With Akismet, there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective against spammers, versus it being open and less effective? Matt Mullenweg akismetdilemmaeffective Change image and share on social
Occasionally, if I'm in a rut, I find changing location helps. Matt Mullenweg changefindhelp Change image and share on social
Everybody jokes about that old story about the world only needing five computers, but when you think about it, that's where we're heading. Matt Mullenweg computerheadjoke Change image and share on social
Thanks to our friends at the dot-ME Registry, WordPress is able to offer one of the shortest and most effective URLs available today. Matt Mullenweg doteffectivefriend Change image and share on social
Philip Greenspun had a huge impact on me. He was the first person I knew of that embraced online communities, created a real business around open source, gave back to the community through education, and inspired me to explore photography. Matt Mullenweg backbusinesscommunity share on social
Simperium seems like a genuine utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service. And Simplenote, as a product, I love, and it's just darn handy. Matt Mullenweg appdarngenuine Change image and 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
Simplicity can have a negative impact when it's the crude reduction of nuances beyond appreciation: a Matisse presented as a 16-color GIF. Matt Mullenweg appreciationcolorcrude Change image and share on social
If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water. Matt Mullenweg daygoodhard Change image and share on social
One thing about open source is that even the failures contribute to the next thing that comes up. Unlike a company that could spend a million dollars in two years and fail and there's nothing really to show for it, if you spend a million dollars on open source, you probably have something amazing that other people can build on. Matt Mullenweg amazebuildcompany share on social