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A Glimpse into the Future of WordPress from WordCamp Milwaukee

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July 30, 2014

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This year’s WordCamp Milwaukee featured an array of impressive speakers who discussed trending topics on WordPress business and development. The speakers even included a presentation on Joomla and how to use other PHP frameworks to overcome the limitations of WordPress. A few weeks ago, I wrote about what you can expect in WordPress 4.0, but at WordCamp Milwaukee last weekend I actually got a glimpse into what the future of WordPress has to offer. Presentations by Andrew Nacin, one of the lead developers of WordPress, as well as the lead developers of the REST API project,  Ryan McCue of Human […]

Tech Panel: Gearing up for the Future of the Car

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July 23, 2014

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A future where we no longer have to drive ourselves around is coming. We’ll all be able to sit back and read, catch up on emails, or perhaps watch a movie while our car takes care of the driving for us. At least that’s the impression that the audience got on Monday evening, at a Tech Panel hosted by San Francisco’s The Bold Italic called Gearing Up: The Future of the Car. The Panel The event was moderated by Damon Lavrinc, the Silicon Valley Editor of Jalopnik, a dedicated car and mobility blog. Lavrinc was previously a writer for Wired. […]

Wearables in the BA (Before Apple) Era

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July 10, 2014

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Did you know we are in the year 1 A? That is the year before Apple releases their wearable device and changes the course of life as we know it. . . Or at least, that’s according to Robert Scoble, one of the speakers at The Future of Wearable Tech and Beyond, a “Wearable Wednesday” event held at Wearable World Inc. in San Francisco last night. A Rowdy Panel Discussion First up was a rather rambunctious panel discussion with Robert Scoble, Andy Grignon, and Ben Parr, mediated by Redg Snograss the CEO of Wearable World. They discussed the barriers to […]

Will 2014 Be Remembered as the Year of WordPress Security?

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June 26, 2014

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Are you familiar with the hypothesis ‘there’s safety in numbers’? It’s the idea that by being part of a large group, an individual is less likely to be the victim of a bad event. Well, when it comes to internet security, the WordPress community has definitely proven this concept to be true. The robust community built around the open-source platform WordPress has cultivated a knowledgeable, caring, and secure environment. Wednesday at the WordPress San Francisco Meetup, Brennen Byrne (CEO and co-founder of Clef) addressed this idea head on, when he gave a presentation on how the WordPress community is building […]

7 Memorable Quotes from Gigaom Structure

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June 23, 2014

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Last week I had the opportunity to attend Gigaom Structure, an event self-described as an opportunity to “meet the innovators and thinkers who are building infrastructure to run the applications of the next decade.” The 2 day conference in The Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco (yes, that’s where WordCamp San Francisco will be held!) offered a packed schedule of impressive speakers. So it’s not surprising that some of them came out with some memorable quotes. Here are my top 7 (please excuse minor transcription errors): “Friends don’t let friends build data centers.” – Jamie Miller — SVP and CIO, […]

Are You Attending WordCamp Chicago 2014?

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June 12, 2014

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Where in the world can you find world-famous deep dish pizza and interact with a fantastic collection of WordPress experts and enthusiasts? You guessed it, WordCamp Chicago! The WordPress-centric event will be held at the University Center in downtown Chicago from June 13-15th. The three-day event features some awesome sessions, speakers, and attendees. Foundation Friday This jam-packed weekend kicks off with Foundation Friday! Friday’s events aim to provide WordCamp attendees with a solid knowledge base. Last year, Foundation Friday was geared towards WordPress beginners, but this year options have been expanded: WordPress 101, WordPress 201, WordPress 301, and WordPress 401, […]

3 Takeaways from Apple’s WWDC 2014

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June 6, 2014

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This week in San Francisco, Apple engineers and some 5,000 developers gathered together to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. As the 5-day event comes to an end, we’re left with some significant insights into the future of iOS and Mac.  Let’s take a look at 3 notable takeaways from the conference. 1. This Year’s Keynote Was Very Revealing  The conference kicked off Monday morning with a special keynote speech. During the  two-hour long event, led by CEO Tim Cook and SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi, the next-generation of iOS and OS X was unveiled. The latest version of OS X includes a complete […]

A Discussion Featuring Dennis Crowley, CEO and Co-founder of Foursquare

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June 4, 2014

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Imagine you’re vacationing in Belem, Brazil. You want to know which pubs to drink at, which restaurants to eat at, or which cafe make the best arroz doce. Now, imagine if instead of searching aimlessly for recommendations on the internet, you can simply open up an application on your smartphone, and have immediate access to a database of suggestions. Or better yet, your smartwatch or heads-up display automatically feeds you suggestions as you walk around. While we haven’t yet reached the point of ultimate geolocation domination, there is a location-based social networking website that provides location details from places all around the world—including […]

Beyond Blogs, WordPress for Enterprise: Highlights from WP Think Tank # 2

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May 30, 2014

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What happens when you put 8 smart WordPress people in a virtual room and ask them to wax lyrical about the future of WordPress? WP Think Tank # 2! The two-hour long panel featured amazing WordPress professionals engaging in meaningful dialogue about many of the issues that have been stirring in the WordPress ecosystem. The panel kicked off by addressing some of the challenges that WordPress businesses encounter when scaling their products or services to enterprise-level clients. They went on to discuss the positioning of WordPress, and what the future will bring for WordPress. To accompany the panel, there was a livechat where […]

Matt Mullenweg Touring the Asia Pacific

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May 27, 2014

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Matt Mullenweg is about to rack up a whole lot of frequent flyer points, as he embarks on a jam-packed tour of the Asia Pacific. As announced on Mullenweg’s blog, he is headed to 7 countries during June 2014. According to a LimeCanvas post about the Australia and New Zealand components of the tour, Mullenweg is touring the Asia Pacific to “help spread the WordPress brand and interact with established communities that support the open source CMS.” Here are the details for the events: Seoul – Sunday, June 1 Jakarta – Monday, June 2 Singapore – Wednesday, June 4 Tokyo – Friday, June 6 […]

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