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Red Hot WordPress Themes by Theme Furnace

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October 17, 2013

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WordPress is the world’s most used CMS, and naturally, there are numerous firms that specialize in WordPress themes. If you are planning to purchase a new premium theme for your next WP website, the decision can be a tough one, simply because of how many choices you have. In such a scenario, looking for a new premium theme can indeed be confusing. In general, most buyers just settle with one of the big names out there—such as WooThemes, Elegant Themes, WPZOOM, StudioPress or Graph Paper Press, among many others. However, when you go shopping for a WordPress theme, you really […]

A Big “Proost” to the Organizers of WordCamp Europe!

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October 17, 2013

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…Plus an exclusive Q & A with “Maestro” Organizer Zé Fontainhas. It’s official: WordCamp Europe was a success. We have many hard-working folks to thank, including:  Tammie Lister Caspar Hübinger Marcel Bootsman Xavier Borderie Paolo Belcastro Zé Fontainhas Ana Aires Siobhan McKeown Noel Tock Remkus de Vries Hanni Ross Let’s give them all a big “cheers,” shall we? They pulled off quite an amazing event, and deserve lots of kudos! WordCamp Europe 2013—held this year from October 5 – 7 in Leiden, The Netherlands—was the first large-scale WordCamp to be held in Europe. With over 700 attendees representing a multitude […]

The History of the Democratization of Publishing

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October 16, 2013

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We’ve heard it many times before—WordPress is democratizing publishing. But have you ever stopped to think about what that really means? Definition of Democratization Democracy can be defined as: A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. To put it more simply, democratic governments answer to their citizens. Through voting, people frame the institutions that govern them. But democracy doesn’t only apply to governments, it can occur in groups or organizations. In this context, democracy means that everyone in the group is treated equally and has equal rights, […]

Media Temple Acquired by GoDaddy

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October 15, 2013

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In its sixth acquisition in just over a year, GoDaddy has purchased Media Temple for an undisclosed amount. Media Temple is a smaller, LA based hosting company with a much stronger reputation among professional developers and designers. As GoDaddy’s Chief Executive Blake Irving explained in a phone interview with VentureBeat, “We have not done a great job with that customer segment.” And he’s right. Developers and designers generally don’t use GoDaddy. Known more as the generic giant of web hosting—and with a questionable marketing history to boot—it will be interesting to see how Irving, and GoDaddy, plan to further attempt to attract a more […]

Ghost is Among Us, Now What?

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October 14, 2013

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A few months ago, John O’Nolan surprised the WordPress world with his idea of creating a whole new blogging platform called Ghost. The theory in his mind was that the WordPress ecosystem had spent too much time focusing on turning WordPress into a CMS, and had lost touch with its origins in blogging. Though his ideas were echoed positively by many in the community, a few saw the idea behind Ghost as a potential rival to WordPress. Most of the higher end enterprise clients who use WordPress still maintain it as part of their blogging ecosystems. I will try my best […]

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