MovableType Forked to Open Melody: Can History Repeat Itself?

One little known fact from the early days of blogging is that WordPress is actually a fork of a previous CMS, b2/cafelog, and we know what happened next. In 2010, there's a new fork in town: Open ... continue

End Of An Era As SixApart Is Acquired By VideoEgg

One of the blogging worlds best known brands is no longer with news today that SixApart, the company behind MovableType and TypePad, has been acquired by VideoEgg. Founded in September 2001 by husband and wife team Ben and ... continue

SixApart cuts 8% of workforce, management take a pay cut

Blogging platform and service provider SixApart have announced an 8% cut in its workforce, along with a management pay cut. The cut amount to 16 employees from a workforce of around 200 people, 90 of whom were employed ... continue

The Next Social Networks Will Not Be Powered By Blog Platforms

Sarah Perez on ReadWriteWeb today argues that the next social networks will be powered By WordPress and Movable Type. She bases her conclusion on the excellent new release of MovableType that delivers a full social networking solution, ... continue

One Word For Zemanta: Useful

Zemanta is a Slovenian blogging tool that automatically suggests contextual photos and links for any post. Webware describes Zemanta as "a brilliant product for lazy or otherwise time-focused bloggers" and it's a fair description. The tool is offered ... continue