December 2011
2 posts
The Long and Short of It →
Would you like some more Twitter in your WordPress? We got ya. As an update to our ever-popular Tweet embedding functionality we’re supporting Twitter’s new embed API to enable richer, better…
It’s getting cold in here →
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
but this blog is sooo delightful
Until the internet gets slow,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
That’s right, it’s that special time of year where you…
November 2011
2 posts
Introducing WordAds →
Over the years one of the most frequent requests on WordPress.com has been to allow bloggers to earn money from their blog through ads. We’ve resisted advertising so far because most of it we had…
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January 2011
2 posts
December 2010
3 posts
Challenge for 2011: Want to blog more often? →
There is a saying among writers: to write more, write more. The hardest part of blogging isn’t the tools – it’s what goes on between your ears. Many people start blogs with excitement, but lose…
Not Just A Contact Form →
The short version of this story is that the contact form on WordPress.com has been upgraded. But that leaves out so many of the juicy details
A couple of months ago we took a step back to look…
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September 2009
4 posts
RSS Links Widget →
After the Deadline Live for WP.com →
Last week you guys published 1.4 million new blog posts, but you only ran the spell checker about 204 thousand times. Ahem. The two possible explanations for this are that we’re all perfect…
RSS in the Clouds →
Clouds from my trip to WordCamp Dallas
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it’s a way for people to subscribe to updates to your blog using a client like Google Reader…
August Wrap-Up →
I’m back in San Francisco after a trip to London for the Happiness Engineer meetup. It’s serious business, but the group has managed to have a little fun along the way.
Our…
August 2009
12 posts
Support Hours and Updates →
In the coming week, the Support crew (seen among the lovely faces here) will be meeting in London to brainstorm new ways of providing you with the resources you need. While us Happiness…
New Theme: Sandbox 1.6.1 →
Sandbox 1.6.1 is now available to all WordPress.com blogs.
Alongside Sandbox 1.6.1 you’ll also find the older Sandbox versions. We’ve left them intact. If you’ve been using them, don’t worry,…
WP.me — shorten your links →
Check out this address:
http://wp.me/sf2B5-shorten
If you visit it, you’ll end up right back here. The nice thing about it is that it’s a short link, about 70% smaller than the …
SoundCloud →
We are big fans of SoundCloud, a really useful service that is part Flickr for music, part professional music collaboration hub. Artists such as Beck, Moby and Sonic Youth now use the…
New Theme: iNove →
iNove by mg12 is one of the top themes used for self-hosted WordPress blogs, and a commonly requested addition to our offerings here on WordPress.com. We’re always doing what we can to…
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July Wrap-Up →
We kicked off July with an open vote on new media features. Thanks to all of you who voted and submitted comments. Your feedback determines the future of WordPress.
Later in the month we…
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oh Twitter is sooo pWn3d! by Tumblr.
yer just a pawn twitter. just another rss feed in the thousands out there. You dis’d the patronage @citizenziggy for no reason and now I dis you.
You cannot silence or censor me. I 0Wnz u fooZ!!!!
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ohhh tumblr, im here. how long have i been here? when did I get here?
July 2009
70 posts
Archives Shortcode →
You publish a lot of quality content (trust us, we know). And so we understand that making it easily accessible to your faithful readers is very important for you as a blogger. Sure, our …
Gravatar Widget →
Say goodbye to messing around with HTML in a Text widget just to get an “About Me” in your sidebar. With the new Gravatar widget it only takes a few seconds to achieve this and stamp…
google wave is google weird.
trying out Google Wave Sandbox. A bit strange at first, especially with no one else around. any other WAVE devs out there to test with?
WOOHOO just got an invitation to Google Wave. Will keep ya posted on my experience with it. I’m guessing there will be invites. soon?
backing up with both #timemachine and #carboncopy for my #hackintosh. so far carboncopy looks like it will be better solution #macosx #osx86
checking out the latest guiGoog beta http://guiGoog.com setting up roach traps =)
PollDaddy ratings and polls →
PollDaddy joined the Automattic team last year, and we have been working on adding some of our great features directly into the WordPress platform ever since.
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instead of negative pricing tactics like billing per use, offer discounts 4 using less & choosing not 2 use P2P or high bandwidth apps #crtc
sorry 4 all my tweeting but also the encouragement frm some. I have task/burden 2 submit final #crtc comments by JUL28. any1 wanna help?
hahaha. wifi Is cranky at Ottawa train station. quite reasonable that they made it free until they fix it. I’m ok with that. #crtc ;) #Bell
ISPs say BBU is2 discourage usage &does not make much$. Is user mngmnt not traffic mng. use positive approach. disc. &award those using les
I’ll b using twitter 2 hone down my final submission to #crtc #netneutrality 140 charcter limit helps. any1 is welcome 2 chirp in. pls RT
RT @SaveOurNet: If u want 2 let #CRTC know your views on Net Neutrality u can take action here http://bit.ly/WANG5 “donothing, nocomplaints”
RT: @MuchmorMedia “Bell reveals internet throttling details to CRTC” Class action required if you ask me http://bit.ly/CbMGW SIGN ME UP!!
RT: @tsirocky (for the most part, everything @ tsirocky posted today at #crtc)
Train wifi does suck as promised BUT as I said it’s free. I AM still able 2 do everything essential 2 me. IMO 10K/sec is min. NET essential.
RT: @deekay0 Bell slows net connection by>90% 10 hrs/day based on traffic type. U only get <10% of what U pay 4! #crtc http://bit.ly/Cf5wK
surprise! told ya! As Bell lawyers testify @ #crtc hearings they also announce lowering 60gb cap down to 25gb. dirty dogs #crtc #dslreports
OMG Bell drops low tier DSL Internet service frm 20GB to 2GB! yes, TWO. watch 4 hours of YouTube & yer done for the mon extra $2.5/gb #crtc
OMG Bell drops lowest tier DSL Internet service from 20 GB to 2! yes TWO. watch 4 hours of YouTube & yer done for the month. $2.5/gb extra
looking for good dail-up provider. If I’m getting throttled to dail-up speed I may as well just get it. Anyone have an old USR modem? #crtc
oivey. looks like I should renew my rogers videostore membercard b/c it’s cheaper than using Internet to download video from iTunes #crtc
bell presents misleading diagram interpretation to show how p2p tcp sessions react to congestion. IMNSHO this really shows overselling.#crtc
#crtc where’s the congestion? cable says upstream. bell says last mile. allstream says higher up.which is it? #crtc will any of them FIX it?