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Liquid Web Acquires LearnDash — Chris Lema on Post Status Live
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Liquid Web Acquires LearnDash — Chris Lema on Post Status Live

ByDavid Bisset

Post Status CEO Cory Miller chatted with Chris Lema, Vice President of Products at Liquid Web, about Liquid Web‘s acquisition of LearnDash. LearnDash will join Liquid Web’s StellarWP brand, and Chris will step in as the General Manager of LearnDash. It’s been a boom time in recent years for edutech companies. LearnDash has quickly grown…

Post Status Comments (No. 5) — The First Annual WordPress News Draft
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Post Status Comments (No. 5) — The First Annual WordPress News Draft

ByOlivia Bisset

Aurooba Ahmed, Jason Cosper, Daniel Schutzsmith, Robert Jacobi, and Lesley Sim join David Bisset for three rounds of draft picks for the top WordPress stories of 2021.

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The scariest thing I’ve seen in a long time

ByDan Knauss

Thomas Nachbar of the University of Virginia School of Law writes in “Why We Can’t Disconnect Russia From the Internet” how he would really like to do so — and more: In the heady early days of the internet, the U.S. approach to internet governance was privatization to encourage competition and to open the internet…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 45) — The Block Protocol, Tumblr, and Complexity with Lesley Sim
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Post Status Excerpt (No. 45) — The Block Protocol, Tumblr, and Complexity with Lesley Sim

ByDavid Bisset

What is the Block Protocol and why does it matter? What’s the significance of Matt taking over at Tumblr? And is WordPress way too complicated?

I stumbled on the “Tozny API”…

ByDan Knauss

I stumbled on the “Tozny API” recently which instead of passwords presents a functionality similar to “email me an access code” from Slack. The purpose of which is to help either verify email addresses or promote password-free authentication for your users. It’s an interesting concept although i’m not sure if it’s going to be accepted…

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iThemes acquihires Better WP Security, a million+ download WordPress security plugin

ByBrian Krogsgard

iThemes has hired Chris Wiegman and taken over his very popular plugin, Better WP Security. Better WP Security has over a million downloads on WordPress.org and sells commercial support and installation services on FooPlugins. Better WP Security also has excellent ratings. This is another smart move by iThemes in the utility / safety space, as…