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To me Wordpress is one of the most important things to happen to the internet, Not Facebook, not Twitter. Wordpress has democratized creating a site and helped
by ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
To me Wordpress is one of the most important things to happen to the internet, Not Facebook, not Twitter. Wordpress has democratized creating a site and helped millions of people create an online business, community, blog, helping bring in massive amounts of revenue for small business owners.
I've got 4 sites running wordpress: my portfolio, my online store, a design database for items under $50, and a magazine cutout marketplace. (See my profile for links) Those last two I mentioned took less than a week to tweak and hack together thanks to the speed and ease of setting up wordpress sites.
It's sad that Matt Mullenweg never got the same recognition that Jack Dorsey or Mark Zuckerberg got. He definitely deserves it. We've got to stop only celebrating and worshiping people who make money. I think Matt empowered people just as much if not more.
- wwweston 13y agoMullenweg probably isn't crying all the way to the bank; Automattic does pretty well and might be worth as much as Tumblr: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/05/24/automattic-nears-tumblr-valuation/ http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/05/24/automattic-nears-t...
- pknight 13y agoI admire Matt a lot. I think Matt would be the first to point out that WordPress is the culmination of a community, from the hundreds and hundreds of contributing developers over the years to the beginner users and everyone in between. I'll bet he has zero fucks to give about how much recognition he personally gets and rightfully so. Or, he might point out that Mike Little co-founded WP. Besides, the recognition the Dorsey's, Zuckerbergs and even the Jobs of the world get tend to be overstated in comparison to the actual confluence of factors going into their companies successes. By idolizing individuals reality is distorted.