Scan this QR code and you'll discover Shire Hall was used as a location for the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas special.
(Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Monmouthshire County Council)
The Internet continues to escape from its virtual confines. Clothing hangers hook into Facebook. Twitter comes printed on toilet paper. And now, Wikipedia has its own town.
Monmouth in South Wales has a population of less than 9,000, but plenty of tourists come to see the local castle and walk the historic streets. Those tourists will be able to plug into Wikipedia articles about the town through special QR code plaques placed in strategic locations.
The River Wye has its own QR code. (Click to enlarge.)
(Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Mrjohncummings)
The project is turning Monmouth into Monmouthpedia. So far, the joint effort between Wikimedia UK and th... [Read more]
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