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Threeme Day: 3 New Themes for WP.com

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February 22, 2013

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Philip Arthur Moore shared yesterday the release of 3 new themes on WordPress.com that may have a more than a few users making some switches today. And why the heck not since Philip has dubbed any day that releases 3 themes as “Threeme Day” – make the best of it, shall we? The 3 new themes, Blocco, Crafty, and Hustle Express are all blogger and publisher themes, not like some the magazine themes we’ve seen release recently. Hustle will set you back $68 dollars while Blocco comes in at $75:

Automattic Sites Re-Imagined via Stéphane Thomas

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February 22, 2013

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It seems to be a growing trend for creative individuals to undertake the work of re-imagining, redesigning, re-branding larger companies websites and properties either for a personal project, a portfolio piece, or even as an attempt to get hired. It’s not that this is a bad thing – I actually love seeing the creative alternatives to long-standing brands. Take for example a recent Kodak redesign or even the very famous Microsoft re-brand that eventually led to a job offer for the designer, Andrew Kim. Powerful stuff this is!

10 Tools That Measure Growth on WP.com

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February 22, 2013

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Pete Davies, the Growth Team Lead at Automattic, has recently shared an epic list of tools and applications that can help you understand not only how WordPress.com tracks and measures their growth but also how they optimize their experience for their users. Up until just a few short years ago the tracking opportunities really weren’t there – the rise of better tools and better use has continued to platform WordPress.com as a ever-growing website and service: I tell anybody that will listen that much of the work I do on growth and analytics for WordPress.com wasn’t really possible until the last […]

iOS v3.5 Released, More Confidence in Mobile Blogging

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February 22, 2013

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As Dan shared over in make.mobile the latest iOS version of the WordPress mobile app was released. I downloaded it last night as was pleasantly greeted with the ability to see not only real live preview my blog post draft but to feel much more comfortable doing so with a greater security with edits being saved on my local device. For example, I was able to create a draft (see the auto-save in the bottom corner), then preview it live:

Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 2.21.2013

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February 21, 2013

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How’s everyone’s Thursday? Did you get any snow? I sure am and so did my fellow intern Cam. Well, just like the post office, we are here to give the daily roundup: Rain, sleet, snow, or shine. Ok, maybe I added the snow part, but still. Here’s some new plugins for you guys to check out. Stay warm out here!

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