{"id":12,"date":"2011-08-11T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watt-media.com\/b\/?p=12"},"modified":"2025-01-24T04:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T09:45:39","slug":"qr-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wattmedia.com\/blog\/qr-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"QR Codes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>By now you\u2019ve probably come across QR codes, the square bar-code images used on coupons, websites, business cards, and other marketing materials. 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