1. A computerized method for recognizing network resource information, the method comprising: obtaining digital image information corresponding to a digital image captured by a first portable electronic device, wherein the digital image includes one of a photograph, screen capture, scan or computer-generated image of an object; recognizing, based on one or more character-recognition techniques, a uniform resource identifier (URI) or a uniform resource locator (URL) included within the digital image; and wirelessly transmitting the URI or URL to a second portable electronic device.