WordPress.com is very mobile centric with their first video ad

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Written By Brian Krogsgard

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  1. “I am a bit surprised that the only representation of WordPress and WordPress.com is through the mobile app.”

    – Brian, I am genuinely a bit surprised that you are a bit surprised that the only representation of WordPress and WordPress.com is through the mobile app. Have you seen any graphs of PC vs mobile usage lately? PCs are dying…

    • What makes you think PC is dying though? Mobile is clearly going to continue to rise, but desktop traffic is still big. In the Netherlands most adults own a car and at least 1 bike, that’s kind of how I see mobile vs desktop in terms of prevalence and interchangeability.

    • Yes, because bloggers and WordPress site owners everywhere are going to blog and write all of their content on their mobile phone.

      Mobile devices are great for things like posting photos the way WordPress.com is promoting in this video. But a big portion of the WordPress target market is involved in creating content much larger than what you’d want to do on your mobile phone.

      Laptops and desktops aren’t going anywhere.

      • Each to their own opinions, but I personally think tablets (like the Surface Pro 3) and mobile devices are set to replace PCs. So yes, I personally think WordPress-site owners will all be blogging and writing their content on tablets and mobile devices before too long… maybe never on mobile/tablet devices as small as the iPhone 5 etc but quite possible on devices along the lines of the iPhone 6 Plus or larger…

  2. The ad’s message doesn’t even draw a comparison to Squarepace, it makes WordPress(.com) seem more similar to an Instagram competitor. Take pictures, upload to some service called WordPress, no filters included… “Welcome Home”

    If someone with no WordPress knowledge beforehand has their first impression via this, then it doesn’t appear there is anything enticing at all about WordPress.com. I hope it’s not played at the Super Bowl. 😛

    • It’s definitely a bit confusing in that regard. It does look like it’s a photo specific service like Instagram.

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