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Telling stories has power; they connect us, help us work through the raw emotion, and give us a way to…
Register Now for WordCamp US in Philadelphia!
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The WWWP5K: Your Photos and Stories
Last week we asked the WordPress.com community to join us for 5 km of walking, jogging,…
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Every day, people from all around the world start a site on WordPress.com to share everything…
Join Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k 2015
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Field Notes: Tech Inclusion 2015
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….
On the Run: Blogging the European Refugee Crisis
People all over the world were horrified last week when they saw the picture of a dead…
A Niche of Their Own: Five Sites to Check Out Today
The blogging community is huge and diverse, with thousands of smaller clusters of sites built around shared…
Get Up to Speed at learn.wordpress.com
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Next Stop for Accelerate.LGBT: Dublin, Ireland
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What a difference a header makes!
Our websites are our online homes. It makes sense that we want to give them personality and…
Heather Matarazzo’s Personal Stories from Inside and Outside Hollywood
Actor Heather Matarazzo has only published a few posts on her new blog, but each one…
Whimsical Worlds: Artists to Follow Now
From colorful journal pages to creatures made of salvaged materials, here’s a glimpse at the imaginative…
WordPressers Making a Splash
We read hundreds of blogs and websites every day, from up-and-coming voices and established pros alike. We…
Our World Through a Lens: Photography Blogs to Follow Now
Some of the best photographers and professional photo organizations maintain their homes on WordPress.com. See the…
Reinvented Video for WordPress
Today, we’re announcing a complete overhaul of VideoPress, the service that has powered more than 3,000,000,000…
Recommended Reading: Authors on WordPress.com
Looking for summer reading suggestions? Or perhaps winter reading suggestions, should your hemisphere be the Southern…
Web Publishing for All! Introducing Community Translator Tools
Publishing tools for everyone Roughly half of the content and traffic on the internet is in…
Street Photography: Seven Photos
It’s no secret that I love to pore through the street photography tag in the WordPress.com…
Keep Connected! Expats and Nomads Blog Around the World
We don’t write blogs purely for ourselves — we write them to be read. For people…
Field Notes: Hispanicize 2015
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day….