Scan me. Interact.

Link to www.annunci.tel:
http://annunci.tel/

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Free mobile advertizing with QR-Codes at the Annunci.tel site, untill, 1. of Mai.

http://annunci.tel/

How it works:

What is a QR code?
A QR code is a two-dimensional code that is readable by your mobile smartphone. When you scan a QR code with a QR code reader app it will automatically open a related link on your phone’s web browser. Every QR code has it’s own link.

That’s very cool but what can I do with them?
We will create a sub-domain for you, and upload a QR-Code of your item description to the header-icon field.
QR codes give sellers a way to sell their online items in the offline world. Sellers can click on the QR code in their listing to print it out. Then, if you’re selling one of your items in a store, flea, or other physical location, you can put the printed QR code next to the item.
Potential buyers can scan the QR code and be taken right to the item’s www.annunci.tel listing. Since your listing contains more information on the item, it’s very useful for a buyer to see. They can purchase the item, or save the listing for later. It’s just another great way to sell your items.
If you want, you can give it a try with your smartphone on any listing. Just enlarge a QR code on a listing, aim the reader app at it and see what happens!

Do you want to sell an item on annunci.tel?:
Send us your item description with requested price and your contact email, to the following email address:
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Dot Tel: The Color OF Communications

QR-Codes win mostly

QR-Codes win, mostly.

Designed by Alexander Schiesser MacLeod

Test the .Tel

How to get a lot of attention and customers for your small business mobile web site:


1.) Get a mobilized web site, or a mobile ready Dot Tel domain (.tel).

2.) Populate the pages (inclusive the sub-domains).

3.) Make an attractive web design.

4.) Generate a QR-Code from your domain name, by using a QR-Code Generator.

5.) Customize the QR-Code, so that it looks cool, by a skilled designer (for example me).

6.) Make a billboard with the code and only a little text on it. Example: http://bit.ly/f9P36w

7.) Get public advert space for your billboard at a strategic good place, where there is loads of traffic from pedestrians, respectively workers on their way back and fore to work, or during lunch time, shoppers, tourists, people strolling around the city.

8.) Mount/install your billboard.

9.) Promote your mobile web site in blogs. Use Google Favorite Places, to point to your billboard, office, or shop, etc, with your QR-Code.
Link to Google Favorite Places:
http://bit.ly/7Y8BVm


QR-Code designer Alexander, will be happy to design your code. Contact me, via email, at:
schiesser@2wire.ch

My email in QR-Code, for scanning later:
http://bit.ly/ifh5TE


Or scan my email address directly here:

(If you wish to follow my example, then you can generate your
* URL
* VCard
* Message
* Phone
* SMS
* Email
here, at mobile-barcodes.com:
http://bit.ly/DwSg )


My Custom QR-Code Gallery:

Promo picture „QR-Codes for the Dot Tel domain“:
http://bit.ly/i7OMyt

Examples, Color without Logo/Brand:
For privat/personal usage:
http://bit.ly/dX0cmh

„Nice Codes“ Series, for tea bag tags and product packaging:
http://bit.ly/hudEyd

Vintage Watches:
http://bit.ly/f3UNKI

Telpages:
http://bit.ly/e4YO9D

Dot Tel Mobile:
http://bit.ly/g8lZNZ

Dot Tel Service Center:
http://bit.ly/fLHqUj

Dot Tel Service Center Light:
http://bit.ly/enV3zr

Wine Splash:
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Wine Splash Two:
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Wine Splash Three:
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Empire:
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Fish One:
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Fish Two:
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Paris:
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Victory:
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Triest City Frame:
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Water Power:
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Swiss Watch Dealer:
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Triest Bajazzo:
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Triest Mystery:
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Businesses using .Tel mobile technology: Terra Housing Consulting, Development and Property Management, Vancouver, Canada

Since 1982, Terra Housing has been helping non-profit groups and government agencies to realize their housing objectives. We have over 250 housing projects completed or in development. As well, we have completed affordable housing plans and housing portfolio reviews. We have extensive experience producing studies and papers, and leading workshops and planning sessions. We've worked with more than 130 housing providers to co-ordinate the activities of dozens of builders, lenders, architects, engineers, code consultants, lawyers, realtors and other professionals.

Terra works with clients to reach a clear understanding of their goals and the resources available to them. Then we develop a realistic plan to achieve the goals and implement the plan together.

Terra has skills in financial modeling, project management, capacity building, planning and research.

If your group has a housing problem, we may be able to help you solve it. Contact us for more information.

Contact:

Mr. Stefan Melnyk is Development Manager at Terra Housing Consultants.


Stefan Melnyk, BA, PMP
Development Manager
Stefan Melnyk is a project management professional, specializing in the development of multi-family commercial and residential projects for non-profit and government organizations.

A husband, father, and, construction project management professional. Enjoys golf, hockey, football, and gardening.

Here is his online business card and contact information, which he constantly updates: Click either on the .Tel icon, or scan the QR-Code (Quick Response Code) to decode, view and store the .Tel page:

Click on icon:

or
Scan with smart phone, respectively, with a browser-enabled camera phone equipped with QR reader software:

To read QR codes on your iPhone, go to www.code.google.com/p/iphone-qrcode/
To read QR codes on your camera phone, download via www.reader.kaywa.com/phones
To learn how QR codes work, see www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code



Projects:

100 E Cordova Street
48 units, High-rise apartment
Client: Bridge Housing Society for Women

1001 Waddington Ave., Nanaimo
21 units, woodframe apartment
Client: Nanaimo Youth Services Association

12075 75A Ave., Surrey
72 units, woodframe apartment
Client: Progressive Inter-Cultural Community Services Society

1254 East 8th Ave.
22 units, wood frame apartment
Client: Lu'ma Native Housing Society

27 W Pender Street
98 units, high-rise apartment
Client: Vancouver Native Housing Society

Bedford Manor
76 units, concrete
Client: John Howard Society of the Thompson Region

C Side
284 units, townhouses and highrise apartment
Client: Affordable Housing Societies

Cardington Apartments
30 units, four storey apartment
Client: John Howard Society of the Central and South Okanagan

Evergreen Timbers
58 units, wood frame apartment
Client: Langley Lions Senior Citizens Housing Society

Four Sisters Housing Co-operative
153 units, High-rise apartment, Row (townhouses)
Client: Four Sisters Housing Co-operative

Fraser Street Transitional Housing
30 units, wood frame apartment
Client: RainCity Housing and Support Society

Liberty Place
20 units, wood frame apartment
Client: Howe Sound Rehabilitation Services Society

Lions View
126 units, wood frame apartment
Client: BC Housing Foundation

Lore Krill Housing Co-op West Cordova
106 units, high rise apartment
Client: Lore Krill Housing Co-operative

Mole Hill
170 units, Heritage renovation
Client: Mole Hill Community Housing Society

North Shore Shelter & Transitional Housing
50 units, woodframe apartment
Client: Lookout Emergency Aid Society

Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
community centre
Client: Vancouver Peretz Institute

Seymour Place
136 units, High-rise apartment
Client: Affordable Housing Societies

Smith-Yuen Apartments
52 units, concrete highrise
Client: Katherine Sanford Housing Society

St. Andrews Place
27 units, wood frame apartment
Client: Kiwanis Senior Citizens Homes Ltd.

Strawberry Hill Townhomes
64 units, highrise apartment
Client: Conference Housing Societies

The Lux
92 units, highrise
Client: RainCity Housing and Support Society

VCC Students' Union
redevelopment
Client: Students' Unions of Vancouver Community College

Woodwards Family Housing
75 units, highrise
Client: Affordable Housing Societies

Tags:
Real Estate, Development Manager, Terra Housing, Financial Modeling, Capital Costs, Operational Costs, Municipal Approvals, Housing Consultant, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Management, Complex Care, Senior Housing, Independent Living

Transportation in Lausanne? Go Public. Part I.

Things to Do, Travel Tips — By Sonja Holverson on August 25, 2010 at 5:19 pm

Even though 49% of the residents of greater Lausanne, Switzerland drive, those who are going to the city center still have the option of leaving their car in the several Park and Ride lots in outlying areas as well as at the port of Ouchy and then taking the bus (in French it’s “P+R” which to them is “Le parking relais”).

"Le Parking relais"

After all, it is not easy to find parking in a 12^th century city like Lausanne with narrow streets, many pedestrian areas and few possibilities to create underground parking garages where there are now wine cellars and who knows what else from centuries past.

Many modes of public transportation are available in greater Lausanne which can be purchased in a single ticket or pass of various durations and combinations. There are small commuter boats, larger boats, paddle steamer boats, large buses, electric tramways, shuttle buses, taxis (some with ski racks), small trains, regular trains and 2 perpendicular (precisely east-west, north-south) metro lines (one of which is a new high speed automated 4-mile long metro that goes nearly straight up from the shores of Lake Geneva to the top of the city limits with an altitude gain of 984 feet! More on that coming in Part II).

Considering the hills (steep) and the valleys (narrow) of Lausanne, it is not difficult to appreciate having a public transportation system that is comprehensive, efficient and always on time. The foundation of the system which is named TL transport Lausanne (“Transports publics de la region lausannoise”) is the electric tramway – one of the first electric streetcar systems in Europe (1896) since the “Lausannoises” were too soft hearted to force their horses to pull large carriages uphill. That same electric tramway system is still paramount today in Lausanne and is constantly improving. It is affectionately known here as “le trolley”. I lived in Lausanne 10 years without ever driving (I have lots of carbon footprint credits) and nearly always arrived in advance of my gas guzzling friends regardless of the meeting point because the tramways oftentimes have their own lanes on the busy streets. Even living out of town now, I can still hike to a tram stop when going into Lausanne in order to avoid the traffic and near impossibility of parking (even some garages close at night and your car may still be there! Read the hours before entering if you must park).

TL Transports publics: around the clock

There is an enormous amount of information about the entire system on the TL website including real time bus schedules and traffic problems, routes, zones (there are many!), tariffs (there are a lot of these also!). These days even Lost and Found is online. I used to have to go to Place St. Francois and look through the boxes of single black leather gloves (it’s amazing how they are all different and my missing glove was never there).

Although most of the TL website is in French there is one page in English with pdf links which gives a lot of general information on traveling around using all of the TL system in Lausanne. However, the following are some good pointers to get you started riding around this delightful Swiss city with confidence on “le trolley”.

Follow the Signs
You can always recognize the nearest tramway stop (usually benches in a roof covered shelter) as there will be a TL sign with the bus stop name and a bus number (or numbers) and a symbol of a bus. You will also find the systems map posted (with zones and transfer points) as well as the time table for the trams stopping there and a payment kiosk.

Place St. Francois is the hub of the tramway system in the center of Lausanne which eventually (and very timely) connects with all the other modes of transportation to some far reaching outlying areas.

Note the tram stop name and different line numbers on the roof

Place St. Francois is also the most confusing tramway stop(s) for first riders. Look at the transportation map located at all individual stops at St. Francois to find the bus number you want and then look for that number posted on the roof of one of the tram stops or on a sign and stand there. Since there are several tram stop places on both sides of the street at St. Francois, you also need to know which direction you need to go. The advantage of the St. Francois and some of the larger tramways stops, is that there are monitors that tell you when the next bus of each tram line is arriving. Sometimes there is more than one bus line to get you where you’re going and you can save time.

The best approach to using the tramways in Lausanne is to plan ahead, especially if you are going to change trams.

“Le Trolley”: the final destination on the front and side.

Ask the front desk, concierge, or your friends or people at a bus stop (they might surprise you and speak English). There is also an Infoline: 0900 564 900 (CHF -.86/min) that may be able to give you specific instructions for your journey of the day visiting Lausanne.

Point to point is fairly simple (if you get the direction right which is the name of the last stop on that line that appears on the front and side of the tram).

Sample TL systems map for the heart of Lausanne

The image above covers just the center of Lausanne. Online you can find a more comprehensive map with changeable size and specific location details. So now hear this. I’m coming straight out with it; the systems map is complicated because the public transportation system is extensive in Lausanne despite its moderate size, and unless you really know the city, you will need some help if you have to transfer. But when you look at that systems map, remember that (hilly) Lausanne streets are on many levels and you really need 3D glasses to visualize it correctly. I still encounter challenges when looking for transfer points on the map that are, in fact, at the same altitude!

In addition to the name and number of the tramway line posted on the roof of the tram stop, look for the bus symbol that is posted along side. If it has a hand across it, then you must wave down the bus. If there is no hand, it means the tram stops there regularly.

If you see this sign, flag down the Tram.

Although tramways and other buses are very frequent (usually every 6-10 minutes) there are times when tramway lines operate more frequently during rush hour (and for school times) or less frequently during other times of the day or on weekends, especially Sunday which is family day in Switzerland (the assumption is that you should be home with your family including tramway drivers). Sometimes there is a slow down during the vacation period the end of July to mid august. Therefore, you should check the schedules carefully for the day you are traveling around Lausanne.

If you are going to spend some time riding around in Lausanne you may want to download a cell phone application from TL (just need a camera and web access) that will read a bar code at the tramway stop and tell you in real time when the bus will arrive.

"Le QR code”. Scan for real time arrival information.

Ticket to Ride
Be sure to buy your ticket before you board the tram. You can usually board at any door (the front door is for people with special needs). Although the Lausanne tramways use the honor system and the driver does not check your ticket, there are occasional “controls” and it’s cash-on-the-spot-expensive if you’re without one. If you end up out in a rural zone, sometimes you must buy the ticket from the driver if there is no kiosk.

There are 100s of payment plans for all situations, number of zones, discounts for age, length of travel time, number of days, special ½ price (on 100s of other plans) for qualified residents, as well as various combination unlimited usage cards with other transportation companies, etc. Do not bother trying to understand the tariff online. It’s incomprehensible. If your hotel cannot help you, ask the tourist office (at Ouchy or the Lausanne Train station). Depending on your needs and situation, you may qualify for a discount or special offer that they may be having in conjunction with visiting Lausanne at that time.

When all else fails, if you don’t go too far out of the city limits, you’re most likely in zone 11 (a dozen zones are posted) and you can buy an adult ticket for CHF 2.60 which is good to go anywhere in that zone for one hour. You can see that this can add up quickly. There is also an unlimited all day card which is, at the moment, CHF 7.60. Both of these can be purchased at all tramways stops in the city with kiosks with cash (basically for tourists, only cash, unless you bank at the Swiss Post Office). However, some of the bigger tram stops in the city have digital kiosks now that take international credit cards. If you don’t want to carry cash and will do a considerable amount of tram traveling, you can also buy a Galaxy card for either CHF 20 or CHF 50 that you can use in the kiosk for purchasing individual tickets on the entire TL system.

TL transportation payment card

Galaxy card holder shows your balance

Taking the Tram
It is important that you have something to hold on to in the tram if you’re standing because besides sometimes jerking, these trams go up and down steep hills and you and your things (like your children) could go flying.

When it rains, the trams tend to steam up so sit or stand where you can you see the monitor up front with the names of the stops (always know the name of the stop just before you want to get off so you can prepare without disturbing people or missing your stop. The stops are not always close to each other and you may find yourself walking a great distance back to the one you wanted.

Tramways and buses do not always stop unless you push the button usually near the door in advance. There are special buttons to push to indicate to the driver if you need wheelchair, stroller or bicycle assistance to be implemented.

Tram Etiquette

• Don’t put your bags on a seat so no one will sit there (that might be a local’s “special” place even if there are other seats!). But if you must, remove your things when the bus is full and put them on the floor and stand with them so they don’t fly around. Many local people have non-paper permanent shopping bags, carts and baskets which won’t fall apart due to a wet floor in the tram. I have found that the floor will only be wet if I’m carrying paper bags.


• Don’t take a seat on a crowded bus if you’re only going 1 stop unless you absolutely must sit.


• Don’t have loud conversations on the tram unless you are under 16.


• Don’t get angry if you run to the tram, push the door button and the tram still pulls away. The driver is obliged to leave as the system has probably already been put into motion and it takes too long to close it down and start over. That’s why the trams are always on time: with or without you!

• Do wait for special needs passengers (bicycles, strollers, etc) to get off before getting on.


• Do help people with strollers get off the bus.


• Do leave the front seats empty for fragile passengers that enter the front of the tram.


• Do work your way to the exit when your stop is coming up to avoid chaos in trying to get out (sometimes that’s not easy to do, especially on a steep hill or curvy street so hang on if you can).


• Do call 0800 805 805 in advance for a “Taxibus Matin” to pick you up at the nearest bus stop to your lodging if you need to go to the center of Lausanne as early as 4:45 AM when the trams are not yet operating (only CHF 4 supplement on your regular TL ticket)


• Do call 0800 805 805 in advance for a “Taxibus Nuit” if you are near certain city center tram stops after midnight when the tramway system closes and get a ride to the nearest bus stop at your place of lodging (only CHF 4 supplement on your regular TL tickets).

• Do take the “Pyjama Bus” especially scheduled for clubbers in the wee hours of the morning Friday to Sunday who have imbibed a bit more than the legal driving limit of alcohol (which is nearly 0). There are 30 departures from the hot spots heart of Lausanne to more than 80 communes in the region. No excuse for driving and it’s only CHF 2 plus the regular bus tariff to pay.


• Do thank the city of Lausanne for making it possible to never have to rent a car and to think of you even when their tram system is closed by offering you around the clock reasonable public transportation.

Stay connected for Transportation in Lausanne? Part II coming soon. Follow me on Twitter where I announce all my new blogs and much more. Bon voyage!

[All Images courtesy of TL transport public]

Tags: boats, bus, Lake Geneva, Lausanne, metro, Ouchy, Swiss, Switzerland, taxis, trains, tram, tramway, trolley, “paddle steamer”, “Place St. Francois”, “public transportation”

• Hartshorn says:
  
  

  September 5, 2010 at 7:23 am

  
  
  

  Great post! I’m bookmarking this!
  

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  subcorpus says:

  
  
  

  October 11, 2010 at 4:24 am

  was doing some research on public transport when i landed on your page …
  

  good info …
  
  good pointers !!!

  
  

  
  

  
  Sonja Holverson says:

  
  

  October 24, 2010 at 12:44 pm

  Thanks subcorpus. I see from your site that you’re a specialist. Best to you

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  truck distributor says:

  
  

  December 31, 2010 at 10:02 pm

  Well. Not really what I expected, but you’ve created me believe about this topic from one more perspective. Terrific job.

A interesting idea to show your information: The QR-Code tree:

From conzept and kowledge:

To idea, presentation and realization to communicate, and offer a selection of QR codes,from which to select:

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Red Code: My web contact info (1) / My Skype phone number.

Green Code: My web content (1) / web site / Dot Tel landing page (includes my contact info).

Yellow Code: My web content (2) / My blog (home page).

White Code: My web contact info (2) / My email address.

Result:

Or just simply:

My .Tel

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