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

Blogging Predictions for 2009

Where will blogging head in the next year? Using my crystal ball here's my list for 2009. 1. The rise of the uberblogs This prediction has its own post here. I'm convinced that at the top of the blogosphere ... 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

TypePad AntiSpam Is Welcomed, But Times Are Changing

SixApart has launched a full scale assault on Automattic's Akismet spam service with the launch of TypePad AntiSpam. Michael at TechCrunch notes that TypePad AntiSpam takes a multi-headed heuristic approach to detecting and blocking comment spam on blogs ... continue