Pinterest – man, that is one site that I’m not that into. I get the attraction and I understand the utility, but I haven’t found a personal workflow or reason for me to necessarily join it in earnest. But I do know that Pinterest can provide a motherlode of traffic when done well. I know this from a personal blog project that leverages pinterest really well – and the traffic statistics are absolutely mind-blowing. So it doesn’t surprise me that WordPress.com has announced Pinterest verification in addition their Google and Bing verification systems. All you have to do is the following […]
VaultPress Simplifies FTP/SFTP, SSH Access
VaultPress had some big news just a few weeks ago relate with their acquisition of CodeGarage and many have wondered how the two will continue to co-exist and/or be combined since their services can be considered very similar. Regardless of what eventually happens (it’s reported that things for customers will be seamless and uninterrupted) their products are continued to be refined and updated, just like VaultPress’ recent update to their system for accessing and connecting to WordPress sites: We’ve recently made this much easier to do when you sign up or add a new site by asking for the credentials […]
Blogging, Editorial Internship
I have hired so many people in my lifetime that I feel weird creating a job requisite because they typically are simply boring and have all this extra fluff that means nothing but seems “standard,” right? I mean, when was the last time you read a typical “REQ” and was like: Wow, it sounds amazing! I want to dedicate my most precious and limited resource to this endeavor and business! I’m applying now! Yeah, me neither. So, I won’t create one like that for you and instead I’ll just talk about the role and how pumped I would be if […]
WordCamp Atlanta, March 15-16, 2013
I couldn’t be more stoked to share with you guys WordCamp Atlanta 2013, which is happening on March 15-16 in the Loudermilk Center. The reason I’m calling attention to this is probably obvious – WordCamp Atlanta is our hometown WordCamp and not only am I part of the leadership committee this year representing 8BIT and WP Daily, we’re having the After Party for speakers, sponsors, and VIP at the WP Daily offices, just half a mile away (Map Here)! It’s going to be amazing and I hope you can attend!
Windows Phone 1.9: Featured Images, Full Screen Editor
Windows Phone users rejoice as the 1.9 release that we talked about 6 days ago is finally available via the Windows Phone Store. This release features a 2 big functionalities that bloggers and site owners are going to really like: Featured Images – Now you can upload a featured image to your blog post (as long as your active theme supports this feature). We use featured images here on this blog and it’s part of our consistent workflow and design aesthetic. More and more blogs are using this feature so I wouldn’t call it a “must have” but it’s pretty up […]

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