Shazam Basically Like an Audio QR Code Scanner?

Shazam is so much more than I originally thought that it was, and I like its potential.I've seen the Shazam logo popping up on commercials and television shows the last several month and just couldn't understand why I would Shazam these things. In commercials, I can never get my phone out and Shazam open quickly enough to capture the sound. In television shows, I just didn't get it. My use of Shazam has always been for identifying a music selection that I liked and wanted to note and/or buy.  This seemed good enough to me and I liked it for just that purpose.But then I saw this article about Shazam partnering with the Olympics and I got curious. Though they don't describe it this way in the article, it seems that Shazam can be used for "scanning" to get more information about what you are hearing, like scanning a QR code gives you more information about what you are seeing. This is actually pretty cool:

"Viewers who tag the broadcast from their Shazam app will be able to see additional information on the athletes, engage in polls, view the competition schedule, check the latest results, keep tabs on the medal count and share on social media."

The tricky part of this for brands and advertisers is going to be consumer education. If consumers are familiar with Shazam at all, they are going to know it only as a music identification app, like I did. But, like any other new tool and technology, once people figure it out and start using it, it has huge potential for communicated extra and bonus information to its users. I like that.