Introducing a new chapter, with Cory Miller as Post Status partner
Brian Krogsgard
Cory Miller is now a co-owner and Partner of Post Status. He's purchased half of the business and will help run and grow it moving forward.
Joost de Valk has an analysis…
Dan Knauss
Joost de Valk has an analysis of CMS market share numbers from W3Techs. Joost's key findings are: WooCommerce's market share is three times as big as Shopify, but Shopify is growing. If current trends continue, Shopify, Joomla, SquareSpace, and Wix…
Ghost 3.0, the open-source blogging platform…
Dan Knauss
Ghost 3.0, the open-source blogging platform founded by John O'Nolan, was released this week. The headline feature is a "new business model," which aims to help writers use memberships and subscriptions to make a "sustainable living" as "independent publisher[s] in…
One theme to rule them all?
Dan Knauss
What does the future hold for WordPress themes, for theme developers and end users? Are we ready for a single master parent theme?
Fear and uncertainty for WordPress, with Matt Medeiros
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Medeiros talks to me about fear and uncertainty for WordPress. It's a wide ranging and casual conversation about various concerns present to many in the WordPress economy.
If you have heard the term…
Dan Knauss
If you have heard the term "serverless," but not much else, then John Demian's brief guide will help you get up to speed. John describes serverless hosting as "an event-based system for running code." In other words, services "create business…
Joe Watkins cuts right to the…
Dan Knauss
Joe Watkins cuts right to the point about the importance of funding open source projects your company relies on: Making monetary contributions or approaching your employer with a request to make monetary contributions to projects that your income or business…
Salesforce Ventures invests $300 million in Automattic, at a $3 billion valuation
Brian Krogsgard
Salesforce Ventures has invested an incredible $300 million as the sole investor in Automattic's Series D, their first raise since 2014. Total investment is now $491 million over 15 years.
Is Tumblr a social network?
Brian Krogsgard
Sharing without a strategy. Blogging without a plan. Connecting without an angle. Maybe that's how Tumblr shines?
Automattic — the maker of WordPress.com — has purchased Tumblr
Brian Krogsgard
Automattic has purchased Tumblr from Verizon, in a firesale move reported to be for less than $3 million. There is still value in the site, however, for Automattic.
The New York Times explains how…
Brian Krogsgard
The New York Times explains how they built a proprietary "collaborative editing CMS" for their newsrooms. It's an impressive piece of software, but it's a shame how much cool engineering goes into closed systems. Would the Times sharing this effort…
WooCommerce vs Shopify: A battle for ecommerce platform dominance
Jonathan Wold
Shopify has a lot going for it. WooCommerce, though, is the better platform for ecommerce on the Open Web.
Preserving the Wilderness
Dan Knauss
The web is a sacred wilderness, and it deserves preservation. What role can open source communities play? And how does it contrast with the monopolistic tendencies of the "tech giants?"
WP Engine acquires Flywheel
Brian Krogsgard
WP Engine has acquired Flywheel -- which boasts more than 200 employees and $18 million in revenue. WP Engine is setting the stage for an IPO in the next couple years.
Ryland Goldstein nicely summarizes the core…
Dan Knauss
Ryland Goldstein nicely summarizes the core problems with Medium. Most people think it's the "paywall," but that is an optional feature selected by authors. The real reason why "Medium sucks," says Ryland, comes down to "slimy business tactics" and "terrible…
Introducing the WordPress Deal of the Week: Save more, get better exposure
Brian Krogsgard
The Deal of the Week is an opportunity for companies to reach the Post Status audience, and for readers to save money.
