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Michelle Oznowicz

Hack with a Purpose This Weekend: ‘HACKtivation for the Homeless’ in SF

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March 27, 2014

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Are you a web developer or designer located in San Francisco with a desire to give back to the amazing community you call home? If so, this is the event for you. HACKtivation for the Homeless is an opportunity to join partners from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to collaborate on civic issues, and address the issue of homelessness in San Francisco. Join ReAllocate, on March 28 – 30, in partnership with St. Anthony Foundation, Project Homeless Connect, Spotify, Lyft, Innovation Alley, Larkin Street Youth, among others, to help alleviate the stresses of San Francisco’s homeless population. It’s bound to be a memorable […]

WP Curve’s Alex McClafferty Interviewed on Fox Tech Take

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March 27, 2014

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Clayton Morris of Fox Tech Take started out this segment—titled WP Curve takes WordPress to the next level—by asking his viewers this: What percentage of the web do you think is run on WordPress? Ding ding ding! Torque readers all know the answer to this one. As WP Curve‘s Alex McClafferty confirmed, the answer is: over 20% of the entire internet. Strangely, this doesn’t seem to be common knowledge outside of the WordPress ecosystem. In response to the revelation, Clayton Morris exclaimed: So that’s a great business opportunity! It is indeed. As Alex explained in the interview, WordPress has a thriving ecosystem that continues to grow […]

Welcome Marie!

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March 4, 2014

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Torque has a new editorial assistant, Marie Dodson. Marie recently moved to San Francisco from Honesdale, a small town in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where she worked as an assistant to the editorial director for the popular kids’ magazine, Highlights for Children. After earning her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Society from Cornell University, she has been following her passion for science writing, and has now branched out to technology writing. She looks forward to learning all about WordPress—platform and community—while covering WordPress news for Torque Magazine. Feel free to welcome Marie yourself at [email protected]! She’s always open to ideas, tips, and […]

DradCast Episode 34: Nick Haskins

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February 28, 2014

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Show notes Host Nick used to shoot pro photography, then the market started shrinking. This prompted him to start looking into the building of flash websites. He then started to use WordPress after flash started to taper off. On and off he has been developing in the space for about 3 years now. Aesop Stories started off as theme. He decided to pull functionality out of the theme to make a plugin for all themes. Core of project is open source, from day one he wanted it to be free so that everyone could share their stories in a visually […]

Who’s Watching WP Think Tank Today?

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February 25, 2014

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Troy Dean, Torque Contributor and host of the WP Elevation Podcast, has put together a fascinating group of speakers for a live panel that will be talking, in-depth, about the future of WordPress. At 12 noon Pacific, a handful of notable WordPress influencers will be discussing the opportunities and challenges faced by WordPress professionals. WP Think Tank will take place in a live Google Hangout where viewers will be able to interact, chat, and ask questions. Panelists include Matt Mullenweg, Jake Goldman, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Shane Pearlman, Tom Willmot, Miriam Schwab, and Scott Basgaard. This is sure to be an interesting talk! Tune in […]

Episode 33: Dreless in Sea.tt.le

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February 20, 2014

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Show Notes Host Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder of WordPress and the founder of Automattic and Audrey Capital. Matt can be found on Twitter @PhotoMatt and online at Ma.tt. What They’re Sippin’ On: Brad: Pyramid Hefeweizen Dre: Maker’s Mark Matt: Hint Watermelon Water Pressing Topics: Matt takes the role of CEO. He is excited about the day-to-day aspects of running the company, growing it from 200 to 2,000 employees. Matt led development for version 3.8. He said it was fun to work with new people. Last year, Matt purchased WP Tavern because Jeff had incredible knowledge about WordPress, and it allowed […]

Episode 32: Pippin Ain’t Easy

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February 13, 2014

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Show Notes Check out the new DradCast App! Host Pippin Williamson a WordPress plugin developer from Hutchinson, KS, and the lead developer and founder of many plugins, included Easy Digital Downloads and Restrict Content Pro. He is a travel addict and spends a lot of time tracking around the country speaking at WordCamps on plugin development. He can be found on Twitter at @pippinsplugins. What They’re Sippin’ On Dre: Johnnie Walker Blue Label Brad: Captain Morgan Private Stock Pippin: Long Strange Tripel How the host got started in WordPress Pippin was introduced to WordPress by his brother who wanted help with […]

Congratulations Kirby!

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February 5, 2014

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Let’s congratulate Kirby Prickett, who will be leaving Torque to join the team at WP Engine. She will now be the editor of WP Engine’s blog. Kirby asked me to pass on her thanks to the contributors she worked with during her short time at Torque, saying: I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Michelle and the many excellent contributing writers that help make Torque such a great resource for the WordPress community. Best wishes to Kirby in her new role! Michelle Oznowicz is the Managing Editor of Torque. Whether it be directing a short film, […]

Episode # 31: Rap Battles of WordPress

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January 30, 2014

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Show Notes Host Jason Coleman is the developer of Paid Memberships Pro and author of the book Building Web Apps for WordPress. Jason can be found on Twitter at @Jason_coleman. How the host got started in WordPress: Jason started in 2005 with a blog on WordPress. He was just leaving my job at Accenture. He started working on plugins and learning more and more WordPress every year. What they’re sippin’ on: Dre – Dry Dre Express (Canada Dry) Brad – Captain Morgan Private Stock Jason – Yellow Tail Shiraz EPIC RAP BATTLE OF WORDPRESS Pressing Topics  Aesop WordPress storytelling plugin […]

Episode #30: The Wizard of Oz

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January 23, 2014

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Show Notes Host Michelle Oznowicz is the managing editor of Torquemag.io. She can be found on Twitter at @MichelleOz What they’re sippin’ on: Michelle: Chimay Brad: Captain Morgan Private Stock Dre: Maker’s Mark How Michelle got started in WordPress. After a decade of (mis)adventures in Hollywood, Michelle moved back to San Francisco and started working as an writer and editor for a magazines using WordPress. On July 29th 2013, Torque launched. Michelle came on board as the managing editor of this community-driven publication to help others get involved and have a voice in WordPress media. Not every submission is accepted, […]

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