As Tumblr users cope with news of a new overlord, many are voicing both concern and annoyance at the $1.1 billion deal. The most vocal are getting their message heard and it’s spreading across Tumblr as well as other social networks, but it’s not enough to make Yahoo or Tumblr concerned. Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg noticed something Sunday after the rumors of a done deal started surfacing: “Imports have actually spiked on the rumors even though it’s Sunday: normally we import 400-600 posts an hour from Tumblr, last hour it was over 72,000.” While some are saying this is just the beginning…

When most people think of video hosting sites, YouTube instantly comes to mind. Seeing that the site is generating billions of views per day, it’s easy to understand why. But while YouTube is no doubt the cream of the crop, it is only one of the many hosting options available. In this article we will discuss the potential of Wistia and the advantages of businesses using it as a marketing tool.   Strictly business YouTube and Wistia are both great choices for video hosting and sharing. However, there are some differences between the two. For example, while YouTube caters to both consumers…

Wordpress, the indomitable blogging platform has a surprising new enemy – the developer of a theme for Wordpress. Matt Mullenweg, the primary developer of Wordpress is unhappy because theme developer Chris Pearson refuses to honor the GPL license Wordpress is covered by. The GPL, or General Public License is designed to ensure that any derivative work is distributed under the same terms. Pearson sells his themes with a license that protects his work completely, but ignores Wordpress’ license requirements. The debate because extremely public a couple of days ago, when Mullenweg began advising…