
Automattic CEO’s Billion Dollar Confession
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg admits Tumblr acquisition was his "biggest failure." Discover why the platform has failed to meet expectations and the impact on Automattic's growth.
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg admits Tumblr acquisition was his "biggest failure." Discover why the platform has failed to meet expectations and the impact on Automattic's growth.
Tumblr didn't say it was hacked. They didn't say that any data was lost nor did they say that that there is any reason for concern. They did, however,...
There are a couple of ways that a company can go about making staffing reductions. They can rip the bandaid off and do it all at once as Business Insider...
This past Friday was the release of the highly anticipated summer blockbuster Superman: Man of Steel. The film brought in $125.1 million in its opening...

It took longer than most thought and may be a lighter hit than expected, but the exodus of a Yahoo-owned Tumblr has begun with the resignation of Creative...

Has the sleeping giant awoken or is this a last ditch effort to remain relevant? After buying Tumblr last week, Yahoo is now in the mix to buy Hulu with...

A social media study conducted by Pew (pdf) reveals some interesting facts about social media use by teenagers. One of the most interesting takeaways is...
Yahoo is finally tossing its hat into the social media ring. Recently, Yahoo announced that it would be incorporating tweets into its newsfeed on...

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...

There are two stages to this gambit by Yahoo that must be accomplished. They have to beat out Facebook, Microsoft, and anybody else interested in the...

Yahoo is quickly going the way of AOL in that it's becoming a place that simply isn't "cool", at least to the emerging internet users and those 20- and...

It's not the hip, new thing anymore. That much is clear as Facebook approaches a decade of existence, but the appeal of Facebook doesn't seem to be...
In an ideal world, marketing content through social media would be an extended process because we would all have the time to do it the right way. We could...



It may not be bigger worldwide, but Alexa shows Pinterest is now ahead of Tumblr in overall US traffic and reach. On the list of top 500 sites in the...

A little less than a month ago, Twitter blocked API privileges for Instagram making it unable to allow users to find Twitter friends and add them. Now,...

At some point, nearly every social media startup intends to make money. Tumblr has held off for quite some time, but now they are about to roll out their...

Microblogging platform Tumblr has seen exponential growth in the last few years, and there’s no sign of slowing in sight. Tumblr now generates 6.5...

Posterous, the creator of a simple blogging service via email, has dramatically shifted its focus. The company now revolves around a new product called...

Although Tumblr has only been around for about four years, the microblogging platform now hosts most blogs than Wordpress.com. As recently as January of...

Microblogging platform Tumblr has finally launched its own 'Share on Tumblr' button, following in the footsteps of other popular blogging and social media...