Democrats add QR codes to office nameplates

Meet our new QR Code that links you up to my official Congressional website. Read how it works and how it will… fb.me/1DcWNTN1z

— Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (@USRepRHinojosa) June 26, 2012

{mosads}A QR code is a matrix barcode that can be scanned by smartphones and automatically open a link or provide digital information.

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) also recently installed a QR code on the nameplate outside her office.

Both Democrats are looking to draw more constituents to a central, online location: an official congressional website. Typically, congressional websites include links to press releases from an individual member’s office, as well as their social media profiles such as Twitter and Facebook.

Image courtesy Hinojosa’s office.