Whenever there's a new form of media, we always think it's going to replace the old thing, and it never does. We still have radio, however long after TV was introduced. Matt Mullenweg formintroducelong Change image and share on social
WordPress, it's a complex tool; it's like the back of a digital SLR... but that doesn't work on a phone. Matt Mullenweg backcomplexdigital Change image and share on social
In my brief sojourn in college, my favorite classes were political science because I loved the idea of systems we can set up that benefit society - rules we can put in place that sometimes you run against, sometimes they're painful, but ultimately they benefit the world. Matt Mullenweg benefitclasscollege share on social
We're not done yet, but two things WordPress has been able to exemplify is that open source can create great user experiences and that it's possible to have a successful commercial entity and a wider free software community living and working in harmony. Matt Mullenweg commercialcommunitycreate share on social
Basically, if you believe in Moore's Law, and you believe that hosting is going to become more and more commoditized over time, not being a host is a good idea. Matt Mullenweg basicallycommoditizegood Change image and share on social
You really have to love every single bit of what you do. The moment that you do something that makes you feel queasy to your stomach, the company dies. Matt Mullenweg bitecompanyfeel Change image and share on social
Twitter is the ultimate service for the mobile age - its simplification and constraint of the publishing medium to 140 characters is perfectly complementary to a mobile experience. People still need longer stuff, but they see the headline on Twitter or Facebook. Matt Mullenweg agecharactercomplementary share on social
Much of the lifeblood of blogs is search engines - more than half the traffic for most blogs. Matt Mullenweg blogenginehalf Change image and share on social
When I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Once I started writing software, I realized how important this would be. Matt Mullenweg importantopenrealize Change image and share on social
Before the widespread rise of the Internet and easy publishing tools, influence was largely in the hands of those who could reach the widest audience, the people with printing presses or access to a wide audience on television or radio, all one-way mediums that concentrated power in the hands of the few. Matt Mullenweg accessaudienceconcentrate share on social