Originally posted on Transparency Report:
At Automattic, we’re very mindful of the trust our users place in us to keep their information private and secure, and we work hard to build systems, software, and legal policies to safeguard that information. We’re also very mindful of threats to user trust and security, and we believe that the…
Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
Here’s an incredible fact: together, you published more than 660 million posts on WordPress.com in 2015, and made more than 655 million comments. That’s a whole lot of joy, laughter, tears, insight, and thoughtfulness. And it’s just one part of a huge global community of people — WordPress now powers more than 25%…
Source: Why Don’t Queer Butch Women Exist in Games? Where is there this mystical butch bisexual or lesbian woman in video games that has perpetuated a stereotype? Where are there queer butch women at all? The absence of these types of women is not a testament to the gaming industry being uncharacteristically sensitive to queer stereotypes, it’s […]
Whenever I have to do a bunch of small, almost-mindless tasks — copy-pasting bits of code, making a costume prop, chopping lots of vegetables — I often like to pretend that I’m in a cheerful video game and put on some 8-bit or chiptune music to make the job a little more fun. Gayme Corner: […]
Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
Happy Theme Thursday! Today I’m excited?to introduce two new?free themes to our collection. Baskerville Baskerville was designed by?Anders Norén, and it displays?writing, photos, and videos?in?a dynamic, grid-based layout. It features unique layouts for different post formats, to make different kinds of content pop. Baskerville’s design adapts to any screen…
Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
You might have noticed the rainbow banner across the top of WordPress.com over the weekend — our way of marking Pride month, celebrated by cities across the globe in June, as well as the US Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage across all states. (The United States now joins 20 other countries, including my…
Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs_FckMqow This year marks the 10th birthday of WordPress.com and our parent company, Automattic. We are proud to have served this community of millions: from writers, photographers, artists, and small and large publishers, to business owners and entrepreneurs. A quick bit of history: WordPress itself started as an open…
Originally posted on The Daily Post:
Hi bloggers! My name’s Kjell Reigstad, and I’m a designer at Automattic. This is part three in my monthly series on “The Principles of Design.” In this series, I share some of the basic tenets of design, and we explore how to apply them to your blog. Previous installments:…
Originally posted on Rachel E. Moss:
[Gawain said:] “Ah, my uncle king Arthur! My good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, who were two noble knights.” Then the king and Gawain both wept, and so they fell on swooning. Thomas Malory, Works, ed. Eugene Vinaver (my translation). “Three things happen when…
Originally posted on lunchingwithlori:
It was one year ago today that my daughter has started my in the world of blogging while we sitting down to a Mother’s Day brunch. She set it up on my IPhone and I was amazed. I have not blogged in a while and have lots to blog about, as…
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