Q&A with Matt Mazur, who just sold his domain name search company to Automattic
Lean Domain Search founder Matt Mazur explains why he sold his business to Automattic. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired domain name discovery company Lean Domain Search. I’ve...
View ArticleWhat WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg said about domain names at NamesCon
WordPress enforces its brand in domain names and doesn’t plan to use any new top level domain names. Matt Mullenweg (right) being interviewed by Braden Pollock (left) at NamesCon.One of the nice...
View ArticleVaultPress drops its price for WordPress security and backup
Must-have security service now costs less. I was one of the first customers to use Automattic’s VaultPress service, and it has saved my behind on multiple occasions. VaultPress is a WordPress backup...
View ArticleMore details on .Blog and Automattic
A few more interesting details about Automattic running .blog. There was big news in the top level domain world yesterday: Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, announced it will be running the...
View ArticleGreat idea for a .blog domain? WordPress wants to know about it.
Automattic CEO is looking for people to launch on .blog. Have a great idea for a .blog domain name? For example, do you have a large following and want to start a blog with a new .blog address? Or,...
View ArticleMy conversation with Matt Mullenweg about domain names
A transcript of my in-depth conversation about domain names with the creator of WordPress. Two weeks ago I had Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, on the Domain Name Wire...
View Article.Blog goes with a traditional landrush
Want a great .blog domain? Apply now and prepare for an auction. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com that is launching .blog, is going with a traditional landrush format rather than the...
View ArticleA legitimate gripe about .blog, but really new TLDs in general
This guy says that .blog changed the rules on him. Sound familiar? Chris Schidle is upset with Automattic right now because he couldn’t get Chris.blog. And I don’t blame him. Chris isn’t an idiot. He’s...
View ArticleOver 19,000 .blog domain names registered in first 24 hours
Total with sunrise and landrush now tops 21,000. The .blog domain name is off to a pretty good start in terms of domain name registrations. 19,035 domain names were registered during the first 24 hours...
View ArticleGreat idea for a .blog domain? WordPress wants to know about it.
Automattic CEO is looking for people to launch on .blog. Have a great idea for a .blog domain name? For example, do you have a large following and want to start a blog with a new .blog address? Or,...
View ArticleMy conversation with Matt Mullenweg about domain names
A transcript of my in-depth conversation about domain names with the creator of WordPress. Two weeks ago I had Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, on the Domain Name Wire...
View Article.Blog goes with a traditional landrush
Want a great .blog domain? Apply now and prepare for an auction. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com that is launching .blog, is going with a traditional landrush format rather than the...
View ArticleA legitimate gripe about .blog, but really new TLDs in general
This guy says that .blog changed the rules on him. Sound familiar? Chris Schidle is upset with Automattic right now because he couldn’t get Chris.blog. And I don’t blame him. Chris isn’t an idiot. He’s...
View ArticleOver 19,000 .blog domain names registered in first 24 hours
Total with sunrise and landrush now tops 21,000. The .blog domain name is off to a pretty good start in terms of domain name registrations. 19,035 domain names were registered during the first 24 hours...
View ArticleGreat idea for a .blog domain? WordPress wants to know about it.
Automattic CEO is looking for people to launch on .blog. Have a great idea for a .blog domain name? For example, do you have a large following and want to start a blog with a new .blog address? Or,...
View ArticleMy conversation with Matt Mullenweg about domain names
A transcript of my in-depth conversation about domain names with the creator of WordPress. Two weeks ago I had Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, on the Domain Name Wire...
View Article.Blog goes with a traditional landrush
Want a great .blog domain? Apply now and prepare for an auction. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com that is launching .blog, is going with a traditional landrush format rather than the...
View ArticleA legitimate gripe about .blog, but really new TLDs in general
This guy says that .blog changed the rules on him. Sound familiar? Chris Schidle is upset with Automattic right now because he couldn’t get Chris.blog. And I don’t blame him. Chris isn’t an idiot. He’s...
View ArticleOver 19,000 .blog domain names registered in first 24 hours
Total with sunrise and landrush now tops 21,000. The .blog domain name is off to a pretty good start in terms of domain name registrations. 19,035 domain names were registered during the first 24 hours...
View ArticleAutomattic readies CrowdSignal survey platform
Company acquires CrowdSignal.com and applies for trademarks. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is getting ready to launch an online polling/survey platform. The company recently acquired...
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