No one will really know about your failures; only your wins

Continuing on with my unintended Shark Tank theme and since I just finished…

WordPress Widgets Explained in Plain English - Content Academy

WordPress Widgets explained in a way that explores why we use them and how to pick widgets to maximize your user experience on your blog or websites.

WordPress 4.6 Beta 4

WordPress 4.6 Beta 4 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new versio…

John James Jacoby Publishes 35 Part Tweetstorm on WordPress Leadership, Community, and Economics – WordPress Tavern

John James Jacoby, lead developer of bbPress and BuddyPress, published a 35 part tweetstorm sharing his thoughts on leadership in the WordPress project, the community, and the WordPress economy. A …

[RESULTS] The 2016 WordPress Hosting Survey

Guess I'm not the only one who like SiteGround! What you're about to read are the results of our 2016 WordPress hosting survey - aka. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of WordPress Hosting.

Just Announced! WordPress Jumpstart Workshop - Sat. Aug 20!

With this workshop, this is what you will be able to do: 1. Create your own personal or small business website on your own domain name. 2. Better understand how websites work and what you should be doing. 3. Build upon your skills and apply this knowledge to your existing career. Your training reservation will be then …

Tech In Chicago Podcast

Tech In Chicago takes you inside the Chicago tech world. Each week Colin Keeley is joined by Chicago’s top startup founders and venture capitalists to talk about the amazing companies being built right here.

Sprinklr Raises $105 Million to Grow Social Media Management Software - WSJ

Social media and customer management software company Sprinklr has raised a $105 million funding round at a valuation of over $1.8 billion, the company announced Wednesday morning.

Timeline gold: How 5 brands are using social data creatively - Digiday

Brands are accessing users' social feeds -- be it Twitter, Facebook or Instagram -- to create more meaningful, and tailored, campaigns.

Facebook Live now lets you stream up to 4 hours of video | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Ken Yeung

Facebook has begun rolling out several updates to its livestreaming capability this week. People and Page administrators will now be able to broadcast longer with Facebook Live — up to 4 hours per session....

Mailchimp Sends a Billion Emails a Day. That’s the Easy Part | WIRED

Sending a massive number of emails isn't the problem that keeps the company's engineers busy all day. Making sure they're read, on the other hand ... .

5 Apps That Can Improve Your Everyday Writing — The Startup — Medium

Since graduating, I’ve worked on various projects, from major marketing campaigns to filing financial copy. Being able to write is a skill…

Google launches imported call conversions | Search Engine Watch

If the internet killed the phone call, the smartphone has revived it.

Why your content and SEO strategy need to be joined up | Search Engine Watch

There are some sites creating useful or interesting content, that are being let down by a lack of attention to SEO.