Category Archives: Speakers

Interview with Jim Raffel

Hi Jim, please share a brief history of your company: I’ve worked with WordPress since one of my team members set up my blog in 2005. At the time, I didn’t understand the importance of keeping WordPress, my theme and … Continue reading Interview with Jim Raffel

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WordCamp Chicago – Status Report

We are so excited and can’t wait for this year’s WordCamp! The big event is just over 2 weeks away and the speaker list is finalized.  We have a few finishing touches to make on the schedule and we should … Continue reading WordCamp Chicago – Status Report

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A Great Big THANK YOU!

It’s been a week since WordCamp Chicago 2010 ended and I, personally, have yet to really put thoughts and pictures together from the event – but it was a great success….and one that we are definitely going to repeat next … Continue reading A Great Big THANK YOU!

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What happens when @GoDaddy gives us the balls to show @CoryMiller303 our appreciation??

https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.21 H/T: @MichaelTorbert (via: MichaelTorbert.com) By the way – GoDaddy sponsored a portion of our WordCamp event in Chicago this year – which we greatly appreciated! They sent us 500+ swag bags that we filled up with goodies for our … Continue reading What happens when @GoDaddy gives us the balls to show @CoryMiller303 our appreciation??

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Brad Williams ( @williamsba ) Got the Crowd Pumped on Day One of #WCChicago

WordPress Fist Pumping at WordCamp Chicago 2010 from Brad Williams on Vimeo. Brad Williams owns WebDevStudios and presented his topic, Now That’s What I Call WordPress Security – 2010 Edition, on Day One of WordCamp Chicago. Thanks for the vid, … Continue reading Brad Williams ( @williamsba ) Got the Crowd Pumped on Day One of #WCChicago

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Speaker Spotlight: Scott Robbin – Making WordPress Faster: Front-end Performance Tips

Optimizing WordPress database queries and caching is an important part of improving site performance, no doubt, but did you know that 80-90% of a page’s response time is spent waiting for front-end components to load? In this session, we’ll look … Continue reading Speaker Spotlight: Scott Robbin – Making WordPress Faster: Front-end Performance Tips

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