Tag Archives: Six Apart
The Clear Six Apart Open Web
One of my inspirations Simon Willison, as well as his excellent deep analysis on numerous web development issues, provides pithy links and comments in from “elsewhere” on his blog. I highly recommend subscribing to his feed.
Today, he shared this quote … Continue reading
Posted in Free Culture, Web
Also tagged Anil Dash, datacide, Export, Open Web, TypePad, Vender lock-in, Vox
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New Project to Find Movable Type Community’s Melody
Interesting development today in the blog publishing space with the announcement of Melody and the Open Melody Software Group.
Melody is a new WordPress competitor — bring it!
Based on Movable Type Open Source (MTOS), Byrne Reese writes “[the project's] … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Also tagged Byrne Reese, CMS, Content Management System, Jesse Gardner, Mark Carey, Movable Type Custom Fields, Movable Type Open Source, mtos, Open Melody, Open Melody Software Group, Open Source, Open Source Movement, Serdar Yegulalp, Tim Appnel, WordPress, WordPress Foundation
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Interested in Freeing Yourself from the TypePad Trap?
My co-worker Noel Jackson, tired of hearing me whine about the Six Apart TypePad Trap, has created a WordPress importer mashing together the MT formatted export file (missing permalinks) and the broken TypePad AtomPub (missing comments and trackbacks). We are … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Also tagged Automattic, Data Portability, Export, Import, Importer, Noel Jackson, Open Web, Ronald Heft Jr, TypePad Trap, Web Standards, WordPress, WordPress.com
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The TypePad Trap
So during my talk “Switching to WordPress Painlessly” at WordCamp, (video coming soon!) Six Apart’s Open Platforms Tech Lead David Recordon was in the audience and rather than have a chat with me at any one of the numerous times … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Also tagged Anil Dash, AtomPub, Christopher Alden, Data Portability, Dave Winer, David Recordon, Export, Import, Importer, Movable Type, Open Web, Ronald Heft Jr, Switching to WordPres Painlessly, TypePad, Web Standards, WordCamp, WordCamp SF 2008, WordPress
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Not Invited to the Open Web
Some friends have asked if WordPress and Automattic will be participating in the Open Web Foundation. It does look like a brilliant initiative, but as far as I know we weren’t invited. That’s really unfortunate, because I don’t think there … Continue reading
Posted in Free Culture, Web
Also tagged Automattic, David Recordon, Open Source, Open Web, Open Web Foundation, WordPress
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Six Apart CEO Chris Alden’s Wikiality
“Six Apart, Ltd. the world’s largest blogging company”
TypePad SEO Blows…
There are so many possible places to start in supporting Michael Krotscheck’s statements and pointing out Six Apart VP Anil Dash mistakes. Here is an easy one:
And TypePad simply blows WordPress.com away on SEO when it comes to search engine … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Also tagged Anil Dash, Matt Cutts, Michael Krotscheck, SEO, Seth Godin, Steve Rubel, TypePad, Wired.com
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Michael Krotscheck Takes Six Apart to Task
Michael Krotscheck has posted two honest, insightful posts about TypePad and WordPress.
Friends don’t let Friends use TypePad
WordPress vs. TypePad, Round 2
These articles are clearly based on his extensive experience using both platforms.
I’m Biased, But Try Movable Type and Drupal
Anil Dash has written an article titled “A WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Guide” on the official movabletype.com blog. It is full of misdirection, and, thankfully, overall it hasn’t been well received. What excites me is it has sparked some excellent … Continue reading
Posted in WordPress
Also tagged A WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Guide, Anil Dash, Automattic, Bias, Blogging Software, Boris Mann, Byrne Reese, Collaboration, Darren Hoyt, Don Dodge, Expression Engine, Jeff Jones, Matt Mullenweg, Michael Sippey, Movable Type, Open Source, Raincity Studios, Shelley Powers, WordPress, WordPress 2.5
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