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Chatwing Launches Versatile Shout Box for WordPress UsersSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)WordPress users can now take advantage of a chat box known as Chatwing. This application specializes in providing an efficient avenue of communication for everyone. Chatwing is 100% free and easy to use. Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 05, 2012 WordPress is … and more »

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WordPress for PlayBook v2.1 Released With Loads of New Features (Android)BerryReviewby Ronen Halevy on May 4th, 2012 · Leave a Comment While I am still waiting for a native WordPress app for the PlayBook the Android port is working well. The Automattic team announce on their BlackBerry blog that v2.1 of WordPress for PlayBook has [...]

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1000+ WordPress sites compromised through automatic update featureHelp Net SecurityMore than 1000 WordPress blogs have been modified to redirect visitors to sites serving malware, affiliate and pay-per-click redirectors, and low quality PPC search result aggregators, through the WordPress' automatic update feature.Expert Warns That WordPress Autoupdate Feature Used To Infect Blogs With MalwareThreatpost (blog) all 3 [...]

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1000+ WordPress compromised through automatic update featureHelp Net SecurityMore than 1000 WordPress blogs have been modified to redirect visitors to sites serving malware, affiliate and pay-per-click redirectors, and low quality PPC search result aggregators, through the WordPress' automatic update feature.

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Business 2 Community (blog) Top 12 Essential WordPress PluginsBusiness 2 Community (blog)By Morgan Barnhart, Published May 4, 2012 Plugins are the backbone to a self-hosted WordPress blog. They help with SEO, sharing buttons, widgets, video embedding, audio embedding, Google Sitemaps and so much more. WordPress is amazing in itself … and more »

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PressNomics 2012: The Economics of WordPress Conference. November 8-10San Francisco Chronicle (press release)PressNomics is a 3 day conference bringing together the companies powering the commercial WordPress economy to discuss business topics of interest and foster collaboration among peers. Chandler, Arizona (PRWEB) May 02, 2012 PressNomics is The Economics … and more »

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Travelgrove Launches Innovative WordPress Travel Search PluginVirtual-Strategy MagazineIn addition, Travelgrove runs a neat interface on WordPress, so when people install the plugin, they can select their date format, the default dates (ie departure date is today's date + 5 days), color themes and sizes. Implementation is just as easy. and more »

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WordPress is suddenly big businessFierceContentManagementAll Things Digital reported last week week that the company behind WordPress could generate almost $50 million in revenue this year. If you blog at all, you know WordPress is a big deal, but fewer people are aware that there is a company behind the …

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Travelgrove Launches Innovative WordPress Travel Search PluginPR Web (press release)In addition, Travelgrove runs a neat interface on WordPress, so when people install the plugin, they can select their date format, the default dates (ie departure date is today's date + 5 days), color themes and sizes. Implementation is just as easy. and more »

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Take WordPress to the Next LevelVirtual-Strategy MagazineWordPress, a flexible platform for hosting blogs, is now the backbone of 22% of all new websites. More people than ever are using the site to create and market company websites, online stores, publish their portfolios, and yes, blog. and more »

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Blast WordPress developer WooThemes hackedBlastAccording to memeburn.com, the premium WordPress developer released a statement today where it confirmed that it was the victim of a “very malicious & severe hack, which has been the reason for WooThemes.com being offline for this time.

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WP Engine Announces Download Zip for WordPress Website Backups SummarySBWire (press release)Austin, TX — (SBWIRE) — 04/30/2012 — WP Engine recently announced that they have added a new feature that allows WordPress site owners and developers to download a .zip file of their site backups from the WP Engine platform.

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Greatresponder.com Best WordPress Host 2012 Award – WebHostingHubSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)The web hosting review site TCWH announces the Best WordPress Host for 2012 based on the WordPress host compatibility, performance, reliability, customer support, and price. (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 The leading web hosting review & rating site …BlueHost WordPress Hosting Review Released By TCWHPR [...]

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Ubergizmo WordPress Deems it's Like Button a SuccessUbergizmoBy Pradeep Chandrasekaran on 04/27/2012 03:35 PDT For many of us, the “Like” button is mostly associated with Facebook but two years ago WordPress.com decided to take the plunge and launched its own “Like” button system. The button effectively allowed …Facebook who? WordPress sees success with its own [...]

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BlueHost WordPress Hosting Review Released By TCWHSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)The web hosting review site TCWH releases the review for BlueHost WordPress hosting from the WordPress hosting compatibility, performance, reliability, technical support and price. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Top-Cheap-Web-Hosting.com, …Best WordPress Host 2012 Award – WebHostingHubDigitalJournal.com (press release) all 12 news articles »

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New WordPress Business Themes Increases Software's Popularity for Small …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)More businesses are turning to WordPress themes to power their website, says Themespotter.com, an aggregator of WordPress themes designed for WordPress.org software. Themespotter.com reports that 69% of WordPress themes purchased by their website … and more »

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Automattic, the Company Behind WordPress.com, Appoints Stuart West as Chief …MarketWatch (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Automattic, the company behind the popular Web publishing platform WordPress.com, today announced that Stuart West will serve as the company's first full-time Chief Financial Officer.Automattic Grows Up: The Company Behind WordPress.com Shares Revenue Numbers [...]

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Verve Wireless Launches New WordPress Plug-In For Mobile WebSacramento BeeBy Verve Wireless, Inc. NEW YORK, April 25, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Verve Wireless, Inc., the leading mobile advertising and publishing platform, announced today the release of a new WordPress plug-in that enables anyone running a WordPress Web site … and more »

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eSecurity Planet WordPress 3.3.2 is outZDNet (blog)By Emil Protalinski | April 23, 2012, 8:52am PDT Summary: WordPress 3.3.2 is an update that all WordPress managers should install. It fixes a multitude of security vulnerabilities both in the main software and in external libraries for the blogging …WordPress Security Update Patches External Libraries, Several VulnerabilitiesPCWorldWordPress 3.3.2 [...]

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GigaOM Do we need WordPress for the enterprise?GigaOMHis perspective: we're still waiting for a breakout collaboration product, and it should look like “WordPress for the enterprise.” Of course, there is an enterprise version of WordPress, but assumedly that's not what Morgan means.

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