Comments on: Automattic Takes Funding http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Minimology » Blog Archive » Apps and Companies that have impressed and/or surprised in 2006 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-673631 Minimology » Blog Archive » Apps and Companies that have impressed and/or surprised in 2006 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-673631 [...] I was quite astonished when I heard that Automattic had gotten funding this year, in my mind they were all about an open source piece of blogging software. However, I overlooked their premium services such as Akismet. This year they’ve really exploited the growing demand for blogging in business and have tailored several entrerprise level services towards this market. They’ve also been able to make use of the house-hold-name the open source release of wordpress has gotten in order to grab customers. They’ve introduced premium features such as template customisation into their hosted service, however I think there’ll be stiff competition in 2007. [...] [...] I was quite astonished when I heard that Automattic had gotten funding this year, in my mind they were all about an open source piece of blogging software. However, I overlooked their premium services such as Akismet. This year they’ve really exploited the growing demand for blogging in business and have tailored several entrerprise level services towards this market. They’ve also been able to make use of the house-hold-name the open source release of wordpress has gotten in order to grab customers. They’ve introduced premium features such as template customisation into their hosted service, however I think there’ll be stiff competition in 2007. [...]

]]> By: that canadian girl » Blog Archive » Automattic/Wordpress.com gets funding http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27583 that canadian girl » Blog Archive » Automattic/Wordpress.com gets funding Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:13:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27583 [...] [Found via TechCrunch] [...] [...] [Found via TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: Technoogle » Blog Archive » Automattic Funded http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27382 Technoogle » Blog Archive » Automattic Funded Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:23:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27382 [...] More Coverage: Techcrunch, Mark Evans, SiliconBeat, GigaOM. [...] [...] More Coverage: Techcrunch, Mark Evans, SiliconBeat, GigaOM. [...]

]]> By: the.co.ils » Blog Archive » היום ב-דוט קום 12-13/04/06 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27308 the.co.ils » Blog Archive » היום ב-דוט קום 12-13/04/06 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:00:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27308 [...] Automattic Takes Funding ( מ- TechCrunch ) [...] [...] Automattic Takes Funding ( מ- TechCrunch ) [...]

]]> By: These things are new or weird in my world at FactoryCity http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27264 These things are new or weird in my world at FactoryCity Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:15:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27264 [...] Matt took funding. Just a little. [...] [...] Matt took funding. Just a little. [...]

]]> By: Blaze http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27249 Blaze Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:57:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27249 I wonder how they will make money exactly though. Will they go in the direction of Six Apart and create supported versions or Pro versions of WordPress or what? Anyone got any ideas? I wonder how they will make money exactly though. Will they go in the direction of Six Apart and create supported versions or Pro versions of WordPress or what?

Anyone got any ideas?

]]> By: Vaibhav Domkundwar http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27174 Vaibhav Domkundwar Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:49:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27174 Read this on Matt's blog - good news for a really cool company. WP is way better than most others and I hope they conitnue to innovate and bring us more tools like WP, WP.com and Akismet (though I'd love to see a way to un-block users/IPs that Akismet mistakenly marks as spam) Read this on Matt’s blog - good news for a really cool company. WP is way better than most others and I hope they conitnue to innovate and bring us more tools like WP, WP.com and Akismet (though I’d love to see a way to un-block users/IPs that Akismet mistakenly marks as spam)

]]> By: Decipho http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27165 Decipho Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:27:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27165 Congrats to them! Interested to see what they do with the money. Congrats to them! Interested to see what they do with the money.

]]> By: Saul Weiner http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27164 Saul Weiner Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:21:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27164 Honestly, this is a great company. There have been lots of web2.0 companies that have lots of hype but very little adoption. These folks did it all... now if they can make some money and ensure their survival, we'll all be happy. Maybe they'll follow MT into the business space. WordpressMU basically offers a business ready solution without sharing. Honestly, this is a great company. There have been lots of web2.0 companies that have lots of hype but very little adoption. These folks did it all… now if they can make some money and ensure their survival, we’ll all be happy.

Maybe they’ll follow MT into the business space. WordpressMU basically offers a business ready solution without sharing.

]]> By: Ted http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27163 Ted Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:18:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27163 I was a MovableType user from 2001 to the present (with some client sites which don't want to switch). I tried Wordpress.com for a sideproject, and later switched over several blogs and sites to WordPress. It is amazing software! Frankly, it leaves MovableType in the dust, in my opinion. Not that MovableType is bad, it's fine, but WordPress is in my opinion on another level. I was a MovableType user from 2001 to the present (with some client sites which don’t want to switch). I tried Wordpress.com for a sideproject, and later switched over several blogs and sites to WordPress. It is amazing software! Frankly, it leaves MovableType in the dust, in my opinion. Not that MovableType is bad, it’s fine, but WordPress is in my opinion on another level.

]]> By: Josh Owens http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27156 Josh Owens Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:41:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27156 That is awesome! Gratz to Matt and his company. We just posted our creative <a href="http://www.steelpixel.com/articles/2006/04/11/steelpixel-non-vc-funding" rel="nofollow">funding idea</a>. That is awesome! Gratz to Matt and his company. We just posted our creative funding idea.

]]> By: Bob http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27152 Bob Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/13/automattic-takes-funding/#comment-27152 Any chance contributors get a piece of the cake? Any chance contributors get a piece of the cake?

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