Tumblr is to be acquired by Wordpress' parent company Automattic.Yahoo! bought Tumblr in 2013 for $1 billion dollars, whereas reports are citing numbers below $3 million for the latest sale! Yes, that's "million".The blogging service makes a logical choice for Automattic who already own a growing number of companies serving the blogging space, as well as the .blog … [Read more...] about WordPress Buying Tumblr
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WordPress’ Automattic To Launch Dot Blog
When you try to explain new TLDs to non-domain people it's often best to choose a clear example of a domain extension that illustrates the concept of the domain extension itself holding meaning. One of the examples that I and others have used more than once is .blog and the reaction has nearly always been of instant understanding and enlightenment. People "get it". If you're … [Read more...] about WordPress’ Automattic To Launch Dot Blog
WordPress Foundation Wins More Domain Disputes
Wordpress powers a very large proportion of the web these days, so in terms of "brand" it's very strong.So it's not that surprising that the Wordpress Foundation has formulated a strong, yet clear, trademark policy. Short version - you can't use the term "wordpress", but you can use things like "wp":Under no circumstances is it permitted to use WordPress or WordCamp as … [Read more...] about WordPress Foundation Wins More Domain Disputes
FM Registry Releases Top 40
BRS Media, the people behing both .am and .fm domain registries, have released the rather aptly named "Top 40" of .fm domain names.The list includes some familiar names (to me), while others are not so well known, at least to a Westerner like me.The top 10 are:douban.fm - A Chinese music site. Seemingly targetted at a youthful demographic wbr.fm - Warner Brothers … [Read more...] about FM Registry Releases Top 40