Yearly Archives: 2006

5 things

Posted on December 21, 2006 by

Narendra tagged me to share 5 things about myself that few people know: When I was 10, my dream was to become a boat designer. When I was 13, I was asked to be in a TV commercial for a … Continue reading →

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Christmas list

Posted on December 19, 2006 by

A peek into an 8 year old’s mind: That’s his Christmas list, focused on just the essentials: a laptop, a snowboard, a segway and a hamster.

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Lots of stats

Posted on December 7, 2006 by

Check it out, we are now publishing lots of WordPress.com stats for anyone who is interested in how many signups, page views, new posts, embeds, etc we’re getting. I’d love to see other blogging services and web sites publish this … Continue reading →

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VodPod launches

Posted on December 5, 2006 by

VodPod, a San Francisco startup where I’ve helped out a little as an advisor, has officially opened their doors today. Congrats! VodPod let’s you build video collections/groups. Videos can be uploaded by users or aggregated from other sites like YouTube … Continue reading →

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Switching to biodiesel, part IV

Posted on December 3, 2006 by

It’s taken me a while, but I have finally made my transition to biodiesel! In the last installment I talked about picking up my diesel Land Rover in Port Hueneme and then getting it ready for the road. Well, something … Continue reading →

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KnowNow + WP = enterprise blogging

Posted on November 20, 2006 by

Fortune 500 companies are discovering WordPress. They are figuring out that blogging is a great tool for fostering more open and active collaboration with customers and between employees. This trend was anticipated in several places, including Robert Scoble and Shel … Continue reading →

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Le Monde moves to WordPress

Posted on October 30, 2006 by

Le Monde just relaunched their blogging services. Their several thousand blogs are now powered by WordPress (they used to be on TypePad). Lots of new WordPress blogs get created every day, but this installation is significant for a number of … Continue reading →

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Maya’s Mom

Posted on October 25, 2006 by

Maya’s Mom, a great new advice and community site for parents soft launched today. Ann (who started the company and has a daughter named Maya) blogs about it here. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting the team behind this startup … Continue reading →

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