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If you were overcharged the last time you needed a website built, check this out: The Free State provincial government in South Africa reportedly forked out R140-million (US$15 366 680) for its online presence.According to The Sowetan newspaper Free State director general Elzabe Rockman signed a three-year contract to redesign ...

Expect to see people blogging a lot more from their iDevices in the near future. WordPress today rolled out a new version of its iOS app, calling it the "biggest update ever".According to WordPress, the new app features "a completely re-imagined interface" for both iPhone and iPad that ...

One of the best features of blog platforms is that they’re so customisable. Through plugins and widgets, you can easily add handy sharing capabilities, lists of recent posts, a live Twitter feed, whatever you like -- adapting your design to your needs, setting it apart from the competition and making ...

WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg reckons that the platform he founded is going to have to radically evolve if it's going to succeed on tablets and smartphones.The social media entrepreneur took to his blog to explain what changes the blogging platform, turned Content Management System (CMS) would have to make. ...

It's estimated that WordPress, Joomla and Drupal combined, constitute roughly 70% of the CMS market. Probably for good reason too. All three are highly customisable, extensible and have massive loyal -- some say cult-like -- user communities.CNN and Time run on Wordpress. Joomla boasts big clients such as eBay, ...

Are you a WordPress user? Happen to have an iPhone or an iPad? Well now you can instantly upload video from your iDevice and embed it on your WordPress blog. The ability to do so comes in the shape of a tweak to the VideoPress upgrade.The company claims ...

Recent news around WordPress has, primarily, been focussed around the release of WordPress version 3.3 and the launch of WordAds. Those of us interested in the business of WordPress, however, have also been keeping an eye on a new player in the arena – PressTrends.The industry surrounding WordPress ...

The release of WordPress 3.3, dubbed “Sonny” in honour of renowned Jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, has generated so much online buzz that it has become a global trending topic on Twitter.According to the blogging platform’s founder Matt Mullenweg, "WordPress has had over 65-million downloads since version 3.0 was released". ...

Twitter has rolled out a slew of changes. Included in the changes are a redesign and features which the social network claims will make it easier for people to embed tweets on their blogs and websites. Twitter says the changes will also help advertisers "create an even more compelling destination" ...

One of the world’s foremost blogging platforms and content management systems, WordPress, is now allowing bloggers to make money via online advertising.The programme, called WordAds, has been developed in conjunction with advertising and publishing company, Federated Media.According to a statement by WordPress' parent company Automattic, the company says ...