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

“Journalist Bailout” Offers Help to Laid Off Writers

With so many journalists finding themselves out of jobs these days, the folks behind Movable Type/TypePad are offering a little something to try to help ease the blow. Six Apart, the Movable Type/Typepad parent company, has announced ... 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

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