Tag Archives: Automattic

WordPress.com Gamification

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Brent

When publishing a post on WordPress.com these days, authors receive a new sidebar alongside their post. The most interesting feature in this sidebar is a game-like progress bar. Arbitrary goals are now being set on WordPress.com to encourage blogging. Publish … Continue reading →

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Two Reasons Tumblr is Upstaging WordPress.com

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Brent

There was a discussion on WPCandy a few weeks ago asking if Tumblr was the new WordPress. Many commenters on the post tout Tumblr’s features, like post formats, as the key to its success. These are only a small part of the … Continue reading →

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The Limits of Anonymity

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Brent

On the back of yesterday’s post about Anonymous Blogging, Ryan Markel has posted about the Limits of Anonymity on WordPress.com. He mentions the WordPress.com privacy policy: We keep the following private data about WordPress.com sites and users: The email address … Continue reading →

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