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San Francisco | IndymediaState of the Word; The Future of Online Publishing
On August 5th, the first ever WordCamp took place at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Users and developers of WordPress, a fantastic blogging software, were able to meet each other face to face to discuss the State of the Word and envision the future of online publishing.  wordcamp_8-5-06.jpg I got to WordCamp in time for Matt's keynote on the State of the Word. Douglas Bell recorded the session and published the video on google:
Matt Mullenweg's "State of the Word(Press)" keynote from WordCamp 2006. Talks about the history of WordPress, and discusses with the audience things that should be incorporated into WordPress in the future. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7587757814963421312&hl=en As promised, lunch was great, even if you are not one to eat meat. I really enjoyed the mac & cheese, potato salad and spinach. During lunch I met a lot of really cool people. Most people talked about things way over my head, but there were actually times when I found myself explaining things to people. I checked out the sessions on Blog Architecture as well as WordPress as CMS, but the session I was most interested in was the intro to MU. "WordPress MU is a multi-user version of the famous WordPress blogging application. It is ideal for people wanting to offer a hosted version of WordPress, but due to its complexity installation and maintainance is not supported in the same manner WordPress is. Using WordPress Multi-user edition you will be able to people be able to sign up for a new blog and have them securely manage their templates and settings without affecting any other users. Only one blog per user is allowed, but you can have unlimited users, and you can have multiple users on a single blog." Donncha, a lead developer of MU, says that WordPress MU is nearing a 1.0 stable release. People can currently download and test Release Candidate 4 and help the developers prepare for a really stable 1.0 release! http://mu.wordpress.org Post WordCamp, Post SF, Post Haste (Blog post by Donncha) http://ocaoimh.ie/2006/08/10/post-wordcamp-post-sf-post-haste Here are more links to check out about WordCamp, WordPress and Blogging WordCamp 2006 http://2006.wordcamp.org WordCamp Wrapup http://photomatt.net/2006/08/08/wordcamp-wrapup The WordCamp 2006 Overview & Wrapup - from 7875 Miles Away! http://gonzoblog.wordpress.com/2006/08/08/the-wordcamp-2006-overview-wrapup-from-7875-miles-away wordcamp notes http://dan.hersam.com/archives/2006/08/05/wordcamp-notes WordCamp Photos http://laughingsquid.com/2006/08/05/wordcamp-photos WordPress http://WordPress.org http://WordPress.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress bbPress http://bbpress.org EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg Joshua Wolf -- Indybay.org journalist and WordPress.org blogger currently in jail http://joshwolf.net/blog http://joshwolf.net/grandjury http://freejosh.pbwiki.com
Matt Mullenweg — Head Bug Creator
 matt_8-5-06.jpg * In addition to being the Head Bug Creator for WordPress, Matt is also the founding developer of the popular open-source blogging software.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mullenweg http://photomatt.net
Typical User
 typical-user_8-5-06.jpg While asking a question and giving feedback, this women described herself as a typical WordPress user.
To get started with WordPress, set it up on a web host for the most flexibility or get a free blog on http://WordPress.com.
Podz - Support Maven
 podz_8-5-06.jpg Podz loves to provide really great tech support in the WordPress forums and on IRC. I really appreciate people who enjoy helping other people, especially when they do not ask for anything in return.
http://www.tamba2.org.uk/T2/about http://podz.wordpress.com Teaching v WordPress http://www.tamba2.org.uk/T2/archives/2006/08/10/teaching-v-wordpress
WordPress Blogging
 wp-blogging_8-5-06.jpg WordPress’ admin interface has been redesigned from the ground up to be as intuitive as possible.
http://wordpress.org Comments (Hide Comments)nice hall
Monday Aug 14th, 2006 7:39 AM
That looks cool, plus there is good attendance. Where is the Swedish american hall? It looks like a good spot for a dance.
about the hall
Monday Aug 14th, 2006 1:27 PM
The Swedish American Hall is located in Castro at 2174 Market Street.
Built in 1907, the Hall was designed by noted Swedish architect August Nordin, who designed over 300 buildings in San Francisco. A short history of the building is provided: http://www.swedishamericanhall.com/history.html The Castro is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, which is also known as Eureka Valley. The neighborhood is known for being the heart of San Francisco's gay community. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castro Happy Birthday, Wordpress.com
Thursday Aug 17th, 2006 2:03 PM
Apologizes to all for wishing a belated birthday wish, so let’s make this a loud one.
HAPPY ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY, WORDPRESS.COM! One year ago Wordpress.com was released out to walk among the bloggers. Matt Mullenweg, Ryan Boren, and Donncha O’Caoimh (among many others) did what many thought couldn’t be done and wouldn’t work. They broke the barrier in free blogging services. And they broke the blogging mold. The first three months were definitely shaky. A toddler in diapers, moving from place to place by hanging onto the furniture of the full version of WordPress, Wordpress.com lurched its way into the path of bloggers. The server crashed repeatedly, the interface melted, things jumped around, posts were lost, and code flew in every direction. Even loyal WordPress users and abusers were not impressed, turning up their noses - even with “free” signs hanging from every virtual wall. Yet, those who believed lined up behind Wordpress.com and pushed and pulled it into the powerful blogging service it is today. The WordPress and Wordpress.com developers dive deeply into code that often defies imagination as it whirls and spins to take our words and generates web pages. They may get lost in the language of code, but in their hearts, they know that their work’s goal is to provide an easy-to-use, free, stable, translatable, and powerful blogging tool so everyone can tell their story. Wordpress.com is more than just a free blogging service. It’s foundation lies even deeper than the WordPress collection of php code driven blog management software. It’s foundation is built upon the honest belief that everyone has a right to have a free voice - and that their voice has a right to be freely heard. No matter how much we want “pretty” in a WordPress Theme, no matter how much we wish the sidebar were on the left instead of the right, or want to add Flickr galleries to our sidebars or posts, insert video or music files into our posts, tag posts, change header art, or wrap text around pictures, it’s all about the stories we share, the memories we recall, pictures we show off, opinions we rattle off, our screams and shouts, our whines and moans, tears openly shed, questions asked, answers challenged, and words we write. It’s called blogging. And few do it better than the Wordpress.com blogging service. Wordpress.com is free and open to anyone, giving all a chance to blog. Black, white, brown, red, blue, or colorful. Christian, Jew, Muslim, Coptic, Wicca, Hindu, Buddhist, or atheist. Young, old, or in between. Physically or mentally impaired, or just a little “off beat”. Got something to say? All are welcome to blog. Thank you to everyone for the exciting roller coaster of a first year. From the paid staff to the volunteers who give so willingly and freely of their time, energy, compassion, and expertise - to everyone involved with WordPress and Wordpress.com, our thanks and appreciation. The world is a better place with more than 300,000 bloggers blogging free on Wordpress.com, in dozens of languages from dozens of countries, all raising their voices to be heard. Thank you, Wordpress.com, and happy birthday! --------- Read the comments at http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/happy-birthday-wordpresscom ---------- Forgotten Birthday — Matt http://wordpress.com/blog/2006/08/17/forgotten-birthday |