LIFE.com
LIFE magazine has relaunched, powered by WordPress.com VIP. I’m a huge fan of the magazine’s history and the work of photographers like John Dominis. Read more...
Photo Matt, Feb 1, 8:48am
On the Evolution of Investing
Today Y Combinator announced they are adding two new partners, Garry Tan and Aaron Iba. This is announcement is unique because it does not list their academic credentials, their previous investments, the boards of companies or non-profits they have sat on, how many years of experience they have, or any of the usual badges of [...] Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 24, 2:59pm
MPAA Threatens Politicians
MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Arent Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought on Techdirt. Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 22, 3:43pm
Hollywood and the Justice System
Two excellent essays on how Hollywood has completely put our legal system out of whack through years of twisting our legislative process to their ends, or as Shirky put it “imagine the possibility of a longer jail term for streaming a Michael Jackson video than Jackson’s own doctor got for killing actual Michael Jackson?” Andrew [...] Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 21, 9:44am
#Reinventing: Chamber of Commerce
Really great article from my friend Hunter Walk on #Reinventing the Chamber of Commerce, which is especially relevant given how the US Chamber of Commerce has been tending to side with the MPAA and RIAA rather than actual small businesses, startups, and tech communities. Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 18, 12:23pm
BBC Viewpoint on Blackout
I've built my life on a free and open internet. As the co-founder of WordPress.org, a free software project that aims to democratise publishing, and the founder of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com that hosts blogs from around the world in pursuit of the same goal, the proposed US legislation to regulate and censor the [...] Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 18, 11:51am
Strike
As part of the SOPA Strike, here’s the homepage of WordPress.com today. We got started a little bit early, but figured it wouldn’t hurt to go more than 24 hours. On WP.com we’ve activated an option for any of the bloggers there to put a ribbon on their site or black it out entirely, and [...] Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 17, 11:47pm
Sayulita
First full day at the Automattic Janitorial meetup in Sayulita. All taken with a NEX-7. Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 15, 3:55pm
Gadget Reporter Fever Dream
A surprisingly candid and funny report from CES, Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter. Read more...
Photo Matt, Jan 13, 2:31pm