{"id":16899,"date":"2012-12-11T11:41:59","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T19:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content26.com\/?p=16899"},"modified":"2017-02-14T11:19:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:19:29","slug":"for-better-or-worse-how-content-shapes-the-user-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/blog\/for-better-or-worse-how-content-shapes-the-user-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"For Better or Worse: How Content Shapes the User Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14332\" title=\"Convert\" src=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/convert.jpg\" alt=\"Convert\" width=\"129\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/convert.jpg 284w, https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/convert-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/convert-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/convert-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/convert-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/>Be sure to check out <strong>content26<\/strong> co-founder Mark White&#8217;s guest post on <strong>UX Booth<\/strong>. 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