Automattic, the parent company of popular blog-hosting and publishing platform WordPress, has raised a funding round of $160 million to help it develop better online and mobile tools for publishing, a round that values the company at over $1 billion…
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Matt Mullenweg to take over Automattic as CEO
After eight years on the job, Automattic CEO Toni Schneider will switch positions with founder Matt Mullenweg.…
Read MoreYahoo bets on other people’s money
Yahoo needs an open platform to build its future on. Whether Tumblr will turn out to be the right platform, and whether its long-term potential is worth $1.1 billion now are obviously important questions. But I don't think they're what drove the deal.…
Read MoreWhere WordPress is headed: Longform content, curation and maybe even native ads
WordPress is going to curate more content and may focus on longform writing and even native advertising, CEO Matt Mullenweg said in a panel at SXSW Saturday.…
Read MoreRewind: 5 must see videos from RoadMap 2011
Last year at Roadmap we talked to folks such as Jack Dorsey, Matt Mullenweg, Drew Houston, Brian Chesky and others about how connectedness changes everything. Here are some videos to watch ahead of RoadMap 2012 which features the likes of Ev Williams and Kevin Systrom.…
Read MoreVideo: Matt Mullenweg tells former rival Anil Dash what’s ahead for WordPress
During a Q&A with former rival Anil Dash at paidContent 2012, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg acknowledged the blogging platform's complexities and revealed he has been working on a "radically simplified" WordPress. You can see the full video here.…
Read MoreNew ‘radically simplified’ WordPress is on the way
Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Wordpress and Automattic, said at paidContent 2012 that the service is preparing for a significant change of direction -- by releasing a much simpler version designed to work on mobile.…
Read MorepaidContent 2012 live coverage
paidContent 2012: At the Crossroads is today at The TimesCenter in New York. Hundreds of media, entertainment, info and tech execs will be there in person to talk about the best ways to make content pay. You can join us via our livestream.…
Read MorepaidContent 2012: An agenda (& networking) you don’t want to miss
paidContent 2012: At the Crossroads is only a day away -- with a line up of Q&A, on-target sessions, new research and lots of time for networking with key decision makers.…
Read MoreMay 23: Talking content and its future at paidContent 2012
"Content" is an industry that is going through a renaissance.Despite the current challenges and there are opportunities. All these threats and opportunities will be part of the discourse at paidContent 2012, which will be held on May 23, 2012, at the TimesCenter in New York City.…
Read MoreThe 10 stories that defined tech in 2011
While 2011 was a busy year for the tech industry, don't expect things to slow down in 2012. We've rounded up some of GigaOM's biggest stories of the year with a bit of insight on what each will mean for 2012.…
Read More12 tech leaders’ resolutions for 2012
How are people like Sun co-founder Scott McNealy, Paypal co-founder Max Levchin, Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg, Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior and Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley approaching 2012? We asked 12 of the best-known tech industry leaders to share their New Year's resolutions with us.…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Blogging
Blogging has evolved, becoming more than just a source of straight information or opinion, but of rich context. But that's not enough. Blogs need to evolve further, to become open, more social -- to reflect more accurately our dynamic, real-times lives.…
Read MoreFounder Matt Mullenweg on 'Act II' for Automattic
Om reported yesterday that Automattic, which makes the blogging platform WordPress (which we use), just raised $29.5 million in a B-round of…
Read MoreAutomattic Raises $29.5 Million Second Round, After Sale Talks; Includes NYT Investment
Updated: Correction: Polaris (and not True Ventures) led this current round, having put in $20 million of the total $29 million raise. The V……
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