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WordCamp Israel 2008 part 2: my presentations on WordPress.com and Social Media

Miriam Schwab | November 21, 2008 | 9 Comments
As you may have seen, Rebecca already wrote up a great review of Sunday's 2nd WordCamp Israel event. I was privileged to present two short presentations at the event, which I have finally uploaded for all to see. Note that the images and titles of plugins or sites are ... View Post

Happy birthday to WordPress Garage!

Miriam Schwab | February 22, 2008 | 16 Comments

Birthday Cake

Today, WordPress Garage turns one year old. Hasn't our little baby grown up fast? Blow out the candles... It is exactly one year ago today that I wrote my first post here. It was about Jerome's Keywords Plugin, which was a popular ... View Post

GM launches new blog built on WordPress

| January 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
General Motors has launched a new blog, GMnext, which is built on none other than our favorite blogging platform, WordPress. Even more interesting about this blog is the fact that GM executives will be the ones blogging. I'd love to know how they are managing permissions and compliance issues. View Post

IDT Labs – Free Software Tools from Internet Duct Tape

| December 17, 2007 | 0 Comments
Free Software Tools from Internet Duct Tape - Blog productivity tools for Firefox and WordPress. View Post

Almost 1% of all web pages are powered by WordPress!

| November 9, 2007 | 4 Comments
Matt Mullenweg, the founder of WordPress and Automattic, spoke at Blog World Expo on blogging, open source and WordPress. Here are some highlights from his speech, and interesting tidbits about WordPress (from News.com):
  • Matt says that blogging
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Case study: How blog design contributed to Blogsolid’s success

| September 10, 2007 | 8 Comments
Blogging seems to be all about content. It's about what you write, how you write it, who you link to, etc. So how does design come into play? Most people say that design is important, and that you should have a professional design that is easy on the eyes, and simple to navigate. It ... View Post

What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Merlin Mann

| February 21, 2007 | 0 Comments
From ProBlogger:
If I’d thought ahead a little, I would have realized that stuff like a wiki, forum, job board, etc., would all be a good fit, and that I’d better build out around the idea that the highest value for readers would be in having those pieces work well together — seamlessly,
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