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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
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The Futurema.ttBorn January 11, 1984Joined November 2006
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
People seem to be redefining Web 2.0 as Facebook, etc, that own data, but Web 2.0 at the time was platforms like WordPress, Odeo, Six Apart, Flickr, Technorati, and del.icio.us that had open data and interoperated. flickr.com/photos/ross/49
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3. I agree there is an overall move toward using platforms. But there is a big difference between using a platform that also owns all the data also (web2) and a platform that is merely a proxy to decentralized data (web3).
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
I am very grateful that folks at Apple re-reviewed
@WordPressiOS
and have let us know we do not need to implement in-app purchases to be able to continue to update the app. Bad news travels faster than good, usually, so please consider sharing that they reversed course.
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@photomatt
Twitter does some things so darn well, like how their embeds work, the web app, the related tweets, how the app works when you don't have a good connection... if you're an engineer that worked on that stuff and want to do it again, HMU
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@photomatt
Heads up on why
@WordPressiOS
updates have been absent... we were locked by App Store. To be able to ship updates and bug fixes again we had to commit to support in-app purchases for .com plans. I know why this is problematic, open to suggestions. Allow others IAP? New name?
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@photomatt
Why I just paid for Twitter Blue: 1. I think Twitter is great and want to see it succeed. I learn a ton on here. 2. I want to see subscription models work for social networks, we're also attempting this on
@tumblr
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@photomatt
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@photomatt
My life's mission, and the purpose of WordPress, is to increase the freedom of the internet. I hope in addition to native apps people continue to create websites and web apps that provide accessibility, autonomy, and freedom to the widest audience. Future generations deserve it.
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@photomatt
Want to take your following list from Twitter to
@Tumblr
? We want to help you do that! Unfortunately, @TwitterAPI is returning an empty list for every user we check with our token using their API. 😕 It's your data, they're locking it up!
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@photomatt
For
@Tumblr
: Over the past 7 days, iOS downloads are up 58% with 30% more impressions in the App Store. Android downloads are up 57% with 50% more impressions in the Play Store.
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@photomatt
We have to stop saying work remotely, it's about working in a distributed fashion. "Remote" implies there is a central. But this poll should definitely give people food for thought. 😄
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover
Let's say you're looking for a new job. What's most important to you? 🤔
Show this poll
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@photomatt
iMessage on MacOS is the worst software Apple currently ships. Better search in iMessage would have a really positive impact on my life. Sometimes I still resort to SQLite queries on chat.db.
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@photomatt
I suppose this is a good opportunity to let people know that I'll be running
@Tumblr
personally for a while, and it will be my top priority within
@automattic
. There is a ton of opportunity for improvements the community has asked for and deserves, and I'm excited to work on it.
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@TheAtlantic
Tumblr, at 15 years old, has just lost its CEO. Yet these half-deserted ruins of a social platform have defined the internet as we know it, @kait_tiffany writes. on.theatln.tc/zy9gwlN
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@photomatt
Can we all agree that giant per-post image headers look terrible on most blogs? It’s been a curse of default WP themes past few years, too. We need it to be easier to have posts without image headers and even without titles.
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As WP continues through the decades, we have to deal with all parts of life, including death. As a community, we now have a memorial place we can remember and honor those who contributed to
@WordPress
but are no longer part of this world.
wordpress.org
Remembers
WordPress Remembers WordPress dedicates this page to the memory of those we’ve lost. They’ve shaped our project and enriched our community. As we remember their passion and commitment to WordPress...
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@photomatt
Recipe for avoiding loneliness while working from home: take the time you would have spent commuting, and be present with friends and loved ones. (Truly present.)
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@photomatt
It's hard to overstate how important this is to other corporations and the other big tech companies. Others that don't do this will lose talent to Microsoft (and smaller distributed companies).
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Tom Warren
@tomwarren
scoop: Microsoft is letting employees work from home permanently. Details here: theverge.com/2020/10/9/2150
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
Replying to
@photomatt
I don't disagree with anything else in
@brianarmstrong
's thread, it's just a trend that retcons web2 to be regressive when the same goals (interoperability, openness, decentralization) were there. To be fair, Web2 probably did the same thing to Web1 in 2005.
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@photomatt
33 days since we called off WordCamp Asia. A lot has happened since then. I hope all WordPressers and their loved ones are staying safe and well. I'm really proud of WP companies stepping up to support their communities.
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@photomatt
FWIW,
@automattic
's boosted post feature on
@tumblr
(called Blaze), which is in spirit like Facebook's, was rejected until we implemented it as IAP and gave the 30% cut.
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Sal Rodriguez 🕷
@sal19
SCOOP: In the years before iOS 14.5, Apple and Facebook held several meetings discussing possible arrangements that would have earned the iPhone maker a slice of the social media company’s revenue, including an ad-free, subscription version of Facebook wsj.com/articles/insid
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
Replying to
@photomatt
Anyway the most interesting conversation to me is how to make all the new stuff as user-friendly as possible without recreating the same centralized bottlenecks and gatekeepers.
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
Replying to
@photomatt
We will continue to be responsive and do our best to be within both the spirit and letter of the app store rules, including closing any webview loopholes that pop up. This also made me appreciate the freedom of the open and independent web.
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@photomatt
It seems like a good time to thank
@SiteGround
for the awesome Bose headphones they sent me for my birthday in January! Awesome company, no weird ads, doesn’t impersonate competitors... sounds good to me.
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Details matter. Details matter! Take some time today to look around your spheres of influence — your team, your time, your work, your desk — and do something to raise the quality bar. Hold yourself accountable to make it a daily habit. The impact will ripple and compound.
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@photomatt
Replying to
@zebulgar
Hopefully someday I’ll be serious! But seriously, I do recommend periodic meetups and that was part of Automattic’s culture since 2005. 3–4 weeks a year seems to get you much of the benefits of full time collocation.
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@photomatt
The future of work is holding laptops in the middle of gardens. 😂
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WSJ Science
@WSJscience
This CEO has let his employees work whenever they want—from wherever they want—for years. Here's how he makes that work. From The Future of Everything | Work edition wsj.com/articles/the-n
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
Replying to
@photomatt
I did not expect the previous tweet to get attention outside the WP community. My understanding was the previous decision was final, and we had already made many of the arguments people suggested privately over the several weeks the app was locked.
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@photomatt
Really good release. 😄
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WordPress
@WordPress
WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” is available for download! With over 150 new enhancements, Kirk is more intuitive than previous releases, focuses on accessibility, and includes a fresh new default theme. wordpress.org/news/2019/11/k
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@photomatt
Read this thread. Many companies are pleasantly surprised by how well things are going right now, it may be much worse when they start bringing people back to the office. "Hybrid" is tough.
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Sid Sijbrandij
@sytses
Below is a thread about the future of remote work after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. I predict that remote will go through a trough of sorrow due to hybrid not working out, and most companies will return to being office based. But many all remote companies will see success.
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
Replying to
@photomatt
5. The #blocktheblue protest doesn't make sense. What's success look like: Twitter out of business? If you want to block me for supporting a site that provides a ton of utility to me every day, I'm actually very okay with that.
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Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
Replying to
@photomatt
I am a big believer in the sanctity of licenses. (Open source relies on licenses and copyright.) We agreed to this license when we signed up for (and stayed in) the app store, so going to follow and abide by the rules. Not looking to skirt it, hence doing what they asked us to.
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