Automattic - Island in the Net

2019-10-01 20.17.32

Posted on 1st October 20192nd October 2019 by Khürt Williams

Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures (TechCrunch)

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce and soon Tumblr, has closed a $300 million funding round at a $3 billion post-money valuation. The Series D round has a single investor, Salesforce Ventures.

Automattic to acquire Tumblr

Posted on 14th August 201914th August 2019 by Khürt Williams

Verizon Media announces sale of Tumblr to Automattic (verizon.com)

“Tumblr is one of the Web’s most iconic brands,” said Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg. “It is an essential venue to share new ideas, cultures and experiences, helping millions create and build communities around their shared interests. We are excited to add it to our lineup, which already includes WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplenote, Longreads, and more.”

Automattic to acquire Tumblr

2018-12-15 08.52.03

Posted on 14th December 201815th December 2018 by Khürt Williams

Blog Engines and Indieweb Controlling Upstream by

Brad

All this WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg stuff got me thinking. With WordPress it seems like the Indieweb starts making serious and cool progress and the WordPress people come along and knock the game board and pieces off the table. And it sounds like the disruption from WordPress is going to continue ..

I think WordPress has strayed from its roots as a blogging platform. Automattic seems interested in building a content management system to compete with Medium and Wix. I've used WordPress since 2003. I have an intense dislike of Gutenberg. Hopefully, I will have time this weekend to learn more about ClassicPress.