Remembering Usenet – The OG Social Network that Existed Even Before the World Wide Web
Before Reddit, before GitHub, and even before the World Wide Web went online, there was Usenet. This decentralized network of discussion…
How to start a craft blog in 7 simple steps
Jan 07, 2025 Matleena S. & Simon L. 10min Read Starting a craft blog is a…
Essential Tips for Directional Reporting in GA4 — Whiteboard Friday
All right, last question you’re gonna ask yourself, is this video helping to drive sales? I’m…
How to make money on Instagram? I asked 5 creators to find out
Dec 04, 2024 12min Read Travel vloggers get to stay in nice hotels, eat at fancy…
Ollama GUI tutorial: How to set up and use Ollama with Open WebUI
Nov 15, 2024 Ariffud M. By default, Ollama runs large language models (LLMs) through a command-line…
WordPress ecommerce plugins: The top platforms and tools for launching a successful store
WordPress is an extremely versatile platform. Thanks to the thousands of plugins for ecommerce on WordPress,…
How to timestamp YouTube videos and create Key Moments
Key Moments arrived to Google search in late 2019. They are a feature that enables expansive,…
How to come up with social media content using feedback from your silent fans
Likes, shares and follows tell us a lot about what kind of content lands with our…
9 social media lead generations to try in your next campaign
For every growth strategy you develop, you also need a plan to acquire fresh and relevant…
How to use competitive benchmarking to grow your social presence
Pop quiz: how does your social presence stack up against your closest competitors? Seems like a…
What to post on each social channel to stand out from the crowd
We get it: it’s easier to post the same content on all your social profiles than…
How social drives transformation: Q&A with Twitter’s Zach Hofer-Shall
For years now we’ve heard about the impending digital transformation—the slow-rolling wave of businesses removing non-digital,…
Social Spotlight: Drift wins by keeping things personal
We’ve written a lot of Social Spotlights over the past year. And while our writers typically…
How to build a B2B social strategy (that isn’t boring)
Reality check: B2B social media is here to stay. In fact, recent statistics note that social…
Hear me out… Social media gimmicks won’t save your social strategy
In recent years, it feels as if organic social reach is on the decline. While there’s…
To spring break or not to spring break? That is the question for brands navigating the pandemic
Ten years in Chicago has taught me that, even though the temperature reads 60 degrees outside,…
Keep Track of Your Conversations in One Place
Today, we’re introducing Conversations: a tool in the Reader that makes it easier for you to…
Blogging Made Easier: Five Tricks You Should Know
Writing interesting blog posts, creating attractive pages, and interacting with your visitors — these are essential…
Inclusive Illustrations, By Design
I like to think that designers solve problems, while artists ask questions. And when the two…
Engineering Happiness en Español
As part of our effort to build a localized Spanish-speaking support team, the Happiness Hiring team at Automattic…
Field Notes: SupConf 2016
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….