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Mullenweg: Future of WordPress is ‘shorter, simpler, faster’

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…

WordPress. Joomla. Drupal. Yawn. 25+ powerful CMSes for hipsters

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…

WordPress now lets you upload video direct from your iDevice

Are you a WordPress user? Happen to have an iPhone or an iPad? Well now you can instantly upload video from your iDevice and…

Why PressTrends is one of the most exciting things to happen to WordPress

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…

WordPress 3.3 release trends globally

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…

New Twitter ‘great for brands’, enables easy tweet embedding for websites

Twitter has rolled out a slew of changes. Included in the changes are a redesign and features which the social network claims will make…

WordPress lets bloggers make money with WordAds

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,…

Four tips to choosing your digital partner

There is no doubt that digital continues to be a growing part of every marketing budget. Choosing the right partner to assist your digital…

3rd party comments: Which system is best for your website?

Putting the functionality in place for users to comment on your content is key to building relationships with your readers. Getting them to engage…

The future of WordPress: Q&A with founder Matt Mullenweg

Named as one of the 25 most influential people on the web, Matt Mullenweg founded and runs an open source web platform that has…

Coming soon: Memeburn’s 1-on-1 with WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg

On Friday, Memeburn will publish an exclusive one-on-one interview with Matt Mullenweg, named as one of the 25 most influential people on the web…

Microsoft Bing to provide English results for Chinese search giant Baidu

Chinese web giant Baidu said on Monday it had reached an agreement with American software giant Microsoft to provide English-language results generated by the…

5 steps ensuring social media serves your business

Social media is a vital part of any online marketing campaign. It is an important fact that marketers need to understand. However, getting to…

Ways to enhance your WordPress blog

WordPress has, for many, become the platform of choice for powering business websites, both general content-managed and blog websites alike. Let us not forget…

Al Jazeera: Handling traffic spikes with cloud services and Drupal

The recent Egyptian revolution which saw the overthrow of former President Mubarak garnered world wide publicity with millions of viewers tuning in to Al…

WordPress back to normal after attacks ‘from China’

On Sunday WordPress was running normally after suffering cyber attacks suspected to have originated in China. WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg told TechCrunch, a leading…

Multiple DDOS attacks threaten WordPress and int’l governments

In a day of multiple cyber-attacks across the web, WordPress, the government of South Korea and 29 international government agencies were threatened by DDOS…

Anticipation builds around the impressive, upcoming WordPress 3.1

With three release candidates available at the time of writing, and a bleeding edge build of the software released nightly, WordPress version 3.1 is…

2011: The year design trumps tech

Adii Pienaar, the inventor of an internationally-successful WordPress theme-creation business, gave a recent presentation where he raised the idea of “User Experience (UX) and…

Obox Design unveils a WordPress mobile theme framework

South African WordPress theme company, Obox Design, has recently made some significant developments in the area of theming for mobile devices. “Obox Mobile” is…

Windows Live Spaces concedes defeat to WordPress

Microsoft recently announced it will be shutting down its Windows Live Spaces blogging platform and partnering with dominant blogging platform, WordPress. Essentially, this means…

How to decide between Joomla and WordPress

When creating your new website, you face three broad options: A choice between a static HTML site, a dynamic content management system-driven site (CMS)…

Joomla throws a lifeline to a lost creative soul

Recently, I was asked to defend Joomla, the content-management system which enables you to build websites and powerful web applications. Defend it? Does that…

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