Automattic

What the hell is happening at Automattic? Members Public

The WordPress.com company is selling posts from that site and Tumblr to AI companies — while its CEO scraps with a banned user online. Which is… fine?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Automattic

The problem with Automattic’s 100 year plan Members Public

Many bloggers and web creators want their work to persist after their death. But can they really pay $38,000?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Blogging

Facebook's donations won't save local journalism, but better CMSes just might Members Public

This week, Facebook has joined Google in throwing millions at the local news business. Is this really going to help the industry recover - or should we bee looking elsewhere?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
local journalism

Why you should (still) blog Members Public

A blog is a bet on the long-term value of your content [http://lucasartoni.com/2016/02/02/why-do-i-blog/] Luca Sartoni on why he still blogs: > Social Networking Sites come and go. In ten years from now, Facebook will be different from what we are used now, it’s

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Automattic

Automattic & a student journalist sue PR for DCMA takedown damages Members Public

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is teaming with a student journalist to sue a “Straight Rights” organisation’s press officer for abusing the DMCA takedown process [http://torrentfreak.com/wordpress-demands-10000-dmca-takedown-abuse-140615/]: > Hotham wrote an article about “Straight Pride UK” which included a comment he received from the organization’s

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Automattic

Automattic backs WordPress bloggers in court Members Public

Parker Higgins [http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/12/wordpress-goes-to-court-to-defend-censored-bloggers/] : > The blogging platform WordPress.com has taken the unusual — and welcome — step of going to court to defend its users against bogus copyright claims aimed at silencing their speech on the platform. Automattic, WordPress’s parent company, has joined

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Automattic

Nice upgrade to VaultPress Members Public

Wow. This will make life so much easier for those whose sites get hacked…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Automattic

Le Web: Automattic and the virtual workplace Members Public

[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/12/IMG_9794-Version-2.jpg] The Ignite talk at Le Web I’m most interest in:Sara Rosso [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1092662] from Automattic [http://automattic.com/] No-one is inspired by a cubicle-filled office. But we’re

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Automattic