Matt Mullenweg, the founder of WordPress and Automattic (see disclosure) says that the service is preparing for a significant change of direction — by releasing a much simpler version designed to work on mobile. Speaking at the paidContent 2012 event on Wednesday, Mullenweg said that he had been hard at work coming up with a new interface that will eradicate some of the complexity that WordPress is usually associated with. “One of the things I’ve been working on for the past few months is a radical simplification of the interface,” he told interviewer Anil Dash. “WordPress it’s a complex tool, it’s like the back of a digital SLR… but that doesn’t work on a phone.” That complexity has become one of the reasons it is ... Continue reading →

After a few months in beta, Estonian startup Infogram is now open to all — and hopes that its online toolkit for building infographics can really catch the imagination. The company foun… Oh, you know what? Why not put them straight to the test: instead of a normal story, here’s an infogram instead. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. Continue reading →

Join Us for the paidContent 2012 Livestream Register now to watch our free livestream coverage of paidContent 2012. Every session of paidContent 2012 will be livestreamed during the event on May 23 from 8:40 am to 5:40 pm EDT, as well as archived within minutes after the session ends. Once you’ve registered, you can watch these videos at anytime. And we’ll email you a confirmation code that you can use to watch the livestream from any of your devices. If you’d like to participate in the discussion, please follow us on Twitter: @paidcontent or use #pc2012. As a thank you for your participation and viewership, we’d like to offer you a free copy of the latest GigaOM Pro report: “The discovery democracy: how social discovery ... Continue reading →

Join Us for the paidContent 2012 Livestream Register now to watch our free livestream coverage of paidContent 2012. Every session of paidContent 2012 will be livestreamed during the event on May 23 from 8:40 am to 5:40 pm EDT, as well as archived within minutes after the session ends. Once you’ve registered, you can watch these videos at anytime. And we’ll email you a confirmation code that you can use to watch the livestream from any of your devices. If you’d like to participate in the discussion, please follow us on Twitter: @paidcontent or use #pc2012. As a thank you for your participation and viewership, we’d like to offer you a free copy of the latest GigaOM Pro report: “The discovery democracy: how social discovery ... Continue reading →

May 23rd, The Times Center, New York City It’s the third year for our one-day, cross-sector signature event bringing together industry leaders and entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors from across media, book and magazine publishing, entertainment and information—and it couldn’t come at a more pivotal moment. Branded content from marketers large and small is becoming more sophisticated and more prevalent. The cloud is shifting the way media is sold, stored, shared and distributed. Meanwhile, efforts to add digital revenue streams with various forms of paywalls, new subscription products, apps and more are multiplying. Meanwhile, disruption continues at breakneck speed: the startups, mergers and acquisitions, the business models, the successes and failures. What’s working? What isn’t? What’s new? What’s next? Join us at the crossroads of the ... Continue reading →