Here is the State of the Word presentation I delivered on Saturday, and the following Q&A.
If you just want to check out the slides, here they are on Slideshare:
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In Torino / Turin this year I decided to give a slightly different talk than normal, building on my post I did for WordPress turning 21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELW4Jdvujbc And here's the Q&A, where I got challenged and accepted to do a speed build. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxQ5yhsxig4
There's going to be a WordCamp Beijing! Almost 200 people have signed up already. Here's some English info about it. If you're planning a WordCamp in your town let me know and I'll blog about it to help get the word out in your area.
The past two days I've been at WordCamp San Francisco and the presentations have been amazing. For the first time ever for San Francisco we've had a really fantastic live video stream going from both rooms. It's a pretty economical way to get all of the content of the conference…
Matt — I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate & respect what you’ve created, and how you continue to lead WordPress into the future. Not only do I love what you’re doing with WordPress—regardless of the hype or negativity that each release brings—but I can’t say enough about what you stand for as a human being.
On behalf of the millions who use WordPress every day, whether it’s to make a living, make a fortune or just start writing… thank you.
Your address was off-the-scale and the live steam looked fantastic! It was really awesome to see the official acknowledgement and municipal support from the city of Philadelphia with the beautiful resolution. Congratulations to the WCUS organizing team for REALLY making things happen.
WordPress 4.4 is an early Christmas gift and I’ve been too busy playing with our new toy to say “Thanks!” WP-4-Life!