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Drag & Drop Media Uploader & Flyout Dashboard Menus

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:35:52 -0500

Drag & Drop Media Uploader & Flyout Dashboard Menus:

We’re excited to share some new features that will make it even faster to create content on your WordPress.com site.

Drag & Drop Uploads

The media uploader now supports drag and drop!

You’ll be…

Easier Invitations Mean More Followers and Blog Contributors

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:42:33 -0500

Easier Invitations Mean More Followers and Blog Contributors:

We’ve made two big changes that make it easier to encourage friends, family, and colleagues to interact with your WordPress.com blog.

First, now you can invite people to follow your blog. If your…

WordPress.com Blogger Scores Book Deal for “You Are Not So Smart”

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:51:29 -0500

WordPress.com Blogger Scores Book Deal for “You Are Not So Smart”:

According to David McRaney, “You may think that you’re a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is. But you’re as deluded as the rest of us, and that’s OK, because it keeps…

This is getting deleted... So follow me here instead

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:01:30 -0500

This is getting deleted... So follow me here instead:

This is my new personal blog. This one will be getting deleted no doubt.

Bamboozle pictures are up! Take a look!

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:33:08 -0400

Bamboozle pictures are up! Take a look!

Photo

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:17:33 -0400

Twitter Blackbird Pie Just Got Even Sweeter

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:05:16 -0400

Twitter Blackbird Pie Just Got Even Sweeter:

Last November we launched Twitter Blackbird Pie, a quick and easy way to reproduce beautiful, full-fledged tweets — not just static screenshots of tweets — in your posts, pages, and even comments.

Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:27:27 -0400

Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k:

As Scott mentioned in his How is WordPress.com Made? post, at Automattic we work from all over the world, and we use internal blogs for socializing and exchanging non-work ideas in…

New Theme: Rusty Grunge

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:43:52 -0400

New Theme: Rusty Grunge:

It is time to introduce a new free theme which goes by the appropriately evocative name of Rusty Grunge. It goes without saying, this theme has all the rusty and grungy elements needed to appeal…

Wow Your iPad Readers

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:27:53 -0400

Wow Your iPad Readers:

With the launch of Apple’s iPad we have seen the future of computing and it is touch. Nothing matches the visceral feel of navigating your digital world with your hands. The past four…

tourmomsays: You know what I LOVE to see? All those SOLD OUT...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:10:02 -0400

tourmomsays:

You know what I LOVE to see? All those SOLD OUT shows!!!! GET YOUR TICKETS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THESE SHOWS WILL SELL OUT!

anarbor:

ON YOUR SIDE TOUR w/ A Rocket To The Moon, Anarbor, Valencia, Runner Runner, & Go Radio
03.15 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance - Tickets
03.16 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom - SOLD OUT
03.17 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place - Tickets
03.18 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - SOLD OUT
03.19 Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street - SOLD OUT
03.20 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street - Tickets
03.22 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits - Tickets
03.23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room - Tickets
03.24 Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth - SOLD OUT
03.25 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Tickets
03.26 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown - SOLD OUT
03.28 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio - Tickets
03.29 Dallas, TX @ The Loft - Tickets
03.30 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit - Tickets
04.01 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock - Tickets
04.02 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction - SOLD OUT
04.03 San Diego, CA @ Soma Sidestage - Tickets
04.05 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre - Tickets
04.06 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill - Tickets
04.08 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater - Tickets
04.09 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon - Tickets
04.11 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex - Tickets
04.12 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater - Tickets
04.14 Iowa City, IA @ The Blue Moose - Tickets
04.15 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Bar - Tickets
04.16 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall - SOLD OUT
04.17 Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theatre - Tickets
04.19 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club - Tickets
04.20 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop - Tickets
04.21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar - Tickets
04.22 South Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock - Tickets
04.23 Foxborough, MA @ Showcase Live - Tickets

alex-lately: (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:08:28 -0400

alex-lately:

(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To by Weezer

New Theme: Liquorice

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:16:07 -0400

New Theme: Liquorice:

Add a dash of color to your site with Liquorice, a wonderful new theme now available on WordPress.com.

Gorgeous textures and smooth-as-silk typography make this a striking backdrop for your…

Guided Transfers to .org

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:29:06 -0500

Guided Transfers to .org:

When we launched Jetpack a few days ago Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg said to Techcrunch, “If you’re on WordPress you’re part of the family, it shouldn’t matter if we host you or not.”

…

Boost your self-hosted WordPress with Jetpack

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:01:20 -0500

Boost your self-hosted WordPress with Jetpack:

WordPress.com has grown into one of the most amazing cloud architectures in the world. This has enabled blogs hosted here to have features unavailable on self-hosted WordPress installs. This makes…

VideoPress now on iPhone, iPad, and HTML5 browsers

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:51:47 -0500

VideoPress now on iPhone, iPad, and HTML5 browsers:

Back in the middle of 2009, we launched our very own HD video service called VideoPress. Since then we’ve made a bunch of improvements including the ability to natively share videos in Facebook.

Some Turbulence

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:10:52 -0500

Some Turbulence:

You’ve probably noticed that the ride has been a bit bumpy on WP.com the past week with a widely covered DDoS attack last week and then another interruption a few hours ago from an unrelated…

Uncut: Chase Coy Unlawfully Kicks School Boy Humor Off Tour

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:57:14 -0500

Uncut: Chase Coy Unlawfully Kicks School Boy Humor Off Tour:

rianacaitlinc:

Chase Coy touring in support of his new album out this April, brought on the band School Boy Humor for a short stint which kicked off in Long Island last Wednesday. The band was put on a considerably early slot, though their draw was large and a big name on the bill. Difficulties escalated from…

thejessakayy: I never thought that I’d be living on your floor,...

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:22:51 -0500

thejessakayy:

I never thought that I’d be living on your floor, but the rents are high and LA’s easy.

Holiday From Real - Jack’s Mannequin

annkerr: Bright Eyes // Sunrise, Sunset The sunrise or the...

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:22:19 -0500

annkerr:

Bright Eyes // Sunrise, Sunset

The sunrise or the sunset, hold your sadness like a puppet,
keep putting on the play.
But everything you do is leading to the point
where you just won’t know what to do.
And the moment that you’re laughing,
there is someone there who will be laughing louder than you.
So it’s true, the trick is complete.
You’ve become everything you said you never would be.
You’re a fool, you’re a fool