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Weekly Wrap #75: Is UX Content Strategist a Real Job Title?

Issue 75 of The Weekly Wrap

The Weekly Wrap

Yes, a content strategist is a UX professional:

Is UX Content Strategist a Real Job Title?

By Rebecca Steurer. Within one week, two recruiters reached out to me to ask if UX Content Strategist is a real job title. After a brief pause, I said “of course.” The reason for my hesitation was three-fold...

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WordPress 4.7.5 Security and Maintenance Release

WordPress 4.7.5 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.7.4 and earlier are affec…

WordPress 4.7.5 Patches Six Security Issues, Immediate Update Recommended – WordPress Tavern

WordPress 4.7.5 was released today with fixes for six security issues. If you manage multiple sites, you may have seen automatic update notices landing in your inbox this evening. The security rele…

30+ Free High Quality WordPress Themes Worth Checking Out in 2017

When I first started working with WordPress many years ago, themes in the WordPress Theme Directory were “okay.” That is to say, they weren’t great but they did the job well until it was time to get serious and buy a premium theme. But times, they are a-changin’.

WordPress.com Experiments With Allowing Business Plan Customers to Install Third-Party Plugins and Themes – WordPress Tavern

One of the most important things that distinguishes self-hosted WordPress from WordPress.com is the ability to install custom themes and plugins. A recent change to WordPress.com’s Business P…

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4 Ways to Market Your Videos Using Facebook Groups

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Facebook tweaks its News Feed to take another swipe at clickbait – Poynter

Yet another nail was hammered into the coffin of clickbait on Wednesday when Facebook announced it was tweaking its News Feed (again) to reduce the reach of made-you-look stories. The change, which…

Facebook Embraces Esports in Its Video Strategy Shift - WSJ

Facebook is paying professional videogame teams and others in the esports industry to post videos on the social network, part of a shift in strategy to deliver more-polished programming to the company’s nearly two billion monthly users.

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