Here are ways to improve user engagement on your website. Have you developed one of your domain names into a website built on WordPress? Now it's time to build up traffic to the site and get people to stay and return. So now what? [clickToTweet ... Continue Reading6 Comments
My conversation with Matt Mullenweg about domain names
· UncategorizedA transcript of my in-depth conversation about domain names with the creator of WordPress. Two weeks ago I had Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, on the Domain Name Wire Podcast to talk about domain names. It was one of the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names – DNW Podcast #91
· PodcastsMullenweg discusses domain names and .blog. Matt Mullenweg created WordPress and is the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and many related products. On today's show, Matt will discuss the upcoming launch of the .blog top level domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
More details on .Blog and Automattic
· UncategorizedA few more interesting details about Automattic running .blog. There was big news in the top level domain world yesterday: Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, announced it will be running the .blog top level domain name. This will be a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
WordPress gets more aggressive with cybersquatting complaints
· Policy & LawWordPress Foundation files cybersquatting complaints...and wins. WordPress Foundation appears to be more aggressively going after people that use WordPress in their domain names. The group has won six cybersquatting complaints in the past ... Continue Reading1 Comment
VaultPress drops its price for WordPress security and backup
· ServicesMust-have security service now costs less. I was one of the first customers to use Automattic's VaultPress service, and it has saved my behind on multiple occasions. VaultPress is a WordPress backup and security system created by WordPress. The ... Continue Reading6 Comments
2015’s Top 5: WordPress sues domain name owner
· UncategorizedA WordPress lawsuit was the third most-trafficked story on Domain Name Wire last year. Coming in at #3 on last year's most-read posts was a lawsuit filed by WordPress foundation. WordPress Foundation sued the owner of TheWordPressHelpers.com (and ... Continue Reading5 Comments
WordPress wins another round against Chris Pearson
· Policy & LawThesis creator loses cybersquatting case. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has successfully defended a challenge by Thesis developer Chris Pearson over the domain name Thesis.com. Pearson had a high profile spat with WordPress founder Matt ... Continue Reading4 Comments
WordPress Foundation sues owner of Wordpress domain names
· Policy & LawGroup goes after company promoting WordPress assistance with domain names that include "WordPress". WordPress Foundation, the charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg for the WordPress open source project, has sued the owner of ... Continue Reading63 Comments
What Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg said about domain names at NamesCon
· UncategorizedWordpress enforces its brand in domain names and doesn't plan to use any new top level domain names. One of the nice surprises at NamesCon last week was a last-minute appearance by Matt Mullenweg. Mullenweg created Wordpress and is CEO of Automattic, ... Continue Reading18 Comments
