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Connect the Dots
WordCamp Ventura 2014
Mike Schroder (DH-Shredder)
@GetSource - http://www.getsource.net
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Who Am I?
• Mike Schroder, a.k.a DH-Shredder,
a.k.a. @GetSource
• Third Culture Kid, enjoy Coffee & Sailing
• WordPress 3.9 Co-Lead and Core Contributor
• Happy DreamHost Employee
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First, a disclaimer.
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This is going to be satire, but …
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With satire, often comes
a bit of truth… ?!!
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It’s up to you to decide.
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Matt Mullenweg
Democratizing publishing?
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Matt Mullenweg
or World Domination?
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Mike Little
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Let’s look at the stats.
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And, Matt’s made it clear
he wants more.
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Over 270 Contributors
across the globe.
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Let’s talk about the
Project Leads.
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You probably already know
about Automattic.
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Who works independently of Matt?
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Who works independently of Matt?
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Andrew Nacin
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What about agencies?
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Helen Hou-Sandí
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If this all seems far-fetched …
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Remember that it’s
happened before.
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WordPress has a tight grip
on the media.
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Scott Taylor
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Aaron Jorbin
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He’s even enlisted a historian to
tell the WordPress story.
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Siobhan McKeown
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This is all without touching
Matt’s travels.
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He’s been visiting the White
House as early as 2011.
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What’s with the
WordPress Foundation?
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Let’s chat briefly about support.
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Mika Epstein
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Pay no attention to the man
behind the curtain.
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WordPress may be the
most open
World Domination
plan ever.
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What are your WordPress
conspiracy theories?
Mike Schroder (DH-Shredder)
@GetSource - http://www.getsource.net
Some slides quoted from this year’s State of the Word:
http://ma.tt/2014/10/sotw-2014/
WordPress History Book in Progress:
https://github.com/WordPress/book