Automattic announced last week its plan to migrate Tumblr to WordPress, a move described as “one of the largest technical migrations in internet history.” This move comes after Automattic acquired Tumblr in 2019, marking the company’s biggest acquisition at the time. During the acquisition, Matt Mullenweg had pointed out that “Tumblr …
Jamie Marsland, a well-known figure in the WordPress community, has officially joined Automattic as the Head of WordPress.org YouTube. Previously, he had collaborated with WordPress.com on a series of YouTube videos titled ‘build and beyond.’ In the official announcement, the Executive Director of WordPress, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, said, “ Jamie’s extensive …
There’s something in the water at Automattic, and I don’t think it just started with Matt Mullenweg’s “samattical“. The last few months have seen a number of interesting changes across the company and its approach to the broader WordPress community. When I pull the various threads, it looks to me like Automattic is …
This article is a joint effort by James Giroux & Jyolsna. After unconfirmed reports of Google entering into a content licensing agreement with Reddit for training its AI, 404 Media claimed yesterday that Automattic is set to sell Tumblr and WordPress.com users’ content to Midjourney and OpenAI. If true, this …
Automattic has acquired Texts, an all-in-one messaging platform, for $ 50 million. Texts is a newer company founded in 2020 that creates a centralized inbox for all major messaging platforms, including iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Signal, Twitter, LinkedIn, Slack, and Discord. The proliferation of messaging apps and inboxes has made responding …