associated with acceptance and use of the prize. Once a prize has been delivered to a winner, all liability for any loss or damage, including any property damage, personal injury, or death to the prize winner or any third party shall be the sole responsibility of the prize winner and the prize winner shall indemnify and hold harmless Scanbuy and its affiliates for any claims therefore.

Release of Liability: By participating in a Contest, you release Scanbuy and its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, employees, directors, agents, advertising agencies, and others associated with the implementation and/or operation of such Contest, from and against any and all injury, loss, or damage caused or claimed to be caused by your participation in such Contest and/or the acceptance, awarding, receipt, use and/or misuse of any prize. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the preceding release is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void for any reason, each entrant agrees that, by entering a Contest, (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with such Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering such Contest, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses. Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Contests are not endorsed or sponsored by Twitter in any manner whatsoever.

Privacy and Publicity: Any information you submit as part of a Contest will be used for purposes of such Contest and will be kept private. Except where prohibited, participation in a Contest constitutes an entrant’s consent to Scanbuy’s use of his/her name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, and state of residence for Contest purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.

Disputes: Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, a Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved exclusively by the appropriate court located in New York, New York. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Contest Rules, your rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Scanbuy in connection with a Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.

THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE SOON!

Want to be rewarded for scanning Coke and Pepsi?

Now you can with the ScanLife Jackpot.

Here’s how to play:

1. Open the ScanLife app on Android, iPhone, or BlackBerry (search your app store, or go to getscanlife.com from the phone).
2. Scan a UPC code on a 12 oz. can, or 16 20 oz. bottle of Coke and Pepsi, or now Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi [added 5.3.11].
3. Now just scan those products as many times as you want and hope you hit the winning scan!

Winners will be announced every day and can choose from a variety of Gift Cards from major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Macy’s and more!

Remember, the more you scan the better chance you have to win!

2D barcodes like QR Codes are popping up more than ever before, so we’re announcing a new contest that rewards you for hunting em’ down.  Here’s how to play:

1. Search and find any 2D code on a print ad, poster, package – wherever!  This does not include regular UPC codes.
2. Snap a photo of the entire environment around the code
3. Post the image to our Facebook wall – www.facebook.com/scanlife (Must “like” us first if you don’t already)
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for your best chance to win!  Contest ends on March 1st.

The 5 people who upload the highest number of QR code images to our wall will receive $50 to 100 gift cards from places like Starbucks, iTunes, Amazon and more! See rules and regulations below:

Get the Entire Image

Not Just the Code

Thanks and let the hunt begin!

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You think you have a loyal group of friends?  You think you’re full of great ideas?  Well, you’ll find out soon enough in the ScanLife Social Network Contest!

Last time we asked you to upload your most creative ways to use 2D codes.  This time, it’s all about getting lots and lots of scans.

Here’s how it will work:

1. Create a ScanLife 2D code (QR, Datamatrix, EZcode) from a ScanLife Personal account.  It’s free to create an account if you don’t have one already and you can change the code content whenever you want without changing the image.   The code must be created from ScanLife.
2. Link your code to whatever you want. Pick something that all of your friends are going to want to scan – a video, some fun pics, a great joke.  Be creative, but keep it clean!!
3. Publish your code wide and far – Facebook, Twitter, airplane banners – whatever you think is going to get your code scanned.
4. The person with the most unique scans at the end of the contest wins!

What will you win?  With the holidays coming up, we figured we would give you $500 in the form of an Amex Gift Card.  Spend it any way you want!

Get started now by creating your code, and let’s see how many people scan your code…

Good Luck!!

Tips & Help:

• Don’t know what we’re talking about, or how to create one of these codes?  Click here to watch a video.
• Don’t forget to tell your friends how to scan one of these codes!  They can download the ScanLife app for hundreds of different phones at getscanlife.com from the phone, or their app store.  Or they can use a different QR Code scanner.
• Make sure the code is large enough to scan.  1″ wide is recommended.

Rules & Regulations:

• The contest will begin on Monday October 11th, 2010 and last until Monday November 1st, 2010.  Any scans prior to that date will not be counted.
• The winner will be selected by tallying the most unique scans from a specific account holder.  A unique scan is determined by an anonymous application or user ID.
• You can create multiple codes, but only one will be counted from each user.

• Contestants must create the code through a ScanLife platform to be entered.
• Codes which link to inappropriate material will be immediately disqualified, and the top 3 codes will be checked by ScanLife on a weekly basis.
• ScanLife will announce the contest winner on 11/1/10, by 5pm EST by Facebook & Twitter.
• You will have 48 hours to respond to our message on Facebook and if you do not reply in time we will have to move on to our runner up.

• The contest winner will receive a American Express gift card (a $500 value)
• This competition is open to anyone in the world who is over the age of 18.
• Any idea you express during this contest will be available to the public domain.

And Win an iPad!

Here at ScanLife, we’ve seen people use 2D codes in some pretty wild ways – from crackers to crop circles…

But, this is all just the tip of the iceberg, and we know you can come up with some ideas that take it to the next level!

So, we are giving away a new iPad to the person that sends us a photo of the most brilliant, fresh, and crazy place for a 2D code.

Here’s how it works:

1. Create your 2D code – you can create one for free from www.scanlife.com
2. Link it to whatever you want – your Facebook page, Twitter feed, blog – working codes get you bonus points!
3. Place your code where ever you think it needs to be! (Photo-shopped images will be accepted)
4. Take a picture of the code and upload it to our Facebook wall – www.facebook.com/scanlife .   Please try to leave a short explanation in the caption.  You will need to “Like” ScanLife to add a photo, but hopefully you’re fond of us already.

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