QR Code check-ins and how they're already broken

GetGlue has made a lot of hoopla recently over their "new" idea of using a QR code to check-in to a web-based service. You'll pardon me if I'm somewhat less than impressed by this advancement in their service after examining it in depth. Use of QR codes to direct people to a given URL isn't anything new and has been happening overseas since the mid- to late-90's. It appears that all the QR code provided by GetGlue does is direct the user's mobile device to GetGlue's standard mobile web page with a specific check-in argument. The user still has to confirm the check-in, just like they normally would on any mobile check-in. I'm getting a bit ahead of myself here, so let's have a look at how their QR-based check-ins work:

M.A.S. sticker

M.A.S.

You're lucky enough to be watching Ricky Martin perform live on his M.A.S. tour. What song are you hoping he'll sing? Share this one proudly. It's from our friends at Sony Music Latin.

Req: Check-in to Ricky Martin using the URL from the QR Code on the concert posters

The first of a new breed of sticker...  Here's the URL:

http://getglue.com/mobile/checkin/recording_artists/ricky_martin?source=qrcode

I'll have more on how this works in a post later today. As of now, the genie is out of the bottle and it'll be interesting to see how GetGlue handles this.