December 2011
What's Coming In 2012: Digital Advertising, Up... →
This is the fifth in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from publishing to legal, and…
Almost 40 Percent Of Facebook Use Is By Mobile App →
“Sometime in the last couple of days, the monthly active users of Facebook’s mobile apps passed 300 million,” writes Enders Analysis analyst Benedict Evans, citing Facebook…
Kick Off 2012 with Project 365 →
If you were going to blog about one thing for an entire year, what would you choose?
Would you post photographs of your favorite place? Interview different people from your hometown? Create a new…
Why Running A Mobile OS By Committee Can Be Very... →
Attempting to build consensus among Android vendors is a tricky undertaking in late 2011. As a result, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and its partners appear ready to enter a year in…
Holiday Desktop Backgrounds from WordPress.com →
Illustration by Caroline Hadilaksono
We’ve got a little year-end tradition here at WordPress.com. Every year, we commission an artist to spread some WordPress-themed holiday cheer. For…
WordPress for Android 2.0 Now Available →
It’s Android blogging, re-imagined. Today we’re announcing the release of WordPress for Android 2.0, a major update that focuses on a new UI and enhanced post editor features. Check the video:
Amazon Includes Circular In Weekend Newspapers →
Among the Target, Best Buy and Radio Shack ads bundled with my Saturday New York Times this morning is a surprise: an 8-page circular from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) advertising the…
Pottermore.com Runs Reading Survey In Preparation... →
Ahead of the release of the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks, J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore.com is running a survey on reading habits.
Pottermore was supposed to open its…
Stars Align For Friday's U.S. Launch Of Galaxy... →
It has been almost two months since Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Samsung executives gleefully revealed the Galaxy Nexus, the best Android smartphone released to date, at an event…
Get Instant Feedback When You Publish →
For months we’ve been studying how, when and why people publish their posts, and what the common tasks are people perform afterwards. We know many of you immediately want to see what your post looks…
Pontiflex/Harris Survey: Incentive And Video Ads... →
Mobile ads today make up less than one percent of all money spent on media advertising, and a poll just out from Harris Interactive, commissioned by Pontiflex, could go some…
Report: Feds Withdraw Lawsuit Against AT&T Over... →
The Justice Department today asked a federal judge to postpone or withdraw its petition to stop AT&T (NYSE: T) from acquiring T-Mobile. It cited a shifting regulatory…
The Long and Short of It →
Would you like some more Twitter in your WordPress? We got ya. As an update to our ever-popular Tweet embedding functionality we’re supporting Twitter’s new embed API to enable richer, better…
Charity For The Holidays: HP To Contribute WebOS... →
HP (NYSE: HPQ) has finally figured out what to do with WebOS, and it’s unlikely to result in anything that will change the mobile landscape. The company will donate the WebOS…
New Themes: AutoFocus, Imbalance 2, and Reddle →
Today we are absolutely thrilled to warm your creative hearts with the announcement of three new themes: AutoFocus, Imbalance 2, and Reddle.
AutoFocus is an elegant, minimal theme designed…
New Themes: AutoFocus, Imbalance 2, and Reddle →
Today we are absolutely thrilled to warm your creative hearts with the announcement of three new themes: AutoFocus, Imbalance 2, and Reddle.
AutoFocus is an elegant, minimal theme designed…
Stop Freaking Out About Amazon's Price Check App →
This Saturday, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is running a promotion that is making a lot of people very mad: Use the company’s Price Check mobile app to compare prices in…
WordPress.com Bloggers Who Covered the Biggest... →
As 2011 comes to end, we thought it’d be interesting to look back at the events that made headlines this year, and a few of the bloggers who were there in person (or closely connected to the events)…
Apple Loses Bid For Preliminary Injunction On... →
After months of forcing Samsung to scramble in courtrooms around the world, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) was denied an injunction against sales of the Galaxy Tab in its own back yard on…
It’s getting cold in here →
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
but this blog is sooo delightful
Until the internet gets slow,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
That’s right, it’s that special time of year where you…
It’s getting cold in here →
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
but this blog is sooo delightful
Until the internet gets slow,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
That’s right, it’s that special time of year where you…
James Frey's Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland →
When we last heard from James Frey, he was releasing a YA novel with a soundtrack. Now his book packaging company, Full Fathom Five, is launching The Nightworld, a joint…