A cohesively, well-marketed mediocre product is more profitable than an obscure brilliant one- that’s just the way it is. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Automattic Acquires Texts, An All-in-One Messaging App
Automattic has acquired Texts, an all-in-one messaging platform, for $50 million. Texts is a newer company founded in 2020 that creates a centralized inbox for all major messaging platforms, including iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Signal, Twitter, LinkedIn, Slack, and Discord. The proliferation of messaging apps and inboxes has made responding to communication more complicated than it was in previous years. …
The Story Behind Splay, a Revolutionary 2-in-1 Monitor and Projector That Folds Up Like an Umbrella
Arovia CEO and co-founder Alexander Wesley discusses how his company developed this groundbreaking tech. View original post at Entrepreneur…
The 2024 State of Open Source Survey Is Now Open
The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a non-profit organization that plays an important role in the open source ecosystem as stewards of the Open Source Definition (OSD), has opened its 2024 State of Open Source survey. This is the third year OSI has published the survey in collaboration with OpenLogic by Perforce, who has sponsored it in previous years. The organizations will be …
How Diagnosing Your Brand Through the Metaphor of Mental Health Can Help You Get Unstuck
Explore how mental health metaphors like schizophrenia, anxiety and depression can illuminate your understanding of your brand, providing actionable insights to elevate your company’s clarity and confidence. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Ollie Dash Plugin Now Available for Ollie Block Theme
The Ollie block theme, created by Mike McAlister and Patrick Posner, now has a companion plugin available called Ollie Dash. The theme made headlines earlier this month after a contentious WordPress.org review process led its authors to remove the innovative onboarding features. Ollie was approved for WordPress.org but without the time-saving onboarding features its authors initially hoped to include. Testing …
Elementor Postpones DreamWeb Event
Elementor, the most popular website builder plugin for WordPress with more than 5 million active installations, has postponed its upcoming DreamWeb event. The Israel-based company was set to host its first in-person conference on November 2, in Berlin, Germany, but has postponed it due to the circumstances following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on October 7. In 2022, Elementor hosted …
Want to Attract Diverse Talent? You Need to Work on Your Employer Brand — Here's Why.
How your business shows up on social media and everywhere else online is a critical piece of your strategy for attracting new potential employees. One of the first things potential employees do when considering your business as a possible employer is look at your online presence. The question that they’re trying to answer is: Who are you and what do …
State of the Word 2023 Will Broadcast Live from Madrid on December 11
WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg will be delivering his annual State of the Word (SOTW) address from Madrid before a live audience on December 11, at 16:00 UTC. Last year’s event took place in New York City with attendance by invitation only, and 2023 will mark the first year the SOTW will take place from a city outside North America. This …
Kinsta Launches Free Static Site Hosting for Up to 100 Websites, Including WordPress
Kinsta launched its static site hosting product today, making a strong entrance into the market with a free tier that is competitive with established solutions from Vercel, Netlify, and GitHub Pages. Companies can host up to 100 static sites for free, including static WordPress sites, which Kinsta deploys from its global edge network of more than 300 locations. Static sites …