January 2011
3 posts
Grant Application Procedures - Libra Foundation |... →
Denise Scammon →
I edit.<br>I write.<br>I curate.<br>I design.<br>
Denise Scammon →
My online portfolio.
September 2010
3 posts
It’s 2am, Where Are Your Posts? →
Have you ever read one of your old posts and thought something was different? Maybe a few words were changed, the formatting was different, or an entire paragraph was missing. You poured your heart…
Introducing Subscriptions →
Keep track of posts across multiple blogs with the subscriptions reader.
Do you have trouble keeping track of all the blogs you read each morning? You may use RSS feeds to keep track,…
June 2010
3 posts
New Theme: Greyzed →
Today’s new theme is dirty and grungy-looking—but that’s just what makes it so good! Let’s take a look at Greyzed.
The Greyzed Theme
While Greyzed might look rough it’s been…
Your Public Profile →
Back in March when we announced Gravatar-powered profiles on WordPress.com, your profile page remained private so that only you could access it. Now that you’ve had a chance to update your…
We All Like to Reblog →
Have you ever come across a blog post that you enjoyed so much you wanted to easily share it with the readers of your own blog? Sure, you can copy and paste the link and perhaps even a snippet of…
May 2010
6 posts
New Custom Menus Feature (and a few others) →
Have you been hearing a bunch of hubbub around the web lately about the upcoming release of WordPress version 3.0? I know I have, and it’s always fun to hear what people are saying when we get close…
An Awesome WordPress.com Success Story →
When Neil Pasricha started his WordPress.com blog, 1,000 Awesome Things, he decided to highlight one awesome thing each weekday to help him keep a positive outlook.
That was three years ago,…
Making Redirects Permanent →
On WordPress.com, you start with a standard WordPress.com domain name for your blog which looks something like this – example.wordpress.com. You then have the option of upgrading to a custom…
New Theme: Paperpunch →
Today we are pleased to introduce Paperpunch, a clean and versatile theme featuring a subtle, textured background and hand-crafted icons.
To go along with a widget-ready sidebar,…
Contact Form Update →
Do you use a contact form on your site? If so, you’ll enjoy today’s update. Our [contact-form] shortcode has always been boring. It never had any configuration options and didn’t work in widgets….
New Theme: Notepad →
Today’s new theme is Notepad. A richly styled and beautiful, personal theme inspired by iPhone’s Notes application.
The Notepad Theme
With Notepad you have the option of displaying…
January 2010
5 posts
dot-font: The Typographic Texture of the News |... →
Post by Email Wrapup →
Since our Post by Email feature opened last year the emails have been coming in fast and furious. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the latest improvements.
Bigger attachments
We like to see…
Vox Importer →
Thinking of moving your blog from Vox.com to WordPress.com? You are not alone.
We’ve noticed that several people are dissatisfied with the service and want to move their blog elsewhere. A lot…
WordPress Personas for Firefox →
Last week Mozilla released Firefox 3.6, the latest and greatest version of their open source Web browser. To mark the occasion, we worked with designer Chad Pugh to create a couple of brand…
New Theme: monochrome →
Sleek, and bursting with elegance, I’m happy to bring you monochrome, another addition to the wonderful collection of themes available on WordPress.com. monochrome is a beautiful theme with…
September 2009
5 posts
CBC Radio | Ideas | Features | In Praise of Ice →
In the beginning, there was no ice and certainly no life on the Earth. This newborn planet was churning and searing hot, far too hot for ice, or even liquid water. But as the dust settled, and the…
RSS Links Widget →
The Happiness Engineers had a great time in London last week. We worked on some cool projects and came up with a lot of great ideas. We’ll bring more updates to you over the coming weeks…
After the Deadline Live for WP.com →
Last week you guys published 1.4 million new blog posts, but you only ran the spell checker about 204 thousand times. Ahem. The two possible explanations for this are that we’re all perfect…
RSS in the Clouds →
Clouds from my trip to WordCamp Dallas
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it’s a way for people to subscribe to updates to your blog using a client like Google Reader…
August Wrap-Up →
I’m back in San Francisco after a trip to London for the Happiness Engineer meetup. It’s serious business, but the group has managed to have a little fun along the way.
Our…
August 2009
7 posts
Support Hours and Updates →
In the coming week, the Support crew (seen among the lovely faces here) will be meeting in London to brainstorm new ways of providing you with the resources you need. While us Happiness…
New Theme: Sandbox 1.6.1 →
Sandbox 1.6.1 is now available to all WordPress.com blogs.
Alongside Sandbox 1.6.1 you’ll also find the older Sandbox versions. We’ve left them intact. If you’ve been using them, don’t worry,…
Different business models for news industry « Life... →
New business model for the news industry plus a look at the technology that may be used for future news delivery.
WP.me — shorten your links →
Check out this address:
http://wp.me/sf2B5-shorten
If you visit it, you’ll end up right back here. The nice thing about it is that it’s a short link, about 70% smaller than the …
SoundCloud →
We are big fans of SoundCloud, a really useful service that is part Flickr for music, part professional music collaboration hub. Artists such as Beck, Moby and Sonic Youth now use the…
New Theme: iNove →
iNove by mg12 is one of the top themes used for self-hosted WordPress blogs, and a commonly requested addition to our offerings here on WordPress.com. We’re always doing what we can to…
July Wrap-Up →
We kicked off July with an open vote on new media features. Thanks to all of you who voted and submitted comments. Your feedback determines the future of WordPress.
Later in the month we…
July 2009
10 posts
Archives Shortcode →
You publish a lot of quality content (trust us, we know). And so we understand that making it easily accessible to your faithful readers is very important for you as a blogger. Sure, our …
News products and news delivery: Look to the past... →
News products and news delivery: Look to the past... →
Holographic newspapers may just be the new delivery system.
Gravatar Widget →
Say goodbye to messing around with HTML in a Text widget just to get an “About Me” in your sidebar. With the new Gravatar widget it only takes a few seconds to achieve this and stamp…
PollDaddy ratings and polls →
PollDaddy joined the Automattic team last year, and we have been working on adding some of our great features directly into the WordPress platform ever since.
Ratings
The PollDaddy rating…
Dairy, Egg and Nut Free Blueberry Bread | Mom Blog... →
Frugal WAHMs Talk Radio-Podcast and Radio for Work... →
Vote for Media Features →
Here at WordPress.com, we always run the most recent version of the WordPress open source software. In addition, we do custom development so that we can offer features not included in the open…
June Wrap-Up →
Last month we launched the Yahoo! App and 360 importer so you can migrate your content to WordPress.com quickly and easily. And we introduced the SocialVibe widget, which helps you earn…
National Blog Posting Month →
Remember National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) back in November? You all used the opportunity to take a swing at churning out a 50,000-word novel on your blogs in only one month — some with…
June 2009
11 posts
My Page - NewsPageDesigner » Work →
Live Maine Lobster | Lobster Shipped | Buy Maine... →
SocialVibe →
You spend a lot of time creating great content and attracting an audience for your blog. What if you could use that influence to make a positive social impact? Now you can.
We’ve teamed up with…
May Wrap-Up →
Sorry for this being the latest wrap-up ever.
May was a fun month for us. We rolled out a ton of new features: the ability to add YouTube videos and polls to comments, stats in your time…
Your newspaper. Reality. Delivered Daily. →
Your newspaper. Reality. Delivered Daily.
Every now and then an opportunity opens up to place a blurb in one of the 65+ supplements produced by Special Sections. When this happened while paginating…
Newspaper advertising online aggregator →
Advertising aggregators. www.stylehive.com
Can you see this type of advertising aggregator, with built-in communities, supporting newspapers? I would love to see this type of community on newspaper…
Special Sections, Advertising once a week... →
I like the idea of Special Sections having a more prominent spot on a newspaper’s site, instead of being buried under another link which doesn’t even state Special Sections, such as “Shopping” or…
Why advertisers should think like comedians –... →
I enjoyed reading the following article as it is giving me a few ideas about engagement. The age-old rules of storytelling apply just as much in online advertising as they do in comedy routines….